Gunmen wound civilian in Kirkuk

01/24/10 Reuters: Gunmen wound civilian in Kirkuk
Gunmen in a speeding car opened fire and wounded one civilian on Saturday in Kirkuk, 250 km (155 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

01/24/10 Reuters: Sticky bomb kills off-duty army officer in Shirqat
A sticky bomb attached to a car killed an off-duty army officer on Saturday in the town of Shirqat, 300 km (190 miles) north of Baghdad, police said

01/24/10 Reuters: Roadside bomb kills policeman, wounds two others in Garma
A roadside bomb exploded near a police patrol, killing one policeman and wounding two in the town of Garma, 30 km (20 miles) northwest of Baghdad, police said.

01/24/10 Reuters: Bomb kills one person and wounds 3 others in northern Baghdad
A bomb attached to a car killed one person and wounded three others in the Adhamiya district of northern Baghdad, police said.

01/24/10 CSMonitor: Soldiers' wives: Fighting mental, emotional battles of their own
A new study shows higher levels of depression, anxiety, and sleep disorders among Army wives whose husbands have had lengthy deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. New programs aim to help, but there's a stigma in a professional culture that values toughness.

01/24/10 AFP: Iraq to probe bomb detection unit
An Iraqi parliamentary committee will investigate the ongoing use of a device used to detect bombs at checkpoints in the country despite a ban by Britain, its members said on Sunday.

01/24/10 chicagotribune: Baghdad crackdown corks drinkers' spirits
The Iraqi capital is almost dry. Raids have closed bars, liquor stores and restaurants. Some observers suspect politics are at play; others see religious motivation.

01/23/10 DoD: Army Casualty Identified
Pfc. Gifford E. Hurt, 19, of Yonkers, N.Y., died Jan. 20, in Mosul, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related accident. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 14th Field Artillery Regiment, 214th Fires Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Sill, Okla.

01/23/10 AFP: US to appeal Blackwater court decision
Vice President Joe Biden says the US government will appeal against a US court decision to drop charges against an American company whose security guards are accused of killing 14 Iraqi civilians in 2007.

01/23/10 WaPo: CBS reporter Kimberly Dozier, injured in Iraq bombing, goes back to Baghdad
Last month, I finally made it back to Baghdad. I'd left on May 29, 2006, unconscious on a stretcher after my CBS News team and the 4th Infantry Division patrol we'd been covering walked into the path of a 300- to 500-pound car bomb.

01/23/10 AFP: Biden calls for fair, credible, transparent Iraq election
US Vice President Joe Biden says Iraq's March 7 election must be fair, credible and transparent but insists Washington will not interfere in a simmering row over barred candidates.

01/23/10 AP: After 7 Years Marines End Role in Iraq
The U.S. Marine Corps wrapped nearly seven years in Iraq on Saturday, handing over duties to the Army and signaling the beginning of an accelerated withdrawal of American troops as the U.S. turns its focus away from the waning Iraqi war to a growing one in Afghanistan.

01/22/10 NYTimes: Biden in Iraq to End Voting Dispute
Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. arrived Friday in a visit that underlined an enduring reality of Iraq under the Obama administration: As the United States prepares to withdraw, an Iraqi political system tailored to crisis and brinkmanship has repeatedly necessitated United States intervention to propel the political process forward.

01/22/10 theaustralian: Fifth-generation serviceman injured, traumatised and abandoned by the military
ANDREW Bird has dealt with the victims of Taliban torture in Afghanistan, the worst of natural disasters in Pakistan, human failings in the Solomons and the constant threat of death on repeat deployments to Iraq.

01/22/10 Reuters: Roadside bomb wounds two civilians in western Mosul
A roadside bomb wounded two civilians on Thursday when it exploded near a police patrol in western Mosul, police said.

01/22/10 Reuters: Roadside bomb wounds child in central Mosul
A roadside bomb exploded outside the home of a Christian family, wounding a child, in central Mosul, on Thursday, police said.

01/22/10 Reuters: Grenade hurled into a pharmacy wounds 2 people in central Mosul
An attacker wounded two people when he hurled a hand grenade into a pharmacy on Thursday in central Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

01/22/10 Reuters: Suicide bomber wounds Iraqi army officer in Baaj
A suicide bomber blew up a truck near an Iraqi army base on Thursday, wounding an Iraqi army officer, in Baaj, 375 km (235 miles) northwest of Baghdad, police said.

01/22/10 AP: Non-combat injuries most common in soldiers
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. Researchers also found psychiatric disorders rose during the period studied - 2004 to 2007 - despite an increased focus on treating mental health problems.

01/22/10 BBC: More names on Iraq election ban
Iraq's election commission chief has said more candidates are likely to be banned from running in parliamentary elections on 7 March. A committee has already barred more than 500 candidates.