
AFP - The Pentagon insisted on Wednesday plans for the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq were on track, despite a report that the US commander there wants to slow the pace of the drawdown.

AFP - The Pentagon insisted on Wednesday plans for the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq were on track, despite a report that the US commander there wants to slow the pace of the drawdown.

AP - The number of American soldiers in Iraq has dropped below 100,000 for the first time since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion in a clear signal the U.S. is wrapping up its nearly seven-year war to meet a deadline for leaving the country, the U.S. military said Tuesday.

AFP - The Obama administration plans to unveil a defense budget on Monday that pours billions into drones, helicopters and special forces, reflecting a focus on fighting Islamist extremists rather than conventional armies.

AFP - The Obama administration plans to unveil a defense budget on Monday that pours billions into drones, helicopters and special forces, reflecting a focus on fighting Islamist extremists rather than conventional armies.

AFP - US Marines left the Sunni-dominated western province of Anbar on Saturday after almost seven years of operations in what was once Iraq’s epicentre of Al-Qaeda activity and insurgent violence.

AFP - US Marines left the Sunni-dominated western province of Anbar on Saturday after almost seven years of operations in what was once Iraq’s epicentre of Al-Qaeda activity and insurgent violence.

AFP - Top US General David Petraeus hailed progress in Iraq at a ceremony on Friday to rename the military command of US forces here, the only troops still deployed in the country.