News Source: Star Tribune
| 4 months ago
A missile strike in Iraq Thursday killed three Minnesota soldiers, all members of the National Guard's 34th Red Bull Infantry Division, family and friends said Friday. One of those killed near Basra was Carlos Wilcox, 27, of Cottage Grove, whose...
News Source: Simi Valley - Moorpark Examiner
| 4 months ago
Britain , which had a large force there, has ended combat operations and begun pulling out its troops. The British bases around the city and the airport were once subject to regular mortar barrages by Shiite militias believed to have received funding...
News Source: The Daily Star
| 4 months ago
A spate of attacks in and around Baghdad on Friday killed two people and wounded another 24 as tens of thousands of pilgrims streamed into the Iraqi capital for ceremonies commemorating a revered Shiite saint. Two pilgrims, a man and his wife, were...
News Source: United Press International
| 4 months ago
Three U.S. soldiers were killed by insurgent mortar fire into an American base in southern Iraq, the U.S. military announced Friday. The incident occurred about 20 miles outside Basra, Iraq's second largest city and the heart of Iraq's oil industry,...
News Source: Androscoggin News
| 4 months ago
Iraq forces face solo test during major pilgrimage An Iraqi soldier stands guard while Shi'ite pilgrims attend a religious ritual commemorating the anniversary of Imam al-Kadhim's death, in Baghdad's Kadhimiya district July 17, 2009. Iraqi forces...
News Source: Al Jazeera
| 4 months ago
At least three US soldiers have been killed after a military base outside the southern city of Basra was hit by mortar fire, officials said. The base, which was taken over by US forces after the British ended combat operations in Iraq, was attacked...