http://www.icasualties.org/WarCasualties/ This is the syndication feed for icasualties.Org Coalition Casualties News A roadside bomb targeted a police patrol in New Mosul, western Mosul City killing one policeman, injuring another. http://www.mcclatchydc.com/212/story/59576.html Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT A U.S. Army sergeant will face a court-martial on murder charges for alleged involvement in the killing of four Iraqi prisoners who were found bound, blindfolded, shot and dumped in a Baghdad canal, the military said Tuesday. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_GERMANY_US_IRAQ_DEATHS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2009-01-13-10-38-05 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT Pvt. Sean P. McCune, 20, of Euless, Texas, died Jan. 11 in Samarra, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division... http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=12439 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT Scott West...lost both legs while serving in Iraq when his Humvee hit a roadside bomb. He was slated to receive a free house from Massachusetts-based Homes for Our Troops, but lost the offer under the group's provision that veterans who commit felonies... http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/missouristatenews/story/67E26A1C7E68C5CB8625753D00454BD4?OpenDocument Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT Thuluyah, an Iraqi town on the Tigris as picturesque as it was tragic, always seemed to mirror the ebb and flow of the war in Iraq. I first traveled here in June 2003, days after the American military had launched what it called Peninsula Strike... http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/13/AR2009011300816.html?wprss=rss_world%2Fmideast%2Firaq Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT Staff Sgt. Justin L. Bauer, 24, of Loveland, Colo., died Jan. 10 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment... http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=12437 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT ...officials at Fort Stewart confirmed that the body of a soldier assigned to the Warrior Transition Unit, set up to help injured Iraq war veterans, was found in his barracks. He was identified Monday as Spc. William M. Smith, 27, of Statenville, Ga. http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2009/01/12/fort_stewart_death.html Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT A U.S. Marine charged in the 2004 death of a detainee in Fallujah, Iraq, will face a court martial in February, the Marine Corps says. http://www.postchronicle.com/news/breakingnews/article_212199362.shtml Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT Dozens of Iraqis have been killed or maimed by sticky bombs in the last six months, most of them in Baghdad. Small and insidious, the devices are the weapon of choice for militants whose movements have been curtailed by the proliferation of checkpoints... http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/VDUX-7N8S5D?OpenDocument Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT An estimated 1.5 million Iraqi refugees are scattered throughout countries like Syria, Jordan, Egypt and Lebanon. Many had good jobs in Iraq and are skilled; a significant percentage are highly educated. Despite this, Iraqis in the Middle East... http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/CJAL-7N8PSN?OpenDocument Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT A Multi-National Force �?? West Marine died as the result of a non-combat related incident here Jan. 11. The Marine�??s name is being withheld pending notification of next-of-kin and release by the Department of Defense. http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=24859&Itemid=128 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT A U.S. Solder died as a result of a non-combat related injury near Samarra, Iraq Jan. 11. The name of the deceased is being withheld pending notification of next-of-kin and release by the Department of Defense. The incident is under investigation. http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=24845&Itemid=21 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT A spate of Monday morning rush hour bomb blasts in Baghdad have killed at least eight people and injured 25, government and military officials said. "Three soldiers were killed and another four civilians were injured when a roadside bomb exploded... http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/01/12/2464364.htm?section=justin Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT Baghdad on Monday launched a tough new initiative to force the fast growing number of beggars off busy streets and into new social programmes. The plan aims to remove the huge proliferation of street-beggars, many of them children... http://uk.news.yahoo.com/18/20090112/twl-baghdad-to-sweep-beggars-off-its-str-3cd7efd.html Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT Egypt's antiquities chief unveiled Sunday a bronze statue of what he described as an ancient Mesopotamian goddess that had been looted from Iraq. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_EGYPT_IRAQ_ANTIQUITIES Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT Iraqi security forces say they have captured the alleged leader of a Sunni Arab militant group suspected of several bombings and assassinations....officials have linked Thayer Kadhim Abid al-Suraiwi to some Iraqi politicians... http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-11-voa12.cfm?rss=topstories Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT The Iraqi Parliament plunged into a fresh crisis just before it was scheduled to reconvene over the weekend, when members of the main Sunni Arab coalition fell into bitter infighting over choosing a new Parliament speaker. http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/01/11/mideast/iraq.3-405103.php Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT Gunmen stormed a money exchange shop, killing the owner and one of his employees, and wounding three other employees near eastern Baghdad's Palestine street, police said. http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LB722687.htm Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT Gunmen killed three policemen when they attacked a police patrol in central Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, police said. http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LB722687.htm Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT Two bodies of men who had been shot dead were found in Mosul on Saturday, police said. http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LB722687.htm Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT Four policemen were wounded by a roadside bomb on Saturday near al-Tayaran Square in central Baghdad, police said. http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LB722687.htm Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT A Multi-National Division �?? Baghdad Soldier died when an improvised explosive device struck his vehicle in eastern Baghdad at approximately 8 p.m. Jan. 10. The Soldier�??s name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=24826&Itemid=21 Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT