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  • U.S. Extends Iraq Tour For Another Army Unit Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - 28 minutes ago
    The Pentagon yesterday delayed for six weeks the return home of about 4,000 U.S. soldiers in Iraq's volatile Anbar province -- the second extension of U.S. forces in Iraq in two months -- as the insurgency and rising sectarian violence exert heavier demands on a stretched American ground force.

  • Iraq war fuels Islamic radicals: retired U.S. general Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 15 minutes ago
    The conduct of the Iraq war fueled Islamic fundamentalism across the globe and created more enemies for the United States, a retired U.S. Army general who served in the conflict said on Monday.

  • White House admits Iraq fuels extremism Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 5:33 PM
    The White House acknowledged that Iraq was among several factors that "fuel the spread of jihadism," but said that winning the war would dishearten potential terrorists.

  • Iraq's Talabani warns neighbors to stop interfering Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 5:01 PM
    Iraqi President Jalal Talabani warns that Iraq can "make trouble" for its neighbors if they do not stop interfering in his country's internal affairs.

  • Iraq tours stretched for 4,000 US troops: Pentagon Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 4:22 PM
    The US Army will lengthen tours in Iraq for 4,000 soldiers to maintain the US troop level there at 145,000 until next spring, the Pentagon said.

  • Army extends troops' Iraq duty yet again Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 3:20 PM
    The Army is stretched so thin by the war in Iraq that it is again extending the combat tours of thousands of soldiers beyond the promised 12 months the second such move since August.

  • 2 senior commanders in Iraq reassigned Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 4:01 PM
    Two of the Army's top commanders in Iraq have been selected for new assignments.

  • Pentagon moves to buttress U.S. troop levels in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 3:24 PM
    The U.S. military is delaying the departure of thousands of soldiers from Iraq while speeding the arrival of thousands more as a way to keep more troops on the ground to handle unrelenting violence, the Pentagon said on Monday.

  • U.S. military deaths in Iraq Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 4:17 PM
    As of Monday, Sept. 25, 2006, at least 2,701 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,152 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

  • Mel Gibson criticizes Iraq war Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 2:15 PM
    Mel Gibson criticized the war in Iraq while recently promoting his new film "Apocalypto" at a Texas film festival.

  • Mel Gibson criticizes Iraq war Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Sep 25 1:44 PM
    Mel Gibson criticized the war in Iraq while recently promoting his new film Apocalypto at a Texas film festival. Gibson, 50, drew parallels between the collapsing Mayan civilization depicted in the movie and the United States at a screening Friday at the Fantastic Fest in Austin, the Hollywood Reporter said Monday.

  • Three Marines to be tried for murder in Iraq case Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 1:58 PM
    Three U.S. Marines will be tried on murder charges without the possibility of the death penalty in the April shooting of an Iraqi man in the town of Hamdania in central Iraq, the military said on Monday.

  • Local Soldier Killed In Iraq Open this result in new window
    WTAE ThePittsburghChannel.com via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 2:04 PM
    A soldier from Beaver Falls was killed in the line of duty while serving in Iraq.

  • Merced County Soldier Dies In Iraq Open this result in new window
    KCRA TheKCRAChannel.com via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 2:08 PM
    An Army soldier from Merced County had died in Iraq, the Department of Defense announced Monday.

  • Iraq agrees committee to amend constitution Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 10:55 AM
    Iraq's parliament agreed on Monday to set up a body to draft constitutional changes, a key part of a breakthrough deal reached by the country's factions to end political paralysis and avoid civil war.

  • Lieberman attacks Lamont's Iraq plans Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 10:51 AM
    Sen. Joe Lieberman argued on Monday that anti-war rival Ned Lamont's call for a troop withdrawal timeline in Iraq is "doomed to fail" and could leave the U.S. more vulnerable to terrorism.

  • Release the NIE on Iraq and Terrorism! Open this result in new window
    The Nation via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 9:16 AM
    The Nation -- Reality intrudes again. President Bush and his allies keep insisting that the invasion of Iraq was essential to winning the fight against anti-American Islamic jihadists.

  • Pentagon to delay departure of brigade from Iraq Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 8:30 AM
    The U.S. military, seeking to maintain its current elevated troop levels in Iraq, will delay the departure of roughly 3,500 soldiers serving in the volatile Ramadi area, defense officials said on Monday.

  • British forces kill Al-Qaeda fugitive in Iraq Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 10:07 AM
    British troops have killed a reputed lieutenant of Osama Bin Laden in Iraq, more than a year after he escaped from a US air base in Afghanistan.

  • Iraq forms panel on constitution changes Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 8:10 AM
    Iraq's feuding ethnic and sectarian groups moved ahead Monday with forming a committee to consider amending the constitution after their leaders agreed to delay any division of the country into autonomous states until 2008.

  • Army extends another brigade's tour in Iraq Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Sep 25 7:56 AM
    In a new sign of mounting strain from the war in Iraq, the Army has extended the combat tours of about 4,000 soldiers who would otherwise be returning home, a defense official said Monday.

  • Chancellor sticks to Blair line on Iraq, US war on terror Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 7:11 AM
    Gordon Brown has denied any doubts about the Iraq war and vowed to maintain strong support for the United States war on terrorism if he succeeds Tony Blair.

  • Eight killed, 14 corpses found in Iraq Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 7:21 AM
    Insurgents have killed at least eight people in Iraq, including three policemen, officials said as the war-torn country's security forces continued to bear the brunt of rebel violence.

  • British troops in Iraq kill top Qaeda figure Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 6:56 AM
    British troops in Iraq said on Monday they had killed a senior al Qaeda figure who escaped from a U.S. prison in Afghanistan in 2005.

  • Talabani asks for long-term US military presence in Iraq Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 6:21 AM
    Iraqi President Jalal Talabani asked for a long-term US military presence in Iraq, in an interview, saying his country will need two permanent US air bases to deter "foreign interference".

  • US Army looks for ways to send more troops to Iraq Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 6:25 AM
    The US Army and Marine Corps are looking for ways to send more combat units into the Iraq rotation pool and are considering accelerating the pace of deployments for some brigades in order to keep more than 140,000 troops in the country through at least the spring of 2007.

  • Report: Iraq War a Breeding Ground for Terrorism Open this result in new window
    NPR - Sep 25 5:04 PM
    A recent National Intelligence Estimate -- a report compiled by several American intelligence agencies -- warns that the continued U.S.-led occupation of Iraq is increasing the threat of global terrorism by spurring radical Islam.

  • Proposal to carve up Iraq moves forward Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 4:55 AM
    A proposal that could carve Iraq into three autonomous states moved forward Monday after leaders of the country's feuding ethnic and sectarian groups agreed to delay any division until 2008.

  • UK says it kills senior al Qaeda figure in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 6:30 AM
    British troops in Iraq's second largest city Basra said on Monday they had killed a man whom Washington has described as a senior al Qaeda figure who escaped from a U.S. prison in Afghanistan in 2005.

  • Report Says Iraq War Increasing Terrorism Threat Open this result in new window
    NPR - Sep 25 5:07 PM
    According to assessments by American intelligence agencies, the American invasion and occupation of Iraq actually increased the overall threat of global terrorism. Rohan Gunaratna, author of Inside Al Qaeda: Global Network of Terror, discusses the reort.

  • Robert Greenwald: Erik Prince, Blackwater War Profiteer, Attacks Iraq for Sale  Open this result in new window
    HuffingtonPost - Sep 25 4:54 PM
    Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers tells the story of Erik Prince and Blackwater, and their consistent profiting from the war. As the film is seen across the United States, it is having a powerful effect on audiences. People are responding strongly to the emotional and gut wrenching story of Prince choosing profit over patriotism as he cuts corners at Blackwater in his relentless pursuit of

  • Australian PM rejects report that Iraq war raised terror threat Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 4:26 AM
    Australian Prime Minister John Howard has dismissed a leaked US intelligence report that found the US-led Iraq war increased the global threat of terrorism, rather than diminishing it.

  • Brent Budowsky: National Intelligence Estimate: Because Of Iraq, Bush Is Losing The War Open this result in new window
    HuffingtonPost - Sep 25 3:53 PM
    There should be a national outcry and national demand that the Senate Intelligence Committee immediately release the full text of its latest report, now being covered up until after the election, about whether and when false statements were made by Administration officials regarding pre-war Iraq intelligence. Every Republican Senator now running for reelection should be challenged in their

  • Study on Iraq war and terror draws strong reactions Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Sep 25 7:49 AM
    Democratic lawmakers, responding to an intelligence report that found that the Iraq war has invigorated Islamic radicalism and worsened the global terrorist threat.

  • Mel Gibson Criticizes Iraq War While Promoting Film in Texas Open this result in new window
    Fox News - Sep 25 2:52 PM
    Mel Gibson criticized the war in Iraq while recently promoting "Apocalypto" at a Texas film festival.

  • Mel Gibson in Texas, Criticizes Iraq War Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Sep 25 2:39 PM
    Mel Gibson Criticizes Iraq War During `Apocalypto' Screening at Texas Film Festival

  • David Corn: Release the NIE on Iraq and Terrorism Open this result in new window
    HuffingtonPost - Sep 25 1:08 PM
    No featured HuffPost blogs at the moment on the intelligence report that says the Iraq war has created more anti-American jihadists throughout the world? Here's what I posted on my own blog at www.davidcorn.com .... Reality intrudes again. President Bush and his allies keep insisting that the invasion of Iraq was essential to winning the fight against anti-American Islamic jihadists. The

  • Al-Qaida leader said killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    MSNBC - Sep 25 1:43 PM
    British forces said they killed a top terrorist leader Monday, identified by Iraqi officials as an al-Qaida leader who had escaped from a U.S. prison in Afghanistan and returned to Iraq.

  • Iraq war fuels Islamic radicals - retired U.S. general Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News - 1 hour, 14 minutes ago
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The conduct of the Iraq war fuelled Islamic fundamentalism across the globe and created more enemies for the United States, a retired U.S. Army general who served in the conflict said on Monday.

  • 2 Senior Commanders in Iraq Reassigned Open this result in new window
    San Francisco Chronicle - Sep 25 4:36 PM
    Two of the Army's top commanders in Iraq have been selected for new assignments. The second-in-command in Iraq, Lt. Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli, will become a special assistant to the commander of Central Command with responsibility for developing the...

  • Suicide attack in Iraq kills New Jersey native Open this result in new window
    phillyburbs.com - 40 minutes ago
    TRENTON, N.J. - A soldier who grew up in Somerset County died of injuries suffered Sept. 19 when an improvised explosive device detonated near her Army vehicle in Mosul, Iraq, the Pentagon said Monday.

  • Bomb kills Beaver Falls soldier in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 39 minutes ago
    A soldier from Beaver County has been killed while serving in Iraq. Sgt. Allan R. Bevington, 22, of Beaver Falls, died from wounds he suffered Thursday in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, after an improvised explosive device exploded near him.

  • Soldier from Beaver Falls, Pa., killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    phillyburbs.com - 33 minutes ago
    PITTSBURGH - A soldier from western Pennsylvania has been killed in Iraq, military authorities said Monday.

  • John McQuaid: Katrina, Abramoff, Iraq, Torture ... So What Else Is New? Open this result in new window
    HuffingtonPost - Sep 25 11:38 AM
    With an election approaching, where's Katrina? Off dallying with Jack Abramoff in parts unknown, it seems. Katrina was a historymaking event and ought to be a major election issue. But who's mentioning it on the trail, besides the people contending for William Jefferson's seat? The nation is distracted by torture, Iraq, and other polarizing debates, so Katrina sits just off to the side of

  • ArmorGroup Continues Diversifying Away from Iraq Open this result in new window
    SeekingAlpha via Yahoo! Finance - Sep 25 11:35 AM
    John Bethel submits: ArmorGroup International released results for the first six months of the year last week. It was a mixed bag, pretty much what was expected. The bad news is that a lucrative Iraq security training contract has been completed and that rising administrative costs have reduced operating profits, even while sales rose by [... ]

  • Iraqi president asks for long-term US military presence in Iraq Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 12:15 AM
    Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, in an interview, asked for a long-term US military presence in Iraq, saying his country will need two permanent US air bases to deter "foreign interference."

  • Funeral for gunner killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Sep 25 9:18 AM
    The funeral of gunner Lee Thornton, who was killed in a shooting in Iraq earlier this month, is held in Blackpool.

  • The Hill Interview: Anti-Americanism growing in Turkey partly because of Iraq war, official says Open this result in new window
    The Hill - Sep 25 6:38 PM
    ISTANBUL, Turkey Turkeys role as a key U.S. ally in the Middle East is being undermined by growing anti-American sentiment because of the war in Iraq and the Bush administrations failure to take tough measures against Kurdish terrorists, a top foreign policy adviser to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told The Hill.

  • Study of Iraq War and Terror Stirs Strong Political Response Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Sep 24 9:49 PM
    Democrats called for a new war strategy after a report found the conflict in Iraq has invigorated Islamic radicalism.

  • Retired military officers add new fire to Democrats' criticism of war in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - 2 hours, 59 minutes ago
    WASHINGTON - Recently retired military officers who served in Iraq blamed Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Monday for the morass there, said he should resign and urged senators to subpoena active generals to testify about their own similar concerns. In extraordinary testimony from former senior military men during wartime, retired Army Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton said Rumsfeld "continues to fight

  • Marine from Miami-Dade killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Miami Herald - Sep 25 6:17 PM
    A decorated young Marine from Southwest Miami-Dade was killed in action Sunday in Iraq, the military announced Monday. Lance Cpl. Rene Martinez, 20, died during a combat operation against enemy forces in Iraq's al Anbar province.

  • Rumsfeld criticized over Iraq war Open this result in new window
    NDTV - 51 minutes ago
    Three retired military officers on Monday bluntly accused US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld of bungling the war in Iraq. They said US troops were sent to fight without the best equipment and that critical facts were hidden from the public.

  • A Question of Fortitude in Iraq? Open this result in new window
    NPR - Sep 25 3:01 PM
    All Things Considered , September 25, 2006 · President Bush says he wants to stay the course in Iraq. NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr asks, "What course?"

  • Al-Farouq killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    The Jakarta Post - 1 hour, 2 minutes ago
    BAGHDAD (AP): British forces said they killed Omar al-Farouq, a top terrorist leader, Monday, identified by Iraqi officials as an al-Qaida leader who had escaped from a U.S. prison in Afghanistan and returned to Iraq.

  • White House admits Iraq fuels extremism Open this result in new window
    Channel NewsAsia - 2 hours, 58 minutes ago
    GREENWICH, United States : The White House acknowledged that Iraq was among several factors that "fuel the spread of jihadism," but said that winning the war would dishearten potential terrorists.

  • 20-year-old Marine from Miami killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Sun-Sentinel - Sep 25 6:08 PM
    A Marine from Miami was killed during combat in Iraq's Al Anbar province yesterday, the U. S. Deppartment of Defense announced this evening.

  • Dems use report to attack GOP on Iraq Open this result in new window
    MSNBC - Sep 25 7:21 AM
    Democrats on Sunday seized on an intelligence assessment that said the Iraq war has increased the terrorist threat, saying it was further evidence that Americans should choose new leadership in the November elections.

  • Dubie Back From Iraq Open this result in new window
    WCAX 3 - 7 minutes ago
    Lt. Gov. Brian Dubie, R-Vermont, is back after a two week mission in Iraq. Dubie is a colonel in the Air Force Reserve. He was in Iraq on what's called a field assessment team.

  • Thousands of soldiers kept in Iraq: Pentagon Open this result in new window
    News Interactive - 2 hours, 5 minutes ago
    THE US Army will lengthen tours in Iraq for 4000 soldiers to maintain troop levels at 145,000 and "maintain the current force structure" until next northern spring, the Pentagon has said.

  • Guard unit on way to Iraq Open this result in new window
    New Hampshire Union Leader - 24 minutes ago
    The 3643rd New Hampshire Security Force left in early July for "theater specific training" at Camp Shelby in Mississippi. After the brief stop at Pease, they are bound for Kuwait, then on to Iraq. They expect to be there for 12 months.

  • Former Montgomery resident killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    The Trenton Times - 16 minutes ago
    A former Montgomery Township resident was killed last week in a suicide attack on her convoy in Mosul, Iraq, her father and the Department of Defense confirmed.

  • US safer despite Iraq terror: US Intelligence chief Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 21 minutes ago
    WASHINGTON - US intelligence czar John Negroponte admitted on Monday the Iraq war was shaping a new generation of terrorists, but denied claims that a secret report said America was in more peril than in 2001.

  • Two Camp Lejeune Marines killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Fayetteville Observer - 4 minutes ago
    Two Marines based at Camp Lejeune died while conducting combat operations in the Anbar province of Iraq, the Defense Department said Monday. Lance Cpl. Howard S. March Jr., 20, of Buffalo, N.Y., and Lance Cpl. Rene Martinez, 20, of Miami were killed Sunday, the military said.

  • Two Camp Lejeune Marines killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    WCAX 3 - 6 minutes ago
    CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. A Buffalo man is among two Marines based at Camp Lejeune who died while conducting combat operations in the Anbar province of Iraq.

  • U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq Hit 2,701 Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Sep 25 4:41 PM
    As of Monday, Sept. 25, 2006, at least 2,701 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

  • Mel campaigns for new movie, against war in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 24 8:10 PM
    Mel Gibson has returned to the spotlight to promote his upcoming movie "Apocalypto," and to criticize the war in Iraq, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

  • Rumsfeld: Units may have to stay in Iraq longer 'from time to time' Open this result in new window
    WIS News 10 Columbia - 1 hour, 39 minutes ago
    For the second time in as many months, US soldiers in Iraq are being told they'll have to stay there longer than anticipated. And the Pentagon chief is indicating it probably won't be the last time that happens.

  • Miami Marine Killed In Iraq Combat Open this result in new window
    CBS 4 Miami - 1 hour, 50 minutes ago
    A Miami Marine based out of Camp LeJeune was one of two that died while conducting combat operations in the Anbar province of Iraq.

  • Democratic candidate wants California Guard troops out of Iraq Open this result in new window
    North County Times - 2 hours, 21 minutes ago
    LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Democratic candidate for governor, Phil Angelides, said Sunday that if elected he would call immediately on President Bush to withdraw California National Guard troops from Iraq.

  • Town dedicates new home for police chief injured in Iraq Open this result in new window
    WCAX 3 - 1 hour, 46 minutes ago
    LISBON, N.H. Residents of Lisbon and Sugar Hill (New Hampshire) have dedicated a new, handicap-accessible home built for a national guardsman injured in Iraq, his wife and three children.

  • Iraq War Fuels Terrorism Threat Says U.S. Report Open this result in new window
    NPR - Sep 25 6:23 AM
    The U.S. war in Iraq has increased, not decreased, the threat of terrorism, according to a top-level, classified intelligence summary. Findings of that National Intelligence Estimate on "Trends in Global Terrorism" were leaked to The New York Times over the weekend. Renee Montagne talks to Ambassador Robert Hutchings about the report.

  • Two Camp Lejeune Marines killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    WIS News 10 Columbia - 1 hour, 54 minutes ago
    The military says two Marines based at Camp Lejeune have died while conducting combat operations in the Anbar province of Iraq.

  • Proposal to Carve Up Iraq Moves Forward Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Sep 25 5:19 AM
    Shiite-Sponsored Plan to Split Iraq Into 3 Autonomous States Goes Ahead, but Sunnis Win Delay

  • Two Camp Lejeune Marines killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Syracuse.com - 2 hours, 0 minute ago
    CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) Two Marines based at Camp Lejeune died while conducting combat operations in the Anbar province of Iraq, the Defense Department said Monday.

  • Democrats Attempt to Turn Debate Back to Iraq Open this result in new window
    NPR - Sep 25 6:17 AM
    Morning Edition , September 25, 2006 · Democrats and Republicans are reacting to intelligence summaries showing the Iraq war has led to more -- not fewer -- terrorist threats. Washington is also talking about former President Bill Clinton's performance during a Fox News interview.

  • War Deaths in Iraq, Afghanistan Equal 9/11 Toll Open this result in new window
    Post-Tribune - Sep 25 5:33 PM
    WASHINGTON --- Now the death toll is 9/11 times two. U.S. military deaths from Iraq and Afghanistan now match those of the most devastating terrorist attack in America's history, the trigger for what came next.

  • Army chief tells Bush: there's not enough money for Iraq war Open this result in new window
    Guardian Unlimited - Sep 25 4:15 PM
    George Bush suffered a serious rebuke of his wartime leadership yesterday when his army chief said he did not have enough money to fight the war in Iraq.

  • White House admits Iraq fuels extremism Open this result in new window
    TODAYonline - Sep 25 6:03 PM
    Iraqi hospital workers carry the body of man into a hospital in the restive city of Baquba northeast of Baghdad. The White House acknowledged that Iraq was among several factors that "fuel the spread of jihadism," but said that winning the war would dishearten potential terrorists.

  • Army extends combat tour of a brigade in Iraq Open this result in new window
    The Toledo Blade - Sep 25 1:08 PM
    WASHINGTON The Army is stretched so thin by the war in Iraq that it is again extending the combat tours of thousands of soldiers beyond the promised 12 months.

  • Army holds Pentagon to ransom over Iraq Open this result in new window
    Independent - Sep 25 4:46 PM
    In a fresh sign of the intense strains placed by the Iraq war on the US military, America's top uniformed army officer has refused to submit his service's budget request for fiscal 2008.

  • U.S. Army Extends Iraq Duty for 4,000 Open this result in new window
    San Francisco Chronicle - Sep 25 8:36 AM
    In a new sign of mounting strain from the war in Iraq, the Army has extended the combat tours of about 4,000 soldiers who would otherwise be returning home, a defense official said Monday. The 1st Brigade of 1st Armored Division, which is operating in...

  • Iraq sets up panel to review charter Open this result in new window
    The Peninsula - Sep 25 6:32 PM
    baghdad Iraqs feuding ethnic and sectarian groups moved ahead yesterday with forming a committee to consider amending the constitution after their leaders agreed to delay any division of the country into autonomous states until 2008.

  • Australia: Iran has a valuable role in Iraq Open this result in new window
    IranMania.com - 15 minutes ago
    LONDON, September 26 (IranMania) - Australian new ambassador to Iraq in a meeting with Iran's ambassador to Baghdad by referring to Iran's valuable role and special position in the region especially in Iraq, expressed his country's readiness to use Iran's experiences, IRNA reported.

  • Iraq duty extended for 3,900 in 1st AD Open this result in new window
    Stars and Stripes - Sep 25 1:06 PM
    ARLINGTON, Va. About 3,900 soldiers with the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division will see their deployments in Iraq extended for about six weeks, defense officials said on Monday.

  • U.S. Army extends Iraq duty for brigade Open this result in new window
    Baltimore Sun - Sep 25 12:41 PM
    Decision to lengthen tours for up to 4,000 is second such move since August The Army is stretched so thin by the war in Iraq that it is again extending the combat tours of thousands of soldiers beyond the promised 12 months -- the second such move since August.

  • Candidate wants Calif. guard out of Iraq Open this result in new window
    MSNBC - Sep 25 5:50 AM
    The Democratic candidate for governor of California said Sunday that if elected he would call immediately on President Bush to withdraw California National Guard troops from Iraq.

  • Iraq war fuels Islamic radicals-retired US general Open this result in new window
    AlertNet - Sep 25 3:10 PM
    Source: Reuters (Adds Batiste on abuse, paragraph 7; number of U.S. troops, paragraph 10) By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON, Sept 25 (Reuters) - The conduct of the Iraq war fueled Islamic fundamentalism across the ...

  • Funeral for gunner killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Sep 25 3:37 AM
    The funeral of gunner Lee Thornton, who was killed in a shooting in Iraq earlier this month, is to be held.

  • Al-Qaida terrorist who escaped from U.S. prison in Afghanistan killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Sep 25 1:26 PM
    BAGHDAD (AP) - A leading al-Qaida terrorist was killed on Monday by British forces in southern Iraq more than a year after he embarrassed the U.S. military by making a daring escape from a maximum security military prison in Afghanistan, officials said.

  • Two-thirds of Md. voters support Iraq withdrawal Open this result in new window
    Baltimore Sun - Sep 25 12:13 PM
    Two-thirds of Maryland voters want the United States to begin withdrawing troops from Iraq, according to a new Sun poll - a majority that could play a key role in the state's race for U.S. Senate.

  • Retired officers lambaste Rumsfeld on Iraq war Open this result in new window
    Navy Times - Sep 25 12:59 PM
    Retired military officers on Monday bluntly accused Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld of bungling the war in Iraq, saying U.S. troops were sent to fight without the best equipment and that critical facts were hidden from the public.

  • Miami Marine killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Florida Today - Sep 25 6:25 PM
    Two Marines based at Camp Lejeune died while conducting combat operations in the Anbar province of Iraq, the Defense Department said Monday. One of the Marines was from Florida.

  • Retired Military Officers Slam Rumsfeld on Iraq War Open this result in new window
    Fox News - Sep 25 3:59 AM
    Retired military officers accuse Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld of bungling war in Iraq

  • Mel Gibson criticises Iraq war Open this result in new window
    AAP via Yahoo!7 News - Sep 25 1:22 PM
    Actor-director Mel Gibson has criticised the war in Iraq while promoting his new film, Apocalypto, at a Texas film festival.

  • El Pasoan killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    ABC 7 El Paso - Sep 25 5:49 PM
    Yet another El Pasoan had died in combat operations in Iraq.

  • Iraq engulfed by tide of violence Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Sep 25 12:56 AM
    Complete victory for the US in Iraq appears to be out of the question, the BBC's John Simpson reports.

  • Army extended in Iraq...Intelligence assessment...Security grants Open this result in new window
    KBCI Boise - 3 minutes ago
    PENTAGON The war in Iraq has stretched the Army so thin that the Pentagon is extending the combat tours of thousands of soldiers. It's also deploying some troops earlier than scheduled. Surging violence in Baghdad and other parts of Iraq are driving the moves.

  • White House: Account of Iraq report incomplete Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 24 4:09 PM
    A newspaper report that a U.S. intelligence analysis found that the Iraq war gave rise to a new generation of Islamic radicals and made the overall terrorism problem worse was "not representative of the complete document," the White House said on Sunday.

  • Pentagon moves to buttress U.S. troop levels in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News - Sep 25 11:38 AM
    The U.S. military is delaying the departure of thousands of soldiers from Iraq while speeding the arrival of thousands more as a way to keep more troops on the ground to handle unrelenting violence, U.S. officials said on Monday.

  • Father in Iraq Sees Newborn Son at OVMC Open this result in new window
    The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register - 22 minutes ago
    WHEELING U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Ty Miller watched the birth of his son at Ohio Valley Medical Center on Monday from his military station in Iraq by way of a wireless remote video connection through his computer.