Iraq

Sons of Iraq graduate from police training (UPI)

17 May 2008

KIRKUK, Iraq, May 16 (UPI) -- More than 300 members of the Sunni paramilitary force Sons of Iraq boosted the ranks of the local police following graduation from the Kirkuk Police Academy.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,079 (AP via Yahoo! News)

17 May 2008

As of Friday, May 16, 2008, at least 4,079 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Ex-Archbishop of Canterbury pleads for Britons' release in Iraq (AFP via Yahoo! News)

17 May 2008

A former Archbishop of Canterbury appealed Friday for the release of five British hostages held for nearly a year in Iraq, calling their kidnappers "good people."