Austin American-Statesman | For Marines, it's back to the future after Iraq, Afghanistan Washington Post With the Iraq war ending and an Afghanistan exit in sight, the Marine Corps is beginning a historic shift, returning to its roots as a seafaring force that will get smaller, lighter and, it hopes, less bogged down in land wars. ... Postwar Marines: smaller, less focused on land war MILITARY: Postwar Marines: smaller, less focused on land war Iraq War veteran attends college before heading overseas again |
Building a stable Iraq Washington Post A great many sacrifices by the Iraqi and the American people have enabled Iraq to discard the squalid regime of Saddam Hussein and establish a free and democratic society. As American troops depart in accordance with the Troops Withdrawal Agreement of ... December marks the beginning of the end of the US war in Iraq. Expert predicts instability in Iraq after US troop withdrawal New great game |
Salon | “Arrows of the Night”: The man behind the Iraq War Salon The story of how Ahmad Chalabi bamboozled the US into Iraq is like a great spy novel. Too bad the blood is real By Laura Miller In the saga of Ahmad Chalabi, fact and fiction mingle promiscuously until they become a disorienting blur. ... |
The Associated Press | Explosions in Iraq kill 6 people, including father and son building a bomb ... Washington Post BAGHDAD — Iraqi officials say explosions have killed six people, including a father and son who were assembling a makeshift bomb that accidentally detonated inside their home. The two were killed in the northern city of Kirkuk on Sunday. Police Col. ... Iraq's PM says country ready for US troops to leave 6 killed, 9 injured in Iraq's violence AP Interview: Iraq PM confident in post-US future |
Daily Mail | The West is turning Iran into a new Iraq Daily Mail The US and Britain said Iraq had weapons of mass destruction which its mad leader, Saddam Hussein, wouldn't hesitate to use. The Israelis were itching to take him down. Better for us to get rid of him and his WMDs. Result: no WMDs found, ... George Orwell on the Evil Iranians Has the War with Iran Already Begun? Mysterious blasts, slayings suggest covert efforts in Iran |
Iraq: Key figures since the war began Washington Post 30, 2011, from war-related violence, according to Iraq Body Count: At least 103775. —Assassinated Iraqi academics as of Aug. 25, 2011: 464. —Journalists killed on assignment as of Nov. 30, 2011: 174. COST: —More than $805 billion as of Nov. ... Iraq: Key figures since the war began Iraq: Key figures since the war began |
Boston.com | As US leaves Iraq, AP men recall a war in pictures Boston.com These were some of the harrowing images captured by three Iraqi photographers of The Associated Press who have covered the Iraq war since the US-led invasion of 2003. Now, as the last American troops prepare to leave their country, the three remember ... As US leaves Iraq, AP men recall a war in pictures |
IBNLive.com | Iraq officials seek air defense deal with Gulf Jerusalem Post By REUTERS Baghdad moves to secure its airspace in lieu of US withdrawal; Iraqi president's chief of staff says Iraq lacks defense resources. RIYADH - Iraq is seeking a joint defense agreement for airspace with Gulf countries as it moves to secure its ... Iraq official seeks air defence deal with Gulf |
Telegraph.co.uk | AP Interview: Iraq's PM confident in post-US security, independence from Iran Washington Post BAGHDAD — Weeks before the US pullout, Iraq's prime minister confidently predicted Saturday that his country will achieve stability and remain independent of its giant neighbor Iran even without an American troop presence. Nouri al-Maliki also warned ... Iraq asserts its independence Syria: fall of Bashar al-Assad 'will bring war to Middle East, warns Iraq PM confirms readings to receive Syrian Opposition to achieve settlement |
Soldiers Return From Iraq KRDO The 59th Military Police Company arrived at the mountain post Sunday afternoon after spending nine months in Iraq. The soldiers are some of the last troops to come home from Iraq. Just in time for the holidays, the soldiers were greeted with smiling ... |