US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,207
(AP)
 AP - As of Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008, at least 4,207 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
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Ind. soldiers sue over chemical exposure in Iraq
(AP)
AP - Sixteen Indiana National Guard soldiers sued the big defense contractor KBR Inc. on Wednesday, saying its employees knowingly allowed them to be exposed to a toxic chemical in Iraq five years ago.
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US Cmdr: Attacks at lowest level since 2003
(AP)
 AP - Attacks fell in November to their lowest monthly level since the Iraq war began in 2003, despite recent high-profile bombings aimed at shaking public confidence, a top U.S. commander said Wednesday.
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US soldier faces hearing in 2007 deaths of Iraqis
(AP)
AP - A military court heard conflicting testimony Wednesday about whether a U.S. Army sergeant helped kill four Iraqis who were bound, blindfolded, shot and dumped in a Baghdad canal last year.
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Reconciliation needed in Iraq's most violent city
(AP)
 AP - It's a dirty, numbing, dangerous job in Iraq's deadliest city, and pays a modest $500 a month. But when the police department recently advertised for college graduates to fill 200 positions as traffic policemen, it was deluged with 2,000 applications.
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U.S.-led coalition in Iraq dwindles as allies leave
(Reuters)
 Reuters - A string of departures by the U.S. military's allies in Iraq is turning into an exodus as violence subsides and the end of a U.N. mandate permitting their deployment to the country approaches.
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Journalist jailed in Iraq over homosexuality story
(AP)
AP - International media watchdog groups called Wednesday for the release of a freelance journalist jailed in northern Iraq for violating a public decency law by writing a story about homosexuality.
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Hangman's rope ties Kurds to tragic past
(AFP)
 AFP - A gallows rope that once hung in Saddam Hussein's most notorious prison is part of a new exhibition that opened on Wednesday aimed at teaching young Iraqi Kurds about their tragic history.
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Five Reasons for Hope in Iraq
(Time.com)
 Time.com - TIME's World Editor revisits Baghdad and offers his own litmus test of post-Surge progress
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Gates: Military looks to accelerate Iraq pullout
(AP)
 AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates signaled a willingness to forge ahead with two key priorities for the incoming Obama administration: accelerating the U.S. withdrawal from Iraq and shutting down the Guantanamo Bay detention center.
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Iraqi PM refuses to suspend tribal councils
(AFP)
 AFP - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Wednesday refused a request from the presidential council to suspend tribal councils that have sparked a bitter debate among the country's top leaders.
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Iraq's president steps up row over PM's councils
(AP)
 AP - Iraq's president is going to the country's federal court to try to stop Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki from establishing tribal councils — a move that major political parties fear is aimed at bolstering the Shiite leader's stature ahead of elections next year.
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