Iraq US Troops

U.S. Military Formally Shuts Down The War In Iraq

Reuters | Posted 02.13.2012

Read More: Iraq War, U.S. Troops, Video, Leon Panetta Iraq War, Iraq u.s. Troops Withdrawal, Iraq Withdrawal, Iraq Leon Panetta, Iraq, Iraq u.s. Troops, World News

By Missy Ryan and Patrick Markey (Reuters) - The U.S. military officially ended its war in Iraq on Thursday, packing up a military flag at a ceremo...

Read Whole Story

Iraq's Security Forces Await Difficult Task

AP | By ROBERT H. REID and REBECCA SANTANA | Posted 02.13.2012

Read More: Iraq War, Iraq u.s. Troops Withdrawal, Iraq United States War, Iraq Withdrawal, Iraq, Iraq Security Forces, Iraq u.s. Troops, Iraq United States, World News

BAGHDAD -- After billions of dollars and nearly nine years of training, American troops are leaving behind an Iraqi security force arguably capable of...

Read Whole Story

As U.S. Departure Nears, Sunni Worries In Iraq's Tikrit Grow

AP | REBECCA SANTANA | Posted 02.12.2012

Read More: Iraq Sunnis, Tikrit, Iraq War, Iraq u.s. Troops Withdrawal, Iraq, Tikrit Sunnis, Iraq u.s. Troops, Iraq u.s. Withdrawal, Iraq Withdrawal, World News

TIKRIT, Iraq — In the hometown of the late Saddam Hussein, arrests have become so commonplace that whenever a police car shows up, young men fle...

Read Whole Story

Biden: 'This Is Marking A New Beginning'

AP | SINAN SALAHEDDIN | Posted 01.30.2012

Read More: Iraq War, Video, US Troops Exit Iraq, Iraq US Relation, Iraq War US Troops, Iraq US Troops, Joe Biden Iraq, Joe Biden Iraq Visit, Joe Biden, Iraq, Iraq American Troops, World News

BAGHDAD — Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday that his trip to Baghdad ahead of the U.S. military pullout marks a new beginning between Iraq...

Read Whole Story

Budget Roadblocks Could Affect Big Troops Decision

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

Read More: Iraq Economy, Iraq Troops, Iraq US Troops, Iraq US Military, Iraq Budget Issues, Iraq US Army, Iraq Budget, Iraq Government, Iraq Military, Iraq, Iraq Budget Problems, World News

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...

Read Whole Story

Iraq Wants The U.S. Out: Prime Minister Insists All Troops Must Leave

Wall Street Journal | SAM DAGHER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iraq US Troops, Iraq War, Iraq War Withdrawal, Iraq New Government, Iraq, Iraq Troop Withdrawal, Nouri Al Maliki, World News

Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki ruled out the presence of any U.S. troops in Iraq after the end of 2011, saying his new government and the country's se...

Read Whole Story

Roadside Bombs Kill 4 US Troops In Iraq

AP | KIM GAMEL | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: US Troops Killed, US Troop Deaths, US Troops Death, Iraq War, Iraq Surge, Iraq Veterans, Iraq US Invasion, Iraq US Troops, Iraq US Soldiers, US Troops Bombing, Iraq, War in Iraq, Obama Iraq, World News

BAGHDAD — Four U.S. soldiers were killed by roadside bombs Tuesday, the deadliest day for American forces in Iraq since combat troops pulled bac...

Read Whole Story

Iraq: Double Suicide Bombing At Cafe Filled WIth Young People Kills More Than 20

AP | KIM GAMEL | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iraq Violence, Sinjar, Ayoub Cafe, Qahataniya, War Wire, Iraq US Troops, Ayoub, Iraq, Iraq Bombing, Yazidis, Iraq August 2009, World News

BAGHDAD — A double suicide bombing devastated a cafe packed with young people in northwestern Iraq on Thursday, killing at least 21 people, offi...

Read Whole Story

Obama: Iraq Will See "Tough Days Ahead," But Pullout On Schedule

AP | STEVEN R. HURST | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: US Troops Iraq, Iraq US Troops, Iraq War, Maliki Obama, Obama Iraq, War Wire, Obama Maliki, Iraq, Nouri Al Maliki, World News

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said he pressed Iraq's prime minister on Wednesday to make room in his government and security forces for al...

Read Whole Story

Bombs Hit Baghdad, Killing At Least 13 Ahead Of US Pullout

AP | KIM GAMEL | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bombs Baghdad, US Troops Iraq, US Troops, Iraq US Troops, War Wire, Iraq, US Troop Withdrawal, Baghdad Bombs, World News

BAGHDAD — Bombings and shootings killed more than 30 people across Iraq on Monday, including high school students on their way to final exams, p...

Read Whole Story

Iraq Prepares For U.S. Troop Withdrawal

Independent | Patrick Cockburn in Baghdad | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: US Troops Iraq, Iraq US Troops, Iraq War, War Wire, Baghdad, Iraq, US Troop Withdrawal, World News

There are few American patrols on the streets of Baghdad and soon there will be none. In just over two weeks, on 30 June, US military forces will with...

Read Whole Story

Bathaa: Car Bomb Kills Dozens In Shiite Area In Iraq

AP | ROBERT H. REID | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iraq Violence, US Troops Iraq, Iraq US Troops, War Wire, Bathaa, Bathaa Car Bomb, Iraq, Bathaa Town, Bathaa, Iraq, Bathaa Iraq, Bathaa Bomb, World News

BAGHDAD — A car bomb blew up Wednesday in a packed outdoor food market in one of the most peaceful areas of Iraq's Shiite south, killing about 3...

Read Whole Story

Iraqi Interior Minister: Iraqis Ready And Eager To Be Free Of US Control

AJC | Jawad al-Bolani | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Interior Minister Iraq, US Military, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Middle East, Iraq US Troops, Jawad-Al-Bolani, Iraqi Freedom, US in Iraq, Iraq, US Iraq Withdrawal, Iraq Security Forces, World News

When America launched "Operation Iraqi Freedom" in 2003, there was an explicit promise made to Iraqis that they would in fact one day be free. Free fr...

Read Whole Story

Iraq: Key Figures Since The War Began

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iraq Electricity, Number of Troops in Iraq, Iraq Numbers, Iraq War Costs, Iraqi Refugees, Iraq Expense, Iraq Death Toll, Iraq US Troops, Iraq, Cost of Iraq War, Journalists Killed in Iraq, World News

U.S. TROOP LEVELS: _October 2007: 170,000 at peak of troop buildup....

Read Whole Story

Bush Agrees To "General Time Horizon" For Troop Reductions

AP | TERENCE HUNT | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iraq, Iraq War, Warwire, George Bush, Iraq US Troops, Iraq Troop Reductions, Iraq Troop Withdrawals, Politics News

WASHINGTON — President Bush and Iraq's prime minister have agreed to set a "general time horizon" for bringing more U.S. troops home from the wa...

Read Whole Story