AP – U.S. military officials want to know if an employee for a private security contractor was fired for confirming serious deficiencies in training and equipment for Ugandan guards hired to protect an American base in Iraq. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – A commission investigating waste and fraud in wartime spending has found serious deficiencies in training and equipment for hundreds of Ugandan guards hired to protect U.S. military bases in Iraq, The Associated Press has learned. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – It will take Iraq “considerable” time to finish putting down extremists, General David Petraeus, commander of US forces in the region said Friday. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – The White House vowed Friday it will not be distracted by an upcoming disclosure sure to gain attention at home and abroad: hundreds of photos showing U.S. personnel allegedly abusing prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan in the post-Sept. 11 environment. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – It will take Iraq “considerable” time to finish putting down extremists, General David Petraeus, commander of US forces in the region said Friday. Read the rest of this entry »
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 »
AFP – The remains of five US troops killed Friday in a suicide bombing in Iraq arrived at Dover Air Force Base, in Delaware, in the fourth transfer of bodies since media coverage was allowed a week ago. Read the rest of this entry »
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 »