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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone was hit by a sustained barrage of rocket or mortar bomb fire early on Sunday and emergency sirens could be heard in the Iraqi capital's government and diplomatic compound.

Bomb Kills 3 american Troops in iraq, Pushing US Death Toll to nearly 4,000 Over 5 Years

Thousands of peace activists rallied in downtown New York Saturday to mark five years since the US-led invasion of iraq and to call for an immediate withdrawal of US troops.

Three U.S. soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb in iraq on Saturday, pushing the U.S. death toll closer to the 4,000 mark.

A roadside bombing struck a U.S. patrol northwest of Baghdad on Saturday, killing three american soldiers and two Iraqi civilians, the military said.The deaths raised the toll of American troops who have died since the war started five years ago to at least 3,996.Two of the Multi-National Division - Baghdad soldiers died when the bomb struck their vehicle during a patrol, according to a statement. The third died later of wounds suffered in the attack, the military said.

Six people are killed in a US air strike in iraq, with some reports suggesting they were US-allied Sunni fighters.

A roadside bombing struck a U.S. patrol northwest of Baghdad on Saturday, killing three american soldiers and two Iraqi civilians, ...

Six Iraqis were killed today when a U.S. helicopter fired on a gathering at what may have been a pro-U.S. group's checkpoint, officials said. A Samarra police official said the helicopter mistakenly hit a Sons of iraq checkpoint. The U.S. military said the attack occurred after people were 'spotted conducting suspicious terrorist activity' near a recent roadside bombing site.

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A roadside bomb killed three U.S. soldiers in iraq on Saturday, pushing the U.S. death toll closer to the 4,000 mark at the start of the sixth year of the war for U.S. troops.

UNITED NATIONS -- In the months leading up to the U.S.-led invasion of iraq, the Bush administration threatened trade reprisals against friendly countries who withheld their support, spied on its allies, and pressed for the recall of U.N. envoys that resisted U.S. pressure to endorse the war, acc...