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Feature: Notes on Iraq Fob Normandy, Iraq (UPI) May 13, 2008 
FOBs and COPs may sound like a new board game or Xbox distraction, but they're acronyms that actually define the lives of U.S. troops here. Forward operating bases are the backbone of U.S. military presence and operations in Iraq. They are the large-to-humongous logistics and support areas where munitions and supplies are stored, vehicles are maintained or repaired, headquar ... read more |
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Gates urges military to focus on Iraq, not future wars
Colorado Springs, Colorado (AFP) May 13, 2008The US military must concentrate on the war in Iraq despite concerns about the stress on the force and its readiness for future wars, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday. "Morale is high, as is recruiting and retention -particularly among units either in or just returning from Iraq and Afghanistan," Gates said in a speech here to the conservative Heritage Foundation. As for the ... more Feature: Divisions, al-Qaida leave legacy 
Muqdadiya, Iraq (UPI) May 12, 2008 Hassan Abbas Mahmoud is an optimist, a desperate man or both. Each day he pulls open the metal shutter to his small sundries shop in Muqdadiya's Aruba shopping district, sets out some goods on the sidewalk and then waits - all day, alone - hoping for customers who only appear at a rate of about 10 per day. "It's been like this a long time now," he said. "There are no people sho ... more Iraq - Technical Assistance For Construction Of Facilities 
Washington DC (SPX) May 13, 2008The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Iraq of technical assistance for construction of facilities and infrastructure as well as associated equipment and services. The total value, if all options are exercised, could be as high as $450 million. The Government of Iraq has requested a possible sale of technical assistance to ensure ... more Feature: U.S., Mehdi Army battle over wall 
Baghdad (UPI) May 6, 2008 Gun battles between U.S. troops and Shiite extremists are being fought daily along a stretch of road in Baghdad's Sadr City as militants loyal to anti-American cleric Moqtada Sadr try to stop -- or at least delay -- construction of a concrete barrier that will help curb their ability to fire rockets into Baghdad's International Zone, seat of the Iraqi government. Al-Quds Street, at ... more Four US marines killed in Iraq blast 
Baghdad (AFP) May 4, 2008Insurgents blew up four US marines in Iraq's Anbar province, marking one of the deadliest attacks against US troops in the former Sunni rebel bastion in months, the military said on Sunday. In Sadr City, the Baghdad stronghold of anti-American Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, at least 10 more people were killed in overnight clashes, security officials and medics said. The marines died when ... more |
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Baghdad (AFP) April 29, 2008Several people were believed killed on Tuesday in two US air strikes in the Baghdad bastion of Shiite radical leader Moqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army militia, an AFP photographer and witnesses said. "Four houses have been heavily damaged," a resident of the Sadr City district said on condition of anonymity. Pictures taken by an AFP photographer showed completely destroyed houses and a number ... more Calmness Is A State Of Weariness In Sadr City 
Baghdad (UPI) April 28, 2008 Violent clashes in Baghdad's Sadr City between gunmen of the Mehdi Army and U.S. forces and Iraqi Security Forces appears to have dampened, allowing U.S. and Iraqi Army troops to continue outreach efforts in the southern reaches of the volatile district while continuing to mop up Mehdi Army elements. Despite occasional outbursts of small-arms fire and the explosions from improvised ... more Analysis: Congress attacks Iraq spending 
Washington (UPI) April 24, 2008 Iraqis would be forced to pay for U.S. efforts in their country directly or via loans from the United States if any of at least five similar pieces of legislation introduced on Capitol Hill this month is approved. This comes as Americans deal with -- and politicians respond to -- an unpopular and expensive war, a sinking economy and record gas prices. "Whether or not ... more Analysis: Petraeus on Iraq vs. Afghanistan 
Washington (UPI) April 25, 2008 If Gen. David Petraeus is confirmed as commander of U.S. Central Command, his broader responsibilities may force him to reconsider his thinking about U.S. commitments in Iraq in order to properly resource the U.S. effort in Afghanistan, say some analysts and military observers. In his new role as the senior military officer for U.S. forces across the Middle East and Central Asia, Petrae ... more Obama says he will set timetable for Baghdad 
Washington (AFP) April 27, 2008Democratic Senator Barack Obama warned Sunday that if he is elected president he would set a performance timetable for the Iraqi government and not sit aside "while they dither." Asked in an interview on Fox News how he would handle the US mission in Iraq if he wins the presidency in the November election, he left open the possibility that he would would continue to work with the war's curre ... more |
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Washington (AFP) April 21, 2008US Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Monday launched a push for more unmanned drones, complaining that the military is "stuck in old ways" and not moving aggressively to meet battlefield needs. In a blunt speech at the Air University at Maxwell Air Force Base in the US state of Alabama, Gates called on the air force and other services to re-think their priorities in an age of asymmetric ... more Interview: Iraqi American Chamber leader 
Washington, April 18, 2008 In the past few years, Iraq's oil and gas sector has been featured in numerous conferences aimed at linking top government officials with the global energy industry, all of which have taken place outside Iraq. In October, the Iraqi American Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Ministry of Oil will bring the meeting home -- a first event at the new convention center at the rebuilt ... more Analysis: A hornet's nest in Basra 
Washington, April 21, 2008 The United States attributes the latest conflicts in Basra to Iranian meddling and the continued activity of al-Qaida forces, but the reality on the ground suggests it is a violent manifestation of the political culture in Iraq. In late 2006 U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad warned that the various Iraqi political factions might shed blood before they understand the benefits of ... more Bush administration manipulated TV military analysts: report 
Washington (AFP) April 19, 2008The administration of President George W. Bush has manipulated military analysts working for leading US television networks to generate favorable coverage of the war in Iraq and other issues, The New York Times reported on its website Saturday. The newspaper said in trying to achieve its goal, the administration exploited not only ideological and military allegiances but also a powerful ... more Iraq removes Iraqi army, police chiefs of Basra 
Baghdad (AFP) April 16, 2008Iraq on Wednesday removed the Iraqi army and police commanders in the southern city of Basra, weeks after a crackdown on Shiite militiamen set off fierce firefights across the country. Iraqi army Lieutenant General Mohan al-Fraiji and police chief Major General Abdul Jalil Khalaf have been replaced by two other commanders, the Iraqi army spokesman in Baghdad, Major General Qassim Atta, told ... more
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