Iraq Military

Budget Roadblocks Could Affect Big Troops Decision

AP | By LARA JAKES and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA | Posted 11.21.2011

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BAGHDAD -- Budget battles are the latest roadblock delaying a decision by Baghdad on how many U.S. troops it might request stay in Iraq, although a to...

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Dreams of the Iraqi Air Force vs. Needs of the Iraqi People

Dorian de Wind | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dorian de Wind

While indeed decimated as a result of wars, a new Iraqi Air Force has started to rise again from its ashes -- ironically with the help of the same powers that destroyed it in the first place.

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Top Iraq Military General Says 2011 U.S. Pullout Is Too Soon

BBC News | Hugh Sykes | Posted 05.25.2011

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Iraq's top army officer has criticised as premature the planned US troop withdrawal by the end of next year. ...

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Gunmen Storm Iraq Central Bank

AP | KIM GAMEL | Posted 05.25.2011

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BAGHDAD — Insurgents wearing military uniforms stormed Iraq's central bank Sunday during an apparent robbery attempt, battling security forces i...

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A Letter From A Fan

Laura Trice | Posted 11.17.2011

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I recently received a care package that contained your Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Bite-lettes. I had never had them before and they are such a welcome treat!

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Odierno: Iraq Military Ready To Stand On Its Own

New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gen. Ray Odierno, the American commander in Iraq, said Sunday that Iraq's military and police units were ready to operate on their own, ahead of Tuesd...

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Will the US Withdraw from Iraqi Cities on June 30?

Michael Schwartz | Posted 05.25.2011

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The US military is attempting to continue its campaign of pacification, using Iraqi troops under US command on the front lines, with US troops playing support roles.

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Iraq Sues To Shut Down Newspaper, TV Station In Baghdad

AP | ROBERT H. REID | Posted 05.25.2011

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BAGHDAD — Iraq's Shiite-led government criticized foreign and Iraqi media Monday for reports about recent arrests of U.S.-backed Sunni paramilit...

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U.S. Withdrawal Talk Silenced By Results Of Iraqi Offensive

McClatchy | Warren P. Strobel and Nancy A. Youssef | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Bush administration was caught off-guard by the first Iraqi-led military offensive since the fall of Saddam Hussein, a weeklong thrust in southern...

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