Topic: U.S. Armed Forces

Iraq took control of the last American military base in the country on Friday, a day after US forces marked the end of their mission, bringing a divisive war to a low-key conclusion.The transfer of the sprawling installation on the outskirts of ...

Iraq to take over last US base ahead of pullout

Iraq will assume command Friday of the last US military base in the country, a day after US forces formally marked the end of their mission by bringing a divisive war to a low-key conclusion.Baghdad's security forces will take over a sprawling ...

Seven killed in Iraq attacks

A spate of gun and bomb attacks across northern and central Iraq on Saturday killed seven people and left four others wounded, security officials said.In the disputed northern city of Kirkuk, a Shiite Turkman chemicals specialist for the state-owned North Oil Company ...

US shuts north Iraq division ahead of pullout

The US military closed its north Iraq division on Thursday, leaving 18 bases in the country ahead of a year-end pullout, with Baghdad and Washington still at an impasse over a future troop deal.The closure of US Division-North was the latest in ...

Abu Ghraib abuse ringleader freed from jail

The convicted ringleader of the US military guards who abused detainees at Abu Ghraib and took scandalous pictures of their acts was released on parole from military prison, the US Army said.Charles Graner, 42, was freed from the US Disciplinary Barracks at ...

Tribal sheikh among three killed in US-Iraq raid

A US-Iraqi raid north of Baghdad on Saturday killed a tribal sheikh and two of his family members, police said, as local leaders condemned what they branded a "massacre" of civilians.US forces said the operation aimed to nab a wanted insurgent but ...

US team eyes Iraq weapons trail back to Iran

As they dissect the lethal rockets which Iraqi Shiite insurgents have fired at their troops, US weapons analysts in Baghdad say they have no doubt of Iran's signature.For the Task Force Troy doing the forensic work at the US military's Camp Victory ...

Two more US troops die in Iraq, after deadly June

Two American soldiers have been killed in central Iraq, the military said on Friday, reporting the first fatalities since June, the deadliest month for American forces in the country for three years.The deaths came as the top US military officer, Admiral Mike ...

US, Iraq weigh post-2011 US force: Mullen

The United States and Iraq are negotiating a possible new security deal that would keep US forces in the country beyond a December 31 deadline for withdrawal, the top US military officer said.Admiral Mike Mullen's comments marked the first high-level confirmation from ...

Two US soldiers killed in Iraq: military

Two American soldiers have been killed during a mission in southern Iraq, the US military said on Saturday.The fatalities raised to 4,450 the number of US soldiers who have died in Iraq since the 2003 US-led invasion to oust Saddam Hussein, according ...
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