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Iraqi Insurgents Massacre 49 Iraq Recruits

Iraqi insurgents massacred 49 newly trained Iraq National Guard recruits. A New York Times reporter discusses the massacre from Baghdad.

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Abducted Aid Worker Pleads for Her Life

The kidnapped director of CARE International in Iraq made an emotional appeal for her life in a video that appeared on Al-Jazeera television Friday, pleading for the British government to help save her.

U.S. Army Reservist Sentenced to Eight Years for Prison Abuse

In the most severe sentence yet to stem from the abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison, a judge sentenced U.S. Staff Sergeant Ivan "Chip" Frederick to eight years in prison at a court martial in Baghdad on Thursday.

Peace Talks Still Suspended in Fallujah; Chief Negotiator Released

The top negotiator in Fallujah peace talks with the Iraqi government said dialogue would remain suspended, despite his release Monday by U.S. authorities as an apparent bid to resume talks to end the fighting in the major insurgent stronghold.

Bombs Explode in Heavily Fortified Baghdad Compound

Insurgents breached Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone on Thursday and set off two hand-carried bombs in an outdoor market killing at least eight people and wounding 20.

Bombs Explode Inside Baghdad's Green Zone, Killing At Least 10

A New York Times reporter joins Terence Smith from Iraq to discuss the recent bombings inside Baghdad's Green Zone.

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Bombs, Suicide Attack Kill Six U.S. Soldiers

Six U.S. soldiers were killed in separate attacks late Tuesday and early Wednesday in Iraq, the U.S. military said.

U.S. Airstrikes Target Insurgents in Iraq

U.S. forces stepped up operations Tuesday across a wide swath of the Sunni insurgent strongholds northwest of Baghdad, pounding targets in two cities from the air and supporting Iraqi troops in raids on mosques suspected of harboring insurgents.

Followers of Rebel Cleric Start Handing in Weapons

Loyalists to rebel Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr began turning in hand grenades, machine guns and other weapons to police stations in Baghdad's Sadr City Monday.

Iraq Report Shows Saddam Had No WMD

Saddam Hussein had no weapons of mass destruction or the immediate capability of producing them prior to the 2003 Iraq War, the chief U.S. weapons inspector for Iraq said in a report released Wednesday.