Casualty Count

Iraqis are once again leaving Iraq for Syria in greater numbers than are returning, despite the lower level of bloodshed in their homeland, the UN refugee agency said on Wednesday.

The Capital City Airport was full of love for 19-year-old Timothy Collins, a soldier coming home from Iraq...Timothy after he was injured by an explosive device during his one month active duty in Iraq, which prevents him to walk.

The U.S. military has released what it says is a terrorist training video for teenagers and children. Officers say it was found during a December raid northwest of Baghdad. The video shows more than a dozen hooded boys carrying weapons...

The US Army Wednesday reported its forces in Iraq are on average hit with an anti-armor attack once every three days for over a month now. A statement by the MNF said such attacks increased over the past 35 days but caused no serious losses or damage.

Three civilians were wounded by a roadside bomb attack in eastern Mosul, police said. In a separate incident, two policemen were wounded when a roadside bomb exploded by their vehicle in northern Mosul.

U.S. and Iraqi forces detained 20 suspected insurgents in four days of raids across Iraq, the U.S. military said Wednesday. Working off a tip from a local citizen, U.S. troops captured 10 suspects Monday in the Sayifiyah area south of Baghdad...

A bomb targeting a Polish patrol in the southern Iraqi city of Diwaniyah left four people dead Wednesday, including a woman and two children, and nine injured, according to police... No casualties were reported among members of the Polish patrol.

The military's top uniformed officer says U.S. forces are ``significantly stressed'' by fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan while simultaneously trying to stem the tide of violent extremism elsewhere

The Iraqi Government is inviting major oil multinationals to participate for the first time in the development of the oil industry, without waiting for the passage of crucial but controversial hydrocarbons legislation, it was revealed here Wednesday.

A North Dakota manufacturer has agreed to pay $2 million to settle a suit saying it had repeatedly shortchanged the armor in up to 2.2 million helmets for the military, including those for the first troops sent to Iraq and Afghanistan.

A source in the Sahwa council of Sheikh Sanad said that three members of the Sahwa were killed and five others were injured when a suicide bomber wearing an explosive vest detonated himself near one of the check point of the Sahwa office...

Around 4:30 p.m., gunmen kidnapped two cleric men who represent Ayyat Allah Imam Ali Sistani in Basra city. Those two men are Ali Hassan Al-Khafaji, Imam of Al-Mudhafar mosque, and Abdul Rahman Al-Idreesi, the lecturer of Imam Abass school...

The U.S. military is seeking at least $3.4 billion for unmanned aircraft to meet increasing demands in Afghanistan and Iraq. Some of the systems include:

They first appeared about 18 months ago: masked gunmen in speeding cars and scooters that kick up the mud along the canals weaving through lonely villages here. The invaders pinned notices on the walls of mosques informing residents...

Iraq would seek an extension of the U.N. mandate authorizing U.S.-led forces on its soil if it cannot reach a bilateral deal with the United States by the end of the year, an Iraqi official said on Tuesday.

Spc. Christopher J. West, 26, of Arlington, Texas, died Feb. 4 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered on Feb. 3 in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated during combat operations. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron...

Chief Petty Officer Michael E. Koch, 29,of State College, Pa., and Chief Petty Officer Nathan H. Hardy, 29, of Durham, N.H., died Feb. 4, from wounds suffered from small arms fire during combat operations in Iraq.

One member of a neighbourhood police unit and a civilian were killed by a suicide bomber close to an internet cafe at Taji, 20 km (12 miles) north of Baghdad, a local tribal leader said.

Three Iraqis were killed, including a woman, and at least one child was injured after American soldiers stormed a tiny one-room house north of Baghdad and opened fire, U.S. and Iraqi officials said Tuesday.

Staff Sgt. Chad A. Barrett, 35, of Saltville, Va., died Feb. 2 in Mosul, Iraq, as a result of a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 64th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.