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Soldier killed in Fallujah rocket attacks
FALLUJAH, Iraq — Assailants opened fire with a rocket-propelled grenade Thursday, killing one American soldier and wounding five, the U.S. military said — the latest attack in a tense city where resistance against American occupation has been vocal and sometimes violent.
(more)Fallujah was not the prize brigade expected FALLUJAH, Iraq — Ask a soldier who fought here and you’ll probably hear that Col. David Perkins’ “Spartan” Brigade stopped the clock on the war in Iraq. (more) Children befriend soldiers, to an extent 
BAGHDAD, Iraq — They jeer and throw stones at the American soldiers. They call them names. And yet some of Iraq’s children are the biggest fans of the U.S. occupation forces.
(more)Panel to probe U.S. claims of banned arms Contending that the credibility of the Bush administration may be at risk, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee said Sunday that his panel will investigate the United States’ failure to find evidence of chemical and biological weapons in Iraq. (more) Hood soldier killed at Iraqi checkpoint FORT HOOD, Texas — A soldier assigned to Fort Hood was killed when his unit came under enemy fire south of Balad, Iraq, the Department of Defense announced on Wednesday. (more) Pentagon officials deny manipulating weapons evidence Pentagon officials went on the offensive Wednesday against allegations that they manipulated intelligence on Iraq’s weapons programs and links to terrorism in order to build a case for war. (more) 3rd ID units move into resistance strongholds HABANIYAH, Iraq — More than 1,500 combat troops from the 3rd Infantry Division moved Wednesday into two central Iraqi cities known for their anti-American sentiment, more than tripling the number of soldiers in the area to quell recent attacks on U.S. forces. (more) Bird’s-eye view helps ground troops maintain order ABOVE BAGHDAD, Iraq — The half-dozen Apache and Black Hawk helicopters clattered above this sprawling capital, hovering over intersections and crisscrossing paths as they banked over palm-lined avenues and the winding Tigris River. (more) Soldier killed in ambush BAGHDAD, Iraq — A soldier was shot and killed while on patrol in central Iraq early Tuesday, the military said. (more) White foresees a long Iraq occupation The former civilian head of the Army said Monday it is time for the Pentagon to admit that the military is in for a long occupation of Iraq that will require a major commitment of American troops. (more) Focus shifts for banned-weapons search As a new U.S.-led team of international experts is heading to Iraq to intensify the search for weapons of mass destruction, President Bush says banned armaments already have been found — even though administration officials have said they have only located mobile laboratories suspected of producing them. (more) 3rd ID to remove Baath Party members, quell resistance 
BAGHDAD, Iraq — The U.S. military plans to quiet anti-American attacks in two Iraqi towns by flooding the area with troops to show strength while offering humanitarian help, military documents and officers said Monday.
(more)Marine dies of injuries sustained in vehicle accident BOONEVILLE, Miss. — Marine Sgt. Jonathan Lambert of Booneville has died at Lansdstuhl Hospital in Germany from injuries he received in a Humvee accident in Southern Iraq, officials said. (more) One wounded in mortar attack outside Baghdad BAGHDAD, Iraq — An Army base came under mortar fire on the outskirts of the capital early Sunday, and one soldier was slightly injured by shrapnel, the American military said. (more) Soldier killed in vehicle accident 
EMERSON, N.J. — A soldier from Bergen County, N.J., was killed in Iraq on Friday when a civilian vehicle swerved to avoid a pothole, forcing his vehicle to veer off the road, the Army said.
(more)Iraqis scoff at request to turn in weapons BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqis ordered by the U.S.-led occupation force to begin turning in their weapons showed little sign of compliance Sunday, the first day of a two-week amnesty period designed to make the streets of postwar Iraq safer. (more) Replacement peacekeepers difficult to come by The Pentagon’s search for troops from other nations to replace U.S. soldiers in the force that is stabilizing postwar Iraq has fallen short of expectations, and U.S. officials face the prospect of keeping more U.S. forces in Iraq than they had hoped, diplomats and military officials say. (more) Resentment runs high in Iraqi city FALLUJAH, Iraq — To an American, Fallujah meets all the expectations of an Islamic fundamentalist trouble spot: men with full beards and flowing robes, women absent from daily life, Muslim clerics calling the shots. (more) Lack of chem-bio evidence surprises Marine general The top commander of U.S. Marines in Iraq said Friday he is surprised that extensive searches have failed so far to discover any of the chemical weapons that American intelligence had indicated were supplied to front line Iraqi forces at the outset of the war. (more) ‘Martyr’ deemed a hero — and a disgrace ZAQANIYAH, Iraq — There were few tears for Iman Salih Mutlak at her wake. She is a hero to some — a martyr who tried to kill U.S. soldiers with grenades, then died in a hail of their bullets — but her family feels nothing but shame. (more) More headlines
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