Bush Announces Shorter Deployment Lengths
By Fred W. Baker III
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, April 10, 2008 – President Bush today directed Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates to shorten deployment lengths for U.S. soldiers in Iraq from 15 to 12 months, starting in August. Video
Bush said he made the decision to reduce the strain on the force [...]
Coalition Captures Bomb Facilitator, Detains Terror Suspects
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, March 2, 2008 – Coalition forces in Iraq captured an alleged homemade-bomb facilitator with ties to al Qaeda in Iraq today, and detained numerous other terrorism suspects in a variety of recent operations, military officials reported.
The alleged facilitator reportedly is involved in a network supplying [...]
The surge of additional forces into Baghdad and other areas of Iraq is working
