AP - A former Iraqi intelligence officer identified documents in federal court Wednesday bearing the name of an Iraqi-born American citizen accused of working in the United States as a spy for former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.
AP - Five soldiers killed when a roadside bomb blew apart their vehicle during an ambush in Mosul, Iraq, this week were based at Fort Carson, the military said Wednesday.
Reuters - Every week, letters from Iraqi widows
spill across Samira al-Moussawi’s desk. One wrote to ask
whether she should spend what scant money she gets on her
infant or on school books for her older son.
AP - Relatives of civilian truck drivers killed in Iraq emerged from a closed-door hearing Wednesday hopeful that a federal appeals court would resurrect their cases against a military contractor.
AFP - More than one million Iraqis have died because of the war in Iraq since the US-led invasion of the country in 2003, according to a study published Wednesday.
AP - A roadside bomb blast killed an Iraqi television cameraman and his driver as the crew worked on a report for the upcoming anniversary of one of the most stunning attacks blamed on Sunni extremists, the station reported Wednesday.
Reuters - Tests of 2,525 U.S. combat veterans
after returning from Iraq have found that depression and
post-traumatic stress disorder play key roles in determining
who will suffer from health problems following a mild brain
injury.
AP - The head of an Iraqi electricity plant ranted about lack of help from officials in faraway Baghdad. The local governor grumbled about being ignored on project planning.
AFP - Even before being raised on masts at army barracks and government buildings, Iraq’s new flag, expunged of its stars and Saddam Hussein’s handwriting, is being buffeted by bitter winds of controversy.
AFP - Jasim Mohammed Saleh, standing amid a clutter of cheap kitchenware scattered across his roadside stall in Al-Shaab, Baghdad’s northeastern mixed Sunni-Shiite neighbourhood, is having a good day.