Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Iraq War News Updates -- September 2, 2009

Government Says August Was Bloodiest Month For Iraqis In Past Year -- Voice of America

Iraqi government figures indicate August was the bloodiest month in the last 13 for Iraqi citizens. More than 450 Iraqi people were killed and more than 1,500 were wounded, giving rise to fresh worries over the security situation.

August was an extremely bloody month in Iraq, according to an Iraqi government report, with casualties from violence among Iraqi civilians, police and Iraqi soldiers hitting a 13-month high.

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More News On Iraq

IRAQ: Monthly death toll highest in over a year
-- L.A. Times
FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, Sept 2 -- Reuters
Attacks Prompt Iraqi Security Assessment -- U.S. Department of Defense
US Proposes Sending Troops to Disputed Area of Northern Iraq -- Voice of America
Iraq: 4 sentenced to hang for deadly bank robbery -- AP
Four sentenced to die for deadly Iraq bank robbery -- AFP
Amnesty calls for halt to executions in Iraq -- Reuters
Amnesty calls on Iraq to stop executions -- AP
US extends Iraq contract for Blackwater firm -- AP
Exclusive: Controversial Blackwater Security Firm Gets Iraq Contract Extended by State Dept -- ABC News
Son Succeeds Father as Head of Iraq's Largest Shi'ite Party -- Voice of America
Iraq slithers deeper into postwar morass -- UPI
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,337 -- Yahoo News/AP

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