Freedom continues to "reign" in Dimwit Dumbya's Iraq :
08/10/04 UPI: Fighting Rages for 6th Day in Central Iraq
Fighting raged for the sixth straight day in central Iraq Tuesday between forces loyal to radical Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr and U.S.-backed Iraqi troops.
08/10/04 DailyPress.com: Fort Eustis soldier killed in Iraq
Army Pfc. Raymond Faulstich Jr. was the first member of the 7th Transportation Group to die in the war. He was killed in Najaf when the convoy he was traveling with was attacked by small arms fire and grenades.
08/10/04 BBC: Iran denies arming Najaf fighters
Iran has denied allegations that it played a part in arming Shia militia groups in the Iraqi city of Najaf.
08/10/04 Clarion-Ledger: Miss. soldier killed in Iraq
Spc. Joshua Bunch of Hattiesburg became the 15th Mississippian killed since Operation Iraqi Freedom began when a convoy he was riding in was attacked in Baghdad.
08/10/04 Daily Herald: Crystal Lake Marine killed
Lance Cpl. Jonathan W. Collins' parents were just beginning to feel comfortable about discussing plans for a homecoming celebration for their son. "He told us to stop sending packages and letters," said Jack Collins, Jonathan's father.
08/10/04 The Advocate: Louisiana soldier killed in Iraq
Joni Fanguy knew something was wrong the minute she drove into her Mount Hermon driveway Friday.
08/10/04 CNN: Basra tense after British death
A spokesman for British forces in Basra described the situation as "tense" Tuesday following the death of a British soldier in the southern Iraq city.
08/10/04 SeattlePI: Wapato Marine fondly recalled
Marine Sgt. Yadir Reynoso remembered to call his mother, Gloria, on her birthday Aug. 1. Four days later, the 27-year-old from Wapato in Central Washington was dead ...
08/10/04 Big News: Christian compound in Iraq mortared
The Assyrian Christian Compound in Baghdad came under mortar attack early Monday. The compound in the Zayuna district in Baghdad is home to a clinic, a women's center and a computer center.
08/10/04 Reuters: Lebanese hostage freed in Iraq, two still missing
A Lebanese businessman held hostage in Iraq was released on Tuesday, his family said. Antoine Antoun was kidnapped along with his Syrian driver Issa al-Sheik Awad at the end of last month ...
08/10/04 Islam Online: Massive Attack Feared, US Tells Najaf Residents To Leave
In an unprecedented move seen as a prelude to a feared massive attack on some of the holiest religious places in Iraq, US forces called Tuesday, August 10, on Najaf residents to evacuate their homes.
08/10/04 British MOD: Casualty From Aug. 9th Is Identified
It is with deep regret that the Ministry of Defence has to confirm that Private Lee Martin O'Callaghan was killed during an attack by insurgents in Basrah on 9 August 2004.
08/10/04 KyodoNews: 3 mortar shells land near Japanese troops' camp in Iraq
The five-day-old uprising by al-Sadr’s Mahdi Army began to affect Iraq’s crucial oil industry, as pumping to the southern port of Basra - the country’s main export outlet - was halted because of militant threats to infrastructure
08/10/04 AP: Revolt interrupts Iraqi oil exports
The five-day-old uprising by al-Sadr’s Mahdi Army began to affect Iraq’s crucial oil industry, as pumping to the southern port of Basra - the country’s main export outlet - was halted because of militant threats to infrastructure
08/10/04 Reuters: Roadside Bomb Wounds 2 Soldiers
A roadside bomb aimed at a U.S. military convoy exploded near hotels used by foreigners in Baghdad early on Tuesday, wounding two soldiers, a military spokesman said.
08/10/04 Reuters: U.S. forces pound Iraqi militia
U.S. forces are pounding Shi'ite militia from the air and ground in the holy Iraqi city of Najaf, and using loudspeakers to urge the entrenched fighters to surrender.
08/09/04 DOD: Marine Casualty from 8th Is Identified
Lance Cpl. Jonathan W. Collins, 19, of Crystal Lake, Ill., died Aug. 8 due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. |
