War in Iraq

Military's bomb tech school ramps up enrollment to cope with IEDs, still top killer in Iraq (AM New York)

29 Aug 2008

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AP) _ Many things have gone wrong for Navy Senior Chief Tommy Gura while disarming nearly 200 improvised explosive devices in Iraq. He's been shot at and targeted for mortar attacks. His robots have blown up and he's lost communication to call for backup.

Iraq War veteran dies after beating (The Post and Courier)

29 Aug 2008

GREENVILLE — Authorities say a 30-year-old Iraq War veteran has been beaten to death with chairs and a table inside a Greenville nightclub.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,150 (Las Vegas Sun)

29 Aug 2008

Thu, Aug 28, 2008 (6:06 p.m.) As of Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008, at least 4,150 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.