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US troops stories: 122 news summaries

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US Joins Sunni Militants to Smash Qaeda

Officer on alliance:
'We have made a deal with the devil'

Jun 9, 07 3:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - American soldiers in Baghdad's violent Amiriyah district of have formed an unlikely alliance in an effort to root out al-Qaeda In Iraq. US troops are giving guns, and even the power of arrest, to a Sunni paramilitary group—and a week into the partnership, they’ve helped kill or capture... More »

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Iraq • Sunni • Baghdad • Nouri al-Maliki • Baghdad Patriots • US troops • Amiriyah • Iraq war • al-Qaeda in Iraq

Attacks on
US Troops
Get Deadlier

Bigger IEDs and more complex ambushes lead to more US deaths in Iraq

Jun 4, 07 5:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iraqi insurgents are using bigger bombs and more sophisticated tactics to kill US troops, reports the Washington Post. While Iraq civilian deaths have dropped 50 percent since the new counterinsurgency strategy was launched in Baghdad, American fatalities compared to the number of wounded have nearly doubled. More »

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Iraq • military • insurgents • Baghdad • military strategy • roadside bomb • US troops • al-Qaeda in Iraq

G.I.'s Disillusioned About the War

Soldiers from 82nd Airborne say they favor withdrawal

May 28, 07 8:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - More than a dozen soldiers from the elite 82d Airborne division tell the New York Times that they now see the war in Iraq as futile. “In 2003, 2004, 100 percent of the soldiers wanted to be here, to fight this war,” says one platoon sergeant who advocates... More »

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Iraq • troop surge • war • US troops • Iraqi soldiers • soldier • Iraq war

U.S. Raid Frees 42 Al Qaeda Captives in Iraq

US officials say Diyala residents are turning against Sunni insurgents

May 28, 07 7:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - U.S. troops freed 42 kidnapped Iraqis from an al Qaeda hideout in Diyala province, north of Baghdad yesterday. Some of the prisoners had been tortured for months, including some who had broken bones and had been hung from the ceiling, AP reports. One captive said he was 14 years... More »

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torture • insurgents • Diyala • US troops • prisoners • death toll • al-Qaeda • Iraq war • al-Qaeda in Iraq

Missing Soldier's Body Identified

Troops continue to
hunt for remaining
two GIs missing since May 12

May 24, 07 7:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US military has identified the body pulled from the Euphrates River yesterday as one of the three missing American soldiers. DNA evidence is still pending, but a commanding officer identified the remains as Pfc. Joseph Anzack Jr., a 20-year-old gunner from Torrance, California. More »

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missing soldiers • Joseph Anzack Jr. • US troops • Euphrates • al-Qaeda

Troops May Double in 'Second Surge'

Analysis of Pentagon orders shows 8 more brigades in Iraq by year's end

May 22, 07 3:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - The number of US combat troops in Iraq is being quietly doubled this year in what the San Francisco Chronicle calls a second surge, the paper concludes from an analysis of Pentagon orders. The combination of new combat brigades and lengthened tours for troops already stationed in Iraq could bring... More »

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Iraq • Pentagon • military strategy • troop surge • US troops • tour of duty • Iraq war • George W. Bush

3 Soldiers Missing, 5 Dead

U.S. and Iraqi troops scour area for missing soldiers

May 12, 07 7:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - A pre-dawn attack on a patrol of seven U.S. soldiers and an Iraqi translator has left five dead and three missing, CNN reports. U.S. and Iraqi troops have joined together to search the violent and explosive region just south of Baghdad for the missing soldiers. More »

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Iraq • US troops • Triangle of Death • soldier • Iraq war

Troops Bomb Ethics Test

Pentagon: troops are out of line with "soldier's rules"

May 5, 07 8:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - U.S. troops in Iraq flunked a survey on battlefield ethics, according to a Pentagon report published yesterday. Of the 1,767 soldiers interviewed, more than one-third endorse torture, two-thirds would not turn in a team member for abusing civilians, and 10% admit to harassing civilians and vandalizing property—all... More »

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Iraq • ethics • military • mental health • US troops • US Army • soldier • Iraq war

Attack on GIs Kills Nine, Wounds 20

Outpost assault is deadliest in almost
two years for U.S. troops

Apr 24, 07 6:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - A truck bomb attack on a U.S. military outpost killed nine American infantrymen in the Iraqi province of Diyala yesterday, and wounded 20 more. The attack was one of the deadliest ground assaults on American troops since the war began, raising the question whether the 10-week-old counterinsurgency strategy is... More »

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Iraq • Diyala • roadside bomb • war • US troops • bombing

Sudan OKs U.N. Peacekeepers

Sudanese government assents to international intervention

Apr 17, 07 1:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sudan agreed to allow 3,000 U.N. peacekeepers into its devastated Darfur region yesterday, but American and British officials were quick to say that it's not enough to stem genocide. They're calling for a force of 17,000 to 20,000, as agreed to in a peace accord signed... More »

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United Nations • Darfur • genocide • Sudan • peacekeeping mission • US troops • John Negroponte • Ban Ki-Moon

Troops to Serve Longer in Iraq

Many will spend
more time in combat zones than the boys
of World War II

Apr 12, 07 6:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Army units in Iraq and Afghanistan will have their tours of duty extended to 15 months, from the standard one year, the military said yesterday. The policy—enacted to alleviate troop shortages—allows soldiers to remain at home for at least one year between assignments.  “Our forces are... More »

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Iraq • Afghanistan • military • Robert Gates • US troops • tour of duty • US Army

Baghdad No Safer 2 Months Into Surge

As insurgents adapt,  the body count is
rising again

Apr 9, 07 1:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Baghdad is no more stable than it was before the American troop surge, the Times reports. With death squads trying to stay off the radar, sectarian executions have dropped in some corners of the city. But executions have given way to increased car bombings, chlorine gas attacks, and the burning... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • security • troop surge • force buildup • US troops • violence

Military Skimps On Soldiers' Benefits

Disabilities shrugged off, wounded
troops are sent back into action

Apr 9, 07 7:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Soldiers are being deprived of disability benefits, having their injuries downgraded and even being sent back into the field when they're not fit to fight, a U.S. News investigation shows.  An arbitrary and system for rating disabilities has been a problem for years, veteran advocates say, but it's... More »

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medicine • military • health • US troops • disability

Iraq Is Breaking the Army

Inadequate training, gear, hobbles troops

Apr 6, 07 8:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - The U.S. Army is stretched so thin in Iraq and Afghanistan that it's sending ill-prepared and ill-equipped young people into harm’s way, Time reports. And the surge in troops is only deepening the crisis: Two of the five new brigades bound for the Middle East will skip vital... More »

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Iraq • John Abizaid • troop surge • US troops • US Army • soldier • training • Iraq war

IRAN TO RELEASE SAILORS

Apr 4, 07 9:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - The 15 captured British sailors are to be released immediately, says Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The surprise announcement came toward the end of an hour-long press conference, in which Ahmadinejad berated the British government for using the situation to create "media hype." He maintains that the Brits invaded... More »

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Iran • War on Terror • politics • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • US troops • Britain • hostage

Support The Troops With
A War Tax

Dems should insist
on paying, not borrowing, for war

Apr 3, 07 4:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - If the Democrats want to support the troops but call the question on the war, they should pass a "war tax,"  writes Richard Hall in the Detroit Free Press. They could adopt the supplemental appropriations, but attach an income tax surcharge to finance it. Would the president... More »

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Iraq • Bush administration • Democrats • taxes • Detroit • war • US troops • Iraq war

The Surge Is
Our Last Stand 

By the beginning of the coming year, "the Army will begin to unravel"

Apr 3, 07 3:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - "We are in a position of strategic peril," says a retired general who's just back from Bagdhad in a blunt, sobering piece in the L.A. Times. Barry McCaffrey, now at West Point, urges support of the surge and the new strategy to secure Baghdad without  sugar coating... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • troop surge • US troops • timetable • US Army

Senate Backs Troop Pullout Timetable

Bill ties troop funding to March 2008 withdrawal deadline

Mar 28, 07 7:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Democrats in the Senate  pulled off a surprise victory yesterday in their bid to force President Bush to bring troops home from Iraq—deflecting a GOP effort to kill the troop withdrawal plan. The Democrats’ proposal sets a March 2008 deadline for ending the conflict and is folded into a... More »

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Iraq • War on Terror • Congress • Democrats • Chuck Hagel • Charles Schumer • war • US troops • troop withdrawal • Iraq war • George W. Bush

Sadr City Safest Spot in Baghdad

Mar 27, 07 12:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Six weeks into the surge the vast Baghdad slum called Sadr City is the safest and best-run part of  the city—but not because of the stepped-up efforts on the part of government forces.  Moqtada al-Sadr is said to be somewhere in Iran, but his representatives run hospitals, school,... More »

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Iraq • Sadr City • Baghdad • Mahdi Army • US troops • Muqtada al-Sadr

Pace: Homosexuality Is "Immoral"

Mar 13, 07 10:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - "Don't ask, don't tell" works fine for Gen. Peter Pace, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, because "homosexual acts are immoral" and should not be condoned any more than adultery within the ranks. Pace defended the Pentagon's current policy on gays to the Chicago Tribune, opposing proposed... More »

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Iraq • Afghanistan • gay rights • military • Pentagon • Peter Pace • Don't Ask, Don't Tell • Joint Chiefs of Staff • US troops • homosexuality • soldier

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