<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - War in Iraq</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/nation/nationalsecurity/abroad/iraq?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/abroad/iraq</link><description>News  (www.washingtonpost.com)</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Troop Levels in Iraq To Remain High (www.washingtonpost.com)]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2064-2004May4.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/abroad/iraq</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2064-2004May4.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/abroad/iraq</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2004 13:29:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Military officials plan to keep as many as 138,000 U.S. troops in Iraq through the end of next year, maintaining a higher-than-expected level of forces there to provide security long after the country is slated to become a sovereign nation. By Josh White.]]></description><author>By Josh White</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Special Treatment for Injured Iraqi Girl (www.washingtonpost.com)]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59635-2004May1.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/abroad/iraq</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59635-2004May1.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/abroad/iraq</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2004 13:29:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Ma'rwa Ahteemi, paralyzed when an errant mortar shell hit her home in Iraq, has ridden roller coasters at Six Flags America in Largo, shopped at Tysons Corner mall, visited the National Zoo and yesterday served as grand marshal for the annual May Day 5K charity run in Alexandria. By Tom Jackman.]]></description><author>By Tom Jackman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hostage Works for Halliburton Unit (www.washingtonpost.com)]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4285-2004Apr11.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/abroad/iraq</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4285-2004Apr11.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/abroad/iraq</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2004 13:29:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The U.S. citizen taken hostage Friday in Iraq is a former dairy farmer who went to work as a truck driver for a Houston-based engineering and construction company to earn money for his family and help Iraqis rebuild their nation. By Christopher Lee.]]></description><author>By Christopher Lee</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doubts Raised on Iraqi Army Cooperation With U.S. (www.washingtonpost.com)]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2313-2004Apr10.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/abroad/iraq</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2313-2004Apr10.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/abroad/iraq</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2004 13:29:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A battalion of the new Iraqi army refused to go to Fallujah earlier this week to support U.S. Marines battling for control of the city, senior U.S. Army officers here said, disclosing an incident that is casting new doubt on U.S. plans to transfer security matters to Iraqi forces. By Thomas E. Ricks.]]></description><author>By Thomas E. Ricks</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four Killed in Mosul; Shiite Weekly Closed (www.washingtonpost.com)]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31402-2004Mar28.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/abroad/iraq</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31402-2004Mar28.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/abroad/iraq</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2004 13:29:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Two foreign civilians and a driver and a bodyguard assigned to an Iraqi official were killed in separate attacks Sunday in the northern city of Mosul. By Karl Vick.]]></description><author>By Karl Vick</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iraqis Take Control Of Health Ministry (www.washingtonpost.com)]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31198-2004Mar28.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/abroad/iraq</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31198-2004Mar28.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/abroad/iraq</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2004 13:29:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ BAGHDAD, March 28 -- U.S. officials turned over control of the Health Ministry to Iraqi officials Sunday, making it the first autonomous ministry of the 25 slated to become so by the formal end of the U.S.-led occupation on June 30. By Sewell Chan.]]></description><author>By Sewell Chan</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bombs Kill Five U.S. Soldiers in Iraq (www.washingtonpost.com)]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44016-2004Jan24.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/abroad/iraq</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44016-2004Jan24.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/abroad/iraq</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2004 13:29:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Five American soldiers and four Iraqis died Saturday, and dozens of people were injured, in three separate bombings in the volatile region of Iraq known as the Sunni Triangle. By Pamela Constable.]]></description><author>By Pamela Constable</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.N. to Send Team to Baghdad to Prepare for Possible Return (www.washingtonpost.com)]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14350-2004Jan13.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/abroad/iraq</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14350-2004Jan13.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/abroad/iraq</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2004 13:29:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The United Nations will send military and security experts to Baghdad within two weeks to prepare for its possible return to Iraq in support of the country's transition to self-rule, U.S. and U.N. officials said Tuesday. By Colum Lynch  and Robin Wright.]]></description><author>By Colum Lynch  and Robin Wright</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soldier Killed When Helicopter Shot Down in Iraq (www.washingtonpost.com)]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49523-2004Jan2.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/abroad/iraq</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49523-2004Jan2.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/abroad/iraq</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2004 13:29:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[One U.S. soldier was killed and another wounded Friday when their armed reconnaissance helicopter was shot down while troops on the ground were conducting operations near the volatile town of Fallujah, military officials said. By Alan Sipress and William Branigin.]]></description><author>By Alan Sipress and William Branigin</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Gloating as Bush Lauds 'Hopeful Day' (www.washingtonpost.com)]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64365-2003Dec14.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/abroad/iraq</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64365-2003Dec14.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/abroad/iraq</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2004 13:29:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[President Bush welcomed the capture of Saddam Hussein with a spare and brief address to the nation that refrained from gloating over some of the best news his administration -- and the country -- have had in eight months. By Dana Milbank.]]></description><author>By Dana Milbank</author></item></channel></rss>