War in Iraq News Articles
Iraq veterans make some noise at convention
By KIMBERLY HEFLING Associated Press Writer DENVER (AP) - Iraq war veterans are playing an active role at the Democratic convention, where they've marched, staged mock foot patrols on downtown sidewalks and met with a former first lady to discuss veterans' health care.
Defense rests in Iraq detainee killings case
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) - The defense has rested without calling a single witness at the civilian trial in Southern California of a former Marine charged with killing unarmed detainees in Iraq. Attorneys for Jose Luis Nazario Jr. say they expect closing arguments to begin later Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Riverside.
Baghdad plans to build giant Ferris wheel
By SAMEER N. YACOUB Associated Press Writer BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraq is calling on companies to submit designs to build a giant Ferris wheel in Baghdad - the latest in a string of lavish proposals painting the capital as a leisure friendly city.
Fewer Marines needed in Iraq's western province
By ROBERT BURNS AP Military Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Marine commandant says his forces in Iraq's once volatile western Anbar Province can be reduced, as the military moves to hand over control of the region to the Iraqis next week.
2 Iraqi officials accused of aiding al-Qaida
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press Writer BAGHDAD (AP) - A university president and a top local official in a restive province north of Baghdad are suspected of giving weapons and government cars to al-Qaida in Iraq insurgents, according to arrest reports obtained Wednesday.
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