Nov 8

US general questions Iraq bomb detection kit 
    (AFP)

AFP – A top US army officer said on Sunday he did not have confidence in a hand-held device used by Iraq’s security forces to detect explosives and stop suicide bombers passing through checkpoints. Read the rest of this entry »

Oct 23

US deactivates army engineering arm in Iraq 
    (AFP)

AFP – The US military on Friday closed its command centre for the corps responsible for pouring billions of dollars into major construction and engineering projects across Iraq since the invasion. Read the rest of this entry »

Oct 1

Iraq budget is 'challenge' for security forces: US 
    (AFP)

AFP – Iraq’s tight budget and its dependence on the price of oil is a “challenge” when it comes to equipping the country’s fledgling security forces, a senior US military officer said on Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »

Oct 1

US speeds up troop withdrawal from Iraq: general 
    (AFP)

AFP – The US military has accelerated the withdrawal of troops from Iraq and freed up equipment for the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan, the US commander in Iraq told Congress on Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »

Sep 30

US speeds up troop withdrawal from Iraq: general 
    (AFP)

AFP – The US military has accelerated the withdrawal of troops from Iraq and freed up equipment for the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan, the US commander in Iraq told Congress on Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »

Sep 30

Iraq budget is 'challenge' for security forces: US 
    (AFP)

AFP – Iraq’s tight budget and its dependence on the price of oil is a “challenge” when it comes to equipping the country’s fledgling security forces, a senior US military officer said on Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »

Sep 30

US Marine cleared of murder in Iraq detainee case 
    (AFP)

AFP – Murder charges against a US Marine accused of slaying an unarmed Iraqi prisoner in Fallujah in 2004 were dismissed Tuesday, a military spokesman confirmed. Read the rest of this entry »

Sep 29

US Marine cleared of murder in Iraq detainee case 
    (AFP)

AFP – Murder charges against a US Marine accused of slaying an unarmed Iraqi prisoner in Fallujah in 2004 were dismissed Tuesday, a military spokesman confirmed. Read the rest of this entry »

Sep 24

US soldier charged with murder of contractor in Iraq 
    (AFP)

AFP – A US soldier has been charged with the murder earlier this month of a civilian contractor in Iraq, the US military said in a statement on Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »

Sep 23

US soldier charged with murder of contractor in Iraq 
    (AFP)

AFP – A US soldier has been charged with the murder earlier this month of a civilian contractor in Iraq, the US military said in a statement on Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »

« Previous Entries Next Entries »

Page 16 of 25« First...10...1415161718...Last »