Baghdad Cop Kidnaps then Kills Boy: Police
HILLA, Iraq (AFP) – A Baghdad police lieutenant kidnapped his wealthy neighbour's 10-year-old son, killed him and then sought 160,000 dollars before being snared when his phone calls were traced, police
Idaho Army National Guard Brig. IDAHO'S FALLEN SERVICE MEMBERS At least 46 Idahoans, including three civilians, have been killed or died since the start of U.S. military actions following Sept. 11, 2001. ® Air Force Master Sgt....
HILLA, Iraq (AFP) – A Baghdad police lieutenant kidnapped his wealthy neighbour's 10-year-old son, killed him and then sought 160,000 dollars before being snared when his phone calls were traced, police
Baghdad - Iraq is to launch a campaign to clear millions of landmines and pieces of unexploded ordnance in the country, the head of the country's landmine removal agency said in remarks published Wednesday. There are at least...
Source: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) The ICRC has been supporting hospitals following a spate of bombings that claimed the lives of hundreds of Iraqis. In October, ICRC delegates visited detainees: - in US...
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The Ministry of Defence has announced it is investigating claims British soldiers tortured Iraqi civilians. Among 33 case of alleged sexual and physical abuse are under scrutiny including allegations of rape and use of torture...
By Jeremy Scahill, the author of Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army (THE GUARDIAN, 11/11/09): The mercenary firm Blackwater has become a symbol of the utter lawlessness and criminality that...
A federal judge sends the lawyers for Iraqi victims of Blackwater back to the drawing board, while rejecting Blackwater's plea to toss out the case. According to the Times, "Four former Blackwater executives said in interviews...
Spc. Christopher M. Cooper, 28, of Oceanside, California, died October 30, 2009, in Babil province, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. Spc. Cooper was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry,...
IRAQ A bomb attached to a bicycle killed five people in southern Iraq on Sunday, and at least five others were killed in violence across the country, police said. The bloodshed comes as Iraqi lawmakers intensify negotiations...



