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(AP) - The Taliban released a video today of a captured American soldier who went missing from his base in eastern Afghanistan on June 30. The Pentagon has not publicly identified him yet. The soldier is shown in the 28-minute video with his head shaved and dressed in a nondescript, gray outfit.... More »

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 Iraqis Celebrate 'Sovereignty 
 Day' as US Pulls Back 

Maliki declares June 30 'National Sovereignty Day'

Jun 29, 09 4:31 PM CDT
(AP) - Iraqi forces have assumed formal control of security in Baghdad and other cities after US combat troops withdrew from urban areas. A countdown clock broadcast on Iraqi TV ticked to zero as the midnight deadline passed for combat troops to pull back. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has declared a public... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • Nouri al-Maliki • US military • US troops • Iraqi security forces • Iraq Army • al Maliki

 Iraqis Applaud US Exit, 
 but Fears Linger 

US troops quit Iraqi cities June 30; some see economic boon

Jun 21, 09 1:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Many Iraqis are looking forward to the departure of US troops from the country’s cities June 30—but what that means for security remains to be seen, Reuters reports. “Anyone who wants to fight them can go there and attack their bases without harming civilians,” says one... More »

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Iraq • Iraq pullout • US troops • troop withdrawal • Mosul • cities • Iraq war

2 US Troops Killed in Attack on Afghan Base

Taliban claims responsibility for strike that wounded 6

Jun 21, 09 6:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two US troops were killed and six more Americans were injured early this morning in a rocket strike on a US air base in Afghanistan, the Los Angeles Times reports. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the 2 a.m. strike on the heavily fortified compound, which brings the American death... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • US troops • casualties • mortar attack

 Colbert Bringing 
 Show to Baghdad 

He's broadcasting four shows

Jun 5, 09 10:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stephen Colbert is taking his show on the road—to Iraq. Next week, the Colbert Report will broadcast from Baghdad, where the host says he'll be "Bob Hoping" it, the AP reports. The four shows will be taped in front of 450 troops, and Colbert is taking it seriously.... More »

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Iraq • entertainment • military • US troops • Comedy Central • Stephen Colbert • The Colbert Report • Iraq war

Troop Autopsies Yield 
 Life-Saving Clues 

Decision to autopsy all US war dead helps military eliminate equipment flaws

May 26, 09 8:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Navy pathologist Capt Craig T. Mallak's groundbreaking decision to order autopsies on every US casualty killed in Iraq and Afghanistan has helped save the lives of American troops, the New York Times reports. The autopsies—and, since 2004, CT scans—have allowed the military to build a huge database on... More »

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CT scans • US military • autopsy • US troops • Iraq war • Afghanistan war • Jay-ZTV

interview

 Obama Loves 
 Star Trek, 
 Not Cheney 


May 17, 09 4:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Often compared to Spock, President Obama recently took time out to see the new Star Trek blockbuster—and liked it. “Star Trek was ahead of its time,” he said in a wide-ranging interview with Newsweek. Turning to Dick Cheney, Obama said the VP's arguments for torture and unilateral... More »

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Afghanistan • Barack Obama • Dick Cheney • US troops • Star Trek • Spock

(Newser) - US troops in Mosul shot dead a 12-year-old boy who they said hurled a grenade at them, and American authorities complained that Iraqis are paying children to attack, Reuters reports. Iraqi police, however, denied the boy was involved. He was holding about $9 in his hand when he was killed.... More »

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Iraq • children • US troops • Iraqi soldiers • Mosul • grenade

Accidents, Illness Kill
Most Troops in Iraq

"Nonhostile" incidents pose greatest threat in recent months

May 3, 09 5:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Troops serving in Iraq in the past eight months were most likely to die from "nonhostile" causes such as illness or accidents, according to new statistics. The period marks the first time insurgents have not been responsible for the majority of troops deaths, reports the Boston Globe. While... More »

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military • US troops • Department of Defense • accidental death • casualties • Iraq war

16 Iraqi Soldiers Killed in Suicide Attack on Base

Bomber was dressed in Iraqi army uniform: colonel

Apr 16, 09 9:27 AM CDT
(AP) - A suicide bomber dressed in an Iraqi army uniform detonated an explosives belt today among Iraqi soldiers lined up for lunch at a base west of Baghdad, killing at least 16 and wounding 50, Iraqi officials said. Iraqi soldiers and US troops share the base, in the former Sunni insurgent... More »

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Iraq • suicide bomber • suicide bombing • US troops • Iraqi soldiers • military bases • Iraq Army • Habbaniyah

 Mosul Truck 
 Bomb Kills 
 5 US Troops 

Two Iraqi cops killed, 18 others wounded in deadliest attack of year

Apr 10, 09 9:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - A truck filled with explosives crashed into a police headquarters in Mosul today, killing five American soldiers and two Iraqi policemen. The suicide attack was the deadliest single incident involving US troops this year, the AP reports. The chief of operations in Mosul said the policemen were the target, and... More »

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Iraq • suicide bombing • Iraq death toll • US troops • death toll • Mosul • truck bomb • Iraq police • casualties • war dead

 12K US Troops to 
 Leave Iraq by Fall 

US will turn over facilities to Iraqi control starting this month

Mar 8, 09 11:43 AM CDT
(AP) - A total of 12000 American and 4000 British troops will leave Iraq by September, the US military said today, just hours after a suicide bomber killed 32 people at the entrance of Baghdad's main police academy. The blast—the second major attack to hit Iraqis in 3 days and the... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • US military • suicide bombing • US troops • drawdown • troop drawdown • Bill Maher Grid

Dad Says Military Masked Rape-Murder as Suicide

Questions raised about dead soldiers who may have been sexually abused

Mar 8, 09 10:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - A California father is accusing the US military of covering up the rape and murder of his soldier daughter who authorities say committed suicide, reports the Los Angeles Times. Army Pfc. LaVena Johnson, found dead of a rifle blast in her mouth in an Iraq contractor's tent without a suicide... More »

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military • women • murder • rape • US troops • female troops • Bill Maher Grid

Al-Sadr Urges 'Revenge' Attacks Against US for Gaza

Cleric tells militia to hit American targets in Iraq

Jan 8, 09 2:59 AM CST
(Newser) - The anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has urged radical Shi’ite militants to strike American targets in Iraq as retaliation for US support of Israeli’s attack on Gaza, the Times of London reports. Al-Sadr also called on nations with Israeli consulates to close those missions in solidarity with Palestine. A... More »

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Iraq • Israel • Gaza • Hamas • State Department • Shia • US troops • Muqtada al-Sadr

Troops Must Also Fight
for Custody

Ex-spouses use deployment as an argument against military parents

Dec 30, 08 3:44 PM CST
(Newser) - They already risk their lives daily in Afghanistan and Iraq, but members of the US military increasingly face a different kind of fight on the home front: custody battles. As military divorce rates rise, so too do the number of ex-spouses of troops using deployment as a legal argument in... More »

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Iraq • military • US troops • custody • child custody • custody battle • troops' families

 US to Honor Nazis' 
 Secret Soldier Slaves 

350 survivors vowed to keep abuses secret

Dec 29, 08 4:30 AM CST
(Newser) - After 64 years, the US Army will finally honor 350 American soldiers who were tortured and enslaved during the Holocaust's final months, CNN reports. The Nazis beat, starved and forced the war prisoners to work in a section of the Buchenwald  concentration camp. Some 100 of them died, and survivors... More »

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Holocaust • US troops • US Army • soldier • World War II • prisoner of war • honor • Nazis

(AP) - Barack Obama ventured from his Hawaii vacation hideaway on Christmas Day to thank Marines and sailors at the nearby military base for their service. He spent more than an hour at the dining hall, posing for pictures between the ham, roast beef, and turkey on the buffet and lingering a... More »

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Barack Obama • US troops • Hawaii • President Obama • Marines

ANALYSIS

 Poll Backs Obama's War Plans 

Americans' opinion of Iraq effort most upbeat in 5 years

Dec 16, 08 12:49 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama echoes most Americans’ war views, if not those of his national-security team, a Washington Post-ABC News poll finds. Though 27% fewer Americans are pessimistic about efforts in Iraq compared to 2 years ago, 70% say they want troops withdrawn within 16 months, as Obama has promised. Most—67%—... More »

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Taliban • US troops • troop withdrawal • al-Qaeda • Iraq war • Afghanistan war • opinion polls • President Obama

US Combat Deaths Hit 5-Year Low

Military hails Iraq improvement; warns of trouble in Afghanistan

Dec 4, 08 6:16 AM CST
(Newser) - American combat deaths in Afghanistan and Iraq fell to their lowest level last month since the US began fighting two wars, USA Today reports. Combat claimed 11 lives, and 7 others perished in non-combat incidents. Commanders credited major security improvements in Iraq for statistics there, but warned that the situation... More »

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Afghanistan • US military • US troops • casualties • Iraq war • Afghanistan war

 Iraq OKs US Troops
 for 3 More Years  

Pact gives Iraqis more oversight over American presence

Nov 27, 08 8:14 AM CST
(AP) - Iraq's parliament today passed a security pact with the US that lets American troops stay in the country for 3 more years. The ruling coalition's Shiite and Kurdish blocs as well as the largest Sunni Arab bloc backed the "yes" vote, the AP reports. The parliament speaker said an... More »

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Iraq • Middle East • Iraqi Parliament • US troops • soldier • Muqtada al-Sadr • Iraq exit strategy • security pact

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