Topic: Raymond Odierno

U.S. general sees Iraq pullout without Arab-Kurd deal

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top commander in Iraq said on Wednesday that U.S. forces in the volatile north would probably be the last to leave the country at the end of 2011, acknowledging Arab-Kurdish disputes were unlikely to be settled before that ...

Qaeda in Iraq struggling after leadership blow: U.S.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and Iraqi forces have killed or captured 34 of the top 42 al Qaeda leaders in Iraq in the past 90 days, severing the group from al Qaeda's senior leadership and leaving it struggling to regroup, Army General ...
The commander of US forces in Iraq, General Ray Odierno, will step down in the fall to take up a new assignment, after playing a pivotal role in the Iraq war, the Pentagon said on Monday.President Barack Obama has nominated Odierno to ...

Pentagon insists US drawdown in Iraq on track

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.The Pentagon has faced questions about its withdrawal plans after ...

US starts joint operations in Iraq's disputed zones

American troops have started joint operations with Iraqi and Kurdish forces in Iraq's disputed northern zones in an effort to dampen tensions between Kurds and Sunni Arabs, the US army said Tuesday.The deal marks a new chapter in the US military's role ...

Iraq success required US manpower: general

Gaining the upper hand against Al-Qaeda in Iraq has required a big US military force coupled with manhunts against militant leaders, the American commander there said on Thursday. "You have to have both combined," General Ray Odierno, the commander of US forces ...
US general says Iran changing tactics in Iraq, trying to influence upcoming electionsThe top U.S. commander in Iraq said Tuesday that Iran is still training and equipping Iraqi insurgents but is shifting its focus to influence the upcoming Iraqi elections and exerting ...
Gone, too, were the American helicopters whose buzz has for years defined Baghdad's background track.Left alone to protect the capital Tuesday were thousands of Iraqi troops and police manning checkpoints, with army tanks deployed at potential trouble spots and convoys of pickup ...
Gone, too, were the American helicopters whose buzz has for years defined Baghdad's background track.Left alone to protect the capital Tuesday were thousands of Iraqi troops and police manning checkpoints, with army tanks deployed at potential trouble spots and convoys of pickup ...

U.S. combat troops to leave all Iraqi cities

SAMARRA, Iraq (Reuters) - U.S. combat forces will vacate all Iraqi cities on schedule by the end of this month, the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq said Tuesday, including the still violent insurgent holdout of Mosul.U.S. combat troops are scheduled to ...
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