U.S. Forces on Track to Be out of Iraqi Cities by Summer, General Says
U.S. Forces on Track to Be out of Iraqi Cities by Summer, General Says By Fred W. Baker III American Forces Press Service BALAD, Iraq, Dec. 13, 2008 – U.S. combat forces are on track to be out of Iraqi cities by June 30 in accordance with the recently signed status of forces agreement between the United States [...]
Iraq: Coalition Forces Kill Enemy Fighters, Detain Dozens
Coalition Forces Kill Enemy Fighters, Detain Dozens in Iraq Operations American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, July 13, 2008 – Coalition forces detained several suspects, including three wanted individuals, during operations today to disrupt al-Qaeda in Iraq and foreign-terrorist operations in central and northern Iraq. – During an operation in southern Baghdad, coalition forces captured a wanted individual believed [...]
Coalition Forces Kill Four Iranian-Trained Fighters in Iraq
Coalition Forces Kill Four Iranian-Trained Fighters in Iraq American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, April 24, 2008 – Coalition forces killed four Iranian-trained “special groups” criminals and detained five other suspected criminals today in Rashidiyah, Iraq, north of Baghdad. Intelligence sources led the forces to the location of a criminal suspected of receiving weapons and finances from Iran. He [...]
New Press Releases From DoD, ‘American Forces Press Service’ - Interesting Stories
Judges Return to Salman Pak WASHINGTON, March 12, 2008 – Iraqi judges surveyed the new government center in Salman Pak, Iraq, on March 10, during their first visit back since 2005 when they were forced to relocate by extremist groups made the area too dangerous to remain. ‘Why We Serve’ Speakers Inspire ROTC Cadets WASHINGTON, March [...]
Iraq Operations Net Key Suspects; Rocket Attacks Drop
Progress continues as al Qaeda is on the run. Criminal gangs are being captured and killed along with weapons caches while the civilian population is more willing to assist their army bring the long awaited peace to Iraq. We’re getting there. American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Dec. 11, 2007 – Coalition forces in Iraq killed one terrorist, captured [...]
Iraq Surge: ‘improvement was like someone flipped a switch…’
Newspapers, TV, radio and Internet blogs are all slowing down on their reporting of the Iraq War. Why? Because the news is boringly boring (yep! that’s what I said). The awe of reporting that 150 poor souls have been blown up in a market somewhere in Iraq has all but ceased. The horror of reporting [...]