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Iraqis Take to Streets - FOXNews.com
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… Oct. 10: Iraqi men chant slogans during a demonstration organized by the Iraqi constitutional party in Basra , Iraq.
Slideshow|10/10/2009
Hundreds of Iraqis Take to Street to Protest Government
AP| World
… begun speaking publicly about increasing funding for reconstruction. About 800 people in the southern provinces of Wasit and Basra took to the streets in support of a call by the country's most senior Shiite cleric to hold more open elections. Iraq's …
Story|10/10/2009
Iraqi Man Claims Son's Death was Revenge Killing
AP| World
… he feared his son, Baha, 26, was singled out by British soldiers following a raid on a hotel in the southern Iraqi city of Basra in September 2003. Troops had raided the hotel in a hunt for Saddam Hussein loyalists. Mousa told a British public inquiry …
Story|09/23/2009
4 American Soldiers in Iraq Charged With Cruelty, Maltreatment
FOXNews.com| Politics
… say where the allegations occurred. Multi-National Division-South is headquartered in southern Iraq in the rich city of Basra . Olson said the period of time the actions allegedly took place was under investigation. A military spokesman described the …
Story|08/21/2009
Iraqis Find Iranian-Made Rockets After Attack on U.S. Base
AP| World
… American base outside the southern city of Basra , officials said Tuesday. Col. Karim ..... were reported. The oil-rich area of Basra has been a Shiite militia stronghold but ..... Sadr after his forces were routed in Basra and Baghdad's Sadr City district has …
Story|08/18/2009
Human Rights Watch: Gay Men 'Systematically' Tortured and Killed in Iraq
AP| World
… report. The New York-based advocacy group said the threats and abuses have since spread to the cities of Kirkuk, Najaf and Basra , although the practice remains concentrated in the capital. "Murders are committed with impunity, admonitory in intent …
Story|08/17/2009
Multiple Bombs Explode Near Baghdad Mosques, Killing 29
AP| World
… continue to be targeted by insurgents. On Friday, rockets struck a U.S. base outside Iraq's second largest city of Basra , but there were no reports of casualties. Three U.S. soldiers were killed earlier this month in a similar attack at the …
Story|07/31/2009
Britain to Withdraw Remaining Forces in Iraq to Kuwait
AP| World
… government would have let some British troops stay in Iraq to train after most had left their bases around the southern city of Basra . The lingering presence has faced opposition, principally by followers of anti-U.S. Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr who …
Story|07/28/2009
8 Killed in $7M Baghdad Bank Robbery
AP| World
… silenced weapons killed at least seven people during a daylight heist of jewelry stores in Baghdad. In the same month, gunmen used similar tactics, killing two, during the robbery of a currency exchange in the southern city of Basra .
Story|07/28/2009
Gunmen Kill 5, Wound 12 in Baghdad Attack
AP| World
… Baghdad. In the same month, gunmen used similar tactics during the robbery of a money exchange office in the southern city of Basra . Elsewhere, Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission said 78 percent of 2.5 million eligible voters cast ballots during …
Story|07/26/2009
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