IRAQ WAR TODAY
Keep Your Helmet On!




Be A Part of a Tribute to Fallen Heroes - Help Build the Fallen Soldiers' Bike
Help support the families of our deployed Heroes - Visit Soldiers' Angels' Operation Outreach
Help Our Heroes Help Others - Click Here to visit SOS: KIDS
Nominate your Hero for IWT's "Hero of the Month" - click here for details!
Search Iraq War Today only

Thursday, December 30, 2004

Improved Armor, Care Keep Wounded Troops Alive

BAGHDAD — Army Capt. Eric Johnson didn't realize how badly he was wounded until his fellow soldiers started urging him to hold on to consciousness. "They were like, 'Stay with us, man,' " Johnson said. "You don't want to hear that."

FULL STORY - from USAToday.com
Iraq War News
in



Religious or secular government?: "Top Shiite Muslim leaders, who are expected to wield the most power after next month's parliamentary elections, are locked in a fierce dispute over whether the new Iraq should be a constitution-based democracy or an Iranian-style state in which clerics reign supreme."

In Kansas.com: Iraq



Iraq May Set Aside Seats for Sunnis: "CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq - Iraq's electoral commission is considering setting aside seats in the country's national assembly for Sunni Arab politicians and other




[in Washington Post]
"

In The US News: Iraq News



Iraqis to stay on at bases: "AMP FALLUJAH, Iraq -American commanders are fully aware that Iraq's insurgents exploit their policy of employing locals on US military bases but insist the




[in Concord Monitor]
"

In The US News: Iraq News



Two Terrorist Suspects Arrested in Irbil, Iraq: "Regarding intelligence that an Iraqi resistance group had ordered terrorist attacks on Korean troops stationed in the northern Iraqi town of Irbil, it has been




[in Chosun Ilbo]
"

In The US News: Iraq News



Luring Iraqis to polls rates as very tough task: "Full-page newspaper ads remind Iraqis that "divided we fall." Posters are plastered all around Iraq's streets, even on US Army concrete barriers, listing




[in AZ Central.com]
"

In The US News: Iraq News



Bremer gets medal after Iraqi looting: "Paul Bremer, in charge of Iraq after Mission Accomplished, dismissed the entire Iraqi Batthist army that could have been used to guard and rebuild that country




[in Sun-Sentinel.com]
"

In The US News: Iraq News



The Perfect Candidate for Iraq: "More than 100 slates of candidates are in the running, but I know whom Iraq voters' choice should be. Iraq is running out of its own politicians.




[in Common Dreams]
"

In The US News: Iraq News



Iraqi police ambushed; U.S. launches new attack: "Baghdad, Iraq - U.S. forces launched a new offensive Wednesday against insurgents in an area south of the capital dubbed the "triangle of death," while militants ambushed an elite Iraqi police unit in...




[in Denver Post]
"

In The US News: Iraq News



New offensive launched south of Baghdad: "BAGHDAD, Iraq — U.S. forces launched a new offensive yesterday against insurgents in an area south of the capital after militants ambushed an elite Iraqi police unit in a Baghdad neighborhood kn...




[in The Seattle Times]
"

In The US News: Iraq News



Dozens killed in Iraq clashes as two Lebanese kidnapped: "Click to enlarge BAGHDAD (AFP) - Pitched battles between US troops and Iraqi insurgents in strife-torn Mosul left at least 26 dead including one US soldier as two Lebanese businessmen were kidnapped...




[in AFP via Yahoo]
"

In The US News: Iraq News



US troops see progress in Afghanistan, grateful not in Iraq for Christmas: "US troops see progress in Afghanistan, grateful not in Iraq for Christmas KABUL, Dec 25 (AFP) - "There but for the grace of God go I," is a common refrain among US troops stationed in Afghanistan for ...




[in General Sources]
"

In The US News: Iraq News



Zarqawi aide arrested: Baghdad: "December 30, 2004 US-led forces in Iraq have captured a senior member of the al-Qaeda-linked network led by Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the Iraqi Government said today. Fadil Hussain Ahm...




[in The Australian]
"

In The US News: Iraq News



in



U.S. Soldier Dies After Car Bomb Blast in Iraq: "MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier died in hospital Wednesday from wounds sustained in a car bomb attack on a patrol in the city of Mosul, the American military said on Thursday. Troops in Mosu...




[in Reuters]
"

In The US News: Iraq News



Troops, Insurgents Clash In Mosul: "American troops and warplanes fought off insurgents launching and attack on a U.S. outpost in Mosul with a car bomb and explosives, the military said. At least 25 insurgents were said to be killed. One U.S. soldier died after the firefight."

In CBS News: Iraq Crisis

nocashfortrash.org