Let freedom reign! (sic)
08/17/04 Reuters: Soldier Sues U.S. Military Over Extended Service
A decorated U.S. combat veteran filed a lawsuit on Tuesday asserting that the government can not prevent reservists from leaving the military when their enlistment periods end.
08/17/04 Reuters: Sadr snubs delegation in Najaf
Iraq's radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has refused to meet a delegation of Iraqi political and religious leaders seeking to end a rebellion in the holy city of Najaf and other parts of the country.
08/17/04 Reuters: British soldier killed in Basra
"I can confirm that one British soldier has been killed and that there are other injuries," said the spokesman on Tuesday, who declined to give further details.
08/17/04 British MOD: British Soldier Confirmed Dead
A British soldier was killed in an exchange of fire with insurgents in Basrah on 17 August 2004.
08/17/04 Reporters W/O Borders: Journalist killed in Falluja blast
Reporters Without Borders called today on the forces fighting in Iraq to respect the lives of journalists after the 15 August death in Falluja of freelance Iraqi newsman Mahmud Hamid Abbas, working for the German TV network ZDF.
08/17/04 Reuters: British troops battle militia in Basra
British troops have fought gunbattles with Shi'ite militiamen in the oil port city of Basra, suffering two casualties, a spokesman at the Ministry of Defence says.
08/17/04 MNA: Tehran calls on Islamic states to react promptly to events in Iraq
In a special message to his counterparts in Islamic states Majlis Speaker Gholam Ali Haddad Adel condemned the brutal behavior of the occupation forces toward the Iraqi people ...
08/17/04 icHounslow: Britons come under attack in Basra
Three British civilian vehicles have been damaged in a roadside bomb attack in Basra.
08/17/04 Reuters: U.S. pounds militia in Najaf
Braving U.S. bombardment and militia sniper fire, the group of eight political and religious leaders drove to the office of cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, not far from the Imam Ali Mosque where the firebrand and his Mehdi Army have holed up.
08/17/04 Reuters/BGNES: British troops battle Shi'ite militia in Basra
British troops battled Shi'ite militiamen in the oil port city of Basra on Tuesday, witnesses said. They said the clashes erupted as darkness fell.
08/17/04 CENTCOM: Death of U.S. Soldier In Eastern Baghdad Confirmed
One Task Force Baghdad soldier was killed and three armored vehicles were disabled by a series of anti-Iraqi force attacks Aug. 16 in eastern Baghdad.
08/17/04 The Scotsman: British Soldiers 'Feared Injured'
There were fears of British casualties in Iraq tonight after a “hostile incident” in Basra, officials said.
08/17/04 AP: U.S. Soldier Killed in East Baghdad
Assailants ambushed U.S. troops with rocket-propelled grenades and bombs in a series of attacks in the Iraqi capital, killing one U.S. soldier and wounded several others, the U.S. Army said Tuesday.
08/17/04 AP: Unmanned U.S. Spy Plane Crashes in Iraq
The U.S. Air Force MQ-1 Predator plane crashed near a U.S. base in Balad, 50 miles north of Baghdad, the military said in a statement.
08/17/04 Reuters: Najaf police chief faces chilling dilemma
Militants had just kidnapped and dragged his ailing 80-year-old father through the streets. They also beat his brothers until they collapsed. Forty of his men were killed and several were beheaded.
08/17/04 AFP: Dutch Soldiers Come Under Fire In Southern Iraq
Dutch soldiers stationed in southern Iraq came under fire in Ar Rumaythah overnight but no one was hurt, a spokesman for the Dutch army said Tuesday.
08/17/04 AP: US planes bomb insurgent hide-out in Najaf
At least one US warplane dropped bombs near the city's cemetery where Shiite Muslims were said to be hiding. It was also where recent clashes between US forces and Shiite militants have taken place.
08/17/04 Arabic News: A commander in the national guards killed
The commander of the Iraqi national guard in Sameraa city to the north of Baghdad and his aide were killed by the bullets of unidentified gunmen.
08/17/04 AFP: Al-Sadr agrees to Vatican mediation in Najaf
The Vatican confirmed that Pope John Paul II is ready to mediate between Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr and US-led occupation forces. |
