Jul 9

Mattis named overall US commander of Iraq, Afghan wars 
    (AFP)

AFP – General James Mattis was named as the new head of US Central Command, or CENTCOM, which has overall control of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Read the rest of this entry »

Jul 9

Mattis named overall US commander of Iraq, Afghan wars 
    (AFP)

AFP – General James Mattis was named as the new head of US Central Command, or CENTCOM, which has overall control of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Read the rest of this entry »

Jul 8

Mattis named overall US commander of Iraq, Afghan wars 
    (AFP)

AFP – US Defense Secretary Robert Gates named General James Mattis on Thursday as the new head of US Central Command, or CENTCOM, which has overall control of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Read the rest of this entry »

Jul 6

US soldier charged over leak of Iraq shootings video 
    (AFP)

AFP – An American soldier suspected of leaking video footage of a US Apache helicopter strike in Iraq in which around a dozen people were gunned down in broad daylight has been charged, the army said on Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »

Jun 30

Obama: Military overburdened in Iraq, Afghanistan 
    (AP)

AP – President Barack Obama says U.S. troops are carrying too much of the burden in Iraq and Afghanistan and doing too many things that are more appropriate for civilians, such as building schools and setting up justice systems. Read the rest of this entry »

Jun 28

US drawdown from Iraq gathers pace 
    (AFP)

AFP – The withdrawal of American combat troops and equipment from Iraq is 60 percent complete two months ahead of a deadline that will serve as a precursor for a complete US military pullout. Read the rest of this entry »

Jun 21

Turkey sends troops to Iraq border after PKK raid 
    (Reuters)

Reuters – Turkish commandos backed by helicopters deployed along the Iraqi border Monday after Kurdish guerrillas killed 11 soldiers at the weekend in one of the deadliest attacks for years in their separatist war. Read the rest of this entry »

Jun 12

Soldier arrested in WikiLeaks classified Iraq video case 
    (The Christian Science Monitor)
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Jun 4

US general: most al-Qaida leaders in Iraq killed 
    (AP)

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Jun 2

Odierno gives Obama 'positive' report on Iraq security 
    (AFP)

AFP – US commander in Iraq General Ray Odierno Wednesday gave President Barack Obama a “positive” report on security as American combat troops prepare to exit within three months. Read the rest of this entry »

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