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Shiite group claims kidnapping of US contractor in Iraq
BAGHDAD (AFP) - A Shiite Islamist group said on Saturday it kidnapped an American military contractor in Iraq and warned of attacks, hours after an Internet video showed the captive man wearing a US military uniform.
Nations:Iraq U.S. People:Joseph Biden Activities:Second Gulf War Source:(AFP)
2010-02-06
Female suicide bomber hits Iraq pilgrims, kills 46
BAGHDAD - A female suicide bomber walking among Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad detonated an explosives belt on Monday, killing at least 46 people and wounding more than 122, officials said.
Nations:Iraq Activities:Second Gulf War Source:(AP)
2010-02-01
Audit hits State on failures to monitor Iraq work
WASHINGTON - For nearly $4.5 million a year, the State Department in June assigned a 16-person security detail to protect six U.S. contractors in Iraq who already had a team of hired guards they didn't really need.
Nations:Afghanistan Activities:Second Gulf War Source:(AP)
2010-01-25
Combat wounds not the leading cause of evacuations
LONDON - American soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan were more likely to be medically evacuated for health problems such as a bad back than for combat injuries, a new study says.
Nations:Afghanistan Activities:Second Gulf War Afghan Terror War Source:(AP)
2010-01-24
Biden: US to appeal dismissal of Blackwater case
BAGHDAD - The U.S. will appeal a court decision dismissing manslaughter charges against five Blackwater Worldwide guards involved in a deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said Saturday.
Activities:Obama Admin. 2007 Blackwater Scandal
2010-01-23
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