Leaders from the Musudi and Janabi tribes gather around as Army Lt. Col. Mike Getchell, commander of 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, welcomes Sunni and Shiia former detainees back to their communities in northern Babil province, Iraq, Oct. 3, 2008.
Sunni, Shiia Reconcile Over Eid, Release Prisoners
By Army Staff Sgt. Michel Sauret
Special to American Forces [...]
Larger Force in Afghanistan ‘Might Be Counterintuitive,’ General Says
By Gerry J. Gilmore
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, June 13, 2008 – The current number of forces in Afghanistan is enough to accomplish the mission, but it’ll take awhile to do so, the U.S. officer who just finished his tour as commander of NATO troops in Afghanistan said [...]
