Iraq Combat Operations Over? -- Christian Science Monitor
June has been the worst month for US troops in two years. And violence is surging in Afghanistan.
The Iraq war is winding down. It's been 10 months since the US declared an end to "combat operations" in the country and US troop levels are at their lowest levels since the war started in 2003.
The war itself feels all but ignored by the general public here at home. On the desk at the Monitor, Internet traffic is our lifeblood and we follow how many "hits" individual stories receive. For at least a year now, it's felt like all our Iraq stories – whether features with strong, unique reporting; analysis pieces on the security situation; or simply straightforward accounts of a major bombing or political meeting – can't get any traction at all.
Yet, this month has been the deadliest for US troops in Iraq in two years.
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Rocket attack kills 3 American soldiers in Iraq -- Yahoo News/AP
June deadliest month for U.S. in Iraq since '08 -- Reuters
U.S. Monthly Combat Deaths in Iraq at 3-Year High -- New York Times
Three US soldiers killed in southern Iraq -- BBC
Iraq rocket attack kills three American soldiers -- The Guardian
June bloodiest month for U.S. in Iraq in 2 years -- CBS
Three U.S. troops killed in southern Iraq -- UPI
Iraq: 15 US troops killed this month -- Al Bawaba
U.S. military sees Iran behind rising troop deaths in Iraq -- Washington Post
Iraq cleric pursues U.S. troop ban in strongholds -- Reuters
Iraq Sunni politician talks of secession, angers allies -- Alertnet
Separate attacks kill four in Iraq -- Press TV
Two attempts to assassinate Interior Ministry officers in Baghdad fioled -- Aswat al-Iraq
Iraqi former female minister wounded in grenade attack -- People's Daily
Iraq Oil Assets May Be at Risk of Seizure -- Bloomberg
Iraqi oil assets subject to seizure? -- UPI
Iraq Oil Assets May Be at Risk of Seizure as UN Mandate Expires -- SFGate/Bloomoberg
Iraqi pilgrims swarm Baghdad to mark imam's death -- Yahoo News/AP
Iraqi Kurdish leader boosts power to disputed city -- Boston.com/AP
Timeline: Iraq 2003 - 2011 -- Al Jazeera
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,466 -- AP