In Basra, June 30 was just another day for most soldiers with Fort Carson's 2nd Brigade Combat Team of the 4th Infantry Division.
The day marked the pullout of American troops from urban settings in Baghdad...Full story
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BAGHDAD - A Shiite cleric whose followers have been blamed in some of Iraq's worst violence gave a cautious welcome Wednesday to the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from cities.
Muqtada al-Sadr said he was "filled with hope" but expressed concern that... Full story
WASHINGTON -
U.S. officials said Tuesday that a North Korean ship has turned around
and is headed back toward the north where it came from, after being
tracked for more than a week by American Navy vessels on suspicion of
carrying illegal weapons.The... Full story
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. - The Marine Corps has denied
clemency to a Marine who pleaded guilty in the death of an Iraqi
policeman but is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.The decision came despite pleas from his Navy doctor to release him because... Full story
BAGHDAD - Not a single American soldier was in sight.
Gone, too, were the American helicopters whose buzz has for years
defined Baghdad's background track.Left alone to protect the
capital Tuesday were thousands of Iraqi troops and police manning
checkpoints,... Full story
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- A military administrative board is deliberating over whether a New
York National Guard officer who publicly announced he's gay should be
discharged for violating the military's 'don't ask, don't tell' policy.Lt.
Dan Choi and his lawyer... Full story
WASHINGTON - The United States on Tuesday imposed
financial sanctions on a company in Iran that is accused of involvement
in North Korea's missile proliferation network.The Treasury
Department moved against Hong Kong Electronics, a company located... Full story
ANKARA, Turkey - A civilian prosecutor in Turkey on Tuesday demanded the arrest of a
navy colonel on suspicion of conspiring to discredit the Islamic-rooted
government.The case highlights tensions between the government
and the staunchly secular military,... Full story
As of Monday, at least 640 members of the U.S. military had died in
Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion
of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The
department last updated its figures Monday... Full story
BAGHDAD - Four U.S. soldiers were killed in combat shortly before the American military completed a withdrawal from Iraq's cities, and the prime minister assured Iraqis that government forces taking control of urban areas on Tuesday were more than capable... Full story
BIGGS ARMY AIRFIELD - An enlisted soldier has taken over as commandant of the Army's
Sergeant Major Academy for the first time in the school's history.Command
Sgt. Maj. Ray Chandler took the reins of the school Monday. He succeeds
Col. Donald E. Gentry,... Full story