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06 30th, 2009| 
AFP – As US forces completed a withdrawal from Iraqi cities Tuesday six years after the US-led invasion, the top US commander General Ray Odierno refused to spell out how many would be left behind. Read the rest of this entry »
Jun
28
AFP – Iraqi forces are “ready” to take over security operations in the country’s cities after American troops pull back on June 30, the general in charge of US-led coalition forces there said Sunday. Read the rest of this entry »
Jun
18
Reuters – A top Air Force general, swerving from the Pentagon leadership, said ending production of Lockheed Martin Corp’s F-22 Raptor fighter jet, as proposed by President Barack Obama, would put current U.S. military strategy at high risk. Read the rest of this entry »
Jun
17
AFP – US General Stanley McChrystal took command of nearly 90,000 US- and NATO-led troops in Afghanistan Monday, tasked with turning around the war against the Taliban as attacks reach record levels. Read the rest of this entry »
Jun
15
AFP – US General Stanley McChrystal took command of nearly 90,000 US- and NATO-led troops in Afghanistan Monday, tasked with turning around the war against the Taliban as attacks reach record levels. Read the rest of this entry »
May
3
AFP – A US Marine is suspected of falling ill with swine flu and has been quarantined on a California military base with his roommate, and 37 others who came in contact with him are under observation, the Marine Corps commandant said Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
29
AFP – A US Marine is suspected of falling ill with swine flu and has been quarantined on a California military base with his roommate, and 37 others who came in contact with him are under observation, the Marine Corps commandant said Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
16
AFP – The United States will meet a 2011 deadline to pull its combat forces out of Iraq, the top coalition leader in the country said. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
13
AFP – The United States will meet a 2011 deadline to pull its combat forces out of Iraq, the top coalition leader in the country said. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
12
AFP – Violence in Iraq “remains at 2003 lows” and a 2011 deadline for a US troop exit will be met, the top US army commander in Iraq said Sunday, but he warned flexibility on some interim drawdowns may be needed. Read the rest of this entry »