Oswego Woman s Son Deployed To Iraq (Oswego County Today)
Army Reserve Maj. James H. Russell has been mobilized and activated for deployment overseas to a forward operating base to serve in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Iraq attacks kill scores on eve of Christmas, Ashura (Malaysian Mirror)
HILLA, Iraq -Twenty-seven people were killed and more than 100 wounded in a string of attacks across Iraq on Thursday ahead of Christmas and the Shiite commemoration ceremonies of Ashura.
CNN – Attackers Target Shiite Pilgrims In Iraq (WSB-TV 2 Atlanta)
Twenty-Five Shiite Pilgrims Were Killed And 62 Others Were Wounded Thursday In Two Attacks In Iraq.
Church hit and election candidate killed in Iraq attacks (Malaysian Mirror)
MOSUL, Iraq – A pre-Christmas attack on a church killed two people in the Iraqi city of Mosul Wednesday while a Sunni Arab candidate died in a bombing in Fallujah, the first such murder ahead of March polls. Read more…
At Least 23 Killed In Bomb Attacks Across Iraq (INO News)
(RTTNews) – At least 23 people, mostly Shiite pilgrims, were killed in a series of bomb attacks across Iraq on Thursday, said officials and local news reports.
Provincial councillor among 15 dead in Iraq attack (AFP via Yahoo! Canada News)
HILLA, Iraq (AFP) – Fifteen people, including a provincial councillor, were killed and 70 wounded in a twin bomb attack in Hilla, south of Baghdad, an Iraqi security source said.
Church hit, election candidate killed in Iraq attacks (The New Straits Times)
MOSUL, Iraq: A pre-Christmas attack on a church killed two people in the Iraqi city of Mosul Wednesday while a Sunni Arab candidate died in a bombing in Fallujah, the first such murder ahead of March polls.
26 killed in staggered blasts across Iraq (Hindustan Times)
Explosions killed at least 26 people across Iraq on Thursday, most of them Shiite pilgrims taking part in a holy mourning ceremony.
Iraq attacks kill scores on Xmas eve (Brisbane Times)
Twenty-seven people have been killed and more than 100 wounded in a string of attacks across Iraq ahead of Christmas.
Staggered blasts target Shiite Muslims in Iraq, killing 26 before solemn holiday (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
BAGHDAD – Explosions killed at least 26 people across Iraq on Thursday, most of them Shiite pilgrims taking part in a holy mourning ceremony, authorities said, raising fears of further sectarian attacks at the approach of Shiite Islam’s most solemn occasion.
