One Marine battalion, about 1,000 troops, will go home in November and not be replaced. An Army brigade of around 4,000 troops will leave in February. In addition, about 3,400 support forces will also be removed from Iraq picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

THE Defence Minister today listed the security of the world's oil supply as one of the major reasons for Australia's continuing military presence in Iraq as John Howard spelled out plans to keep troops in the country. picked by maxriter 2 years ago

Iraq celebrated the withdrawal of American troops from its cities with parades, fireworks and a national holiday on Tuesday as the prime minister trumpeted the country’s sovereignty from American occupation to a wary public.

The excitement, however, has rung hollow for many Iraqis. Update to this story picked by Bingo 5 months ago

British troops executed as many as 20 Iraqi prisoners after a gun battle in May 2004, lawyers claim. Some alleged survivors of the gun battle near the southern Iraqi town of Majar al-Kabir also claim corpses were mutilated by UK military personnel. picked by mahler87 2 years ago

Dozens of walrus carcasses have washed up on beaches this summer, many missing their heads and ivory tusks. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Fort Dix in New Jersey is starting to provide comfortable, suburban-style housing to troops stationed there. The reaction: "Oh, wow!" said Army Command Sgt. Maj. Ken Davidson as he walked through the modern kitchen of a townhouse yesterday. "This brings families into the modern era of housing." picked by hisidea 2 years ago

More than 180,000 civilians — including Americans, foreigners and Iraqis — are working in Iraq under U.S. contracts, picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

The economic crisis could help the military recruit and retain troops, Pentagon officials said Friday, potentially ending years of extraordinary bonuses and waivers that have become necessary to keep enough troops to fight two wars. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

Washington Post reported that Obama was sending 13k troops, mostly support personnel to help our forces in Afghanistan. The pentagon refuted that number and stated there was no way to get an accurate number. picked by 2manyusernames 2 months ago

The United Nations says it will send troops to the homes of Madonna and Angelina Jolie in an effort to end their reign of hypocritical self-righteousness and to silence what it called their "endless stream of self-congratulatory platitudes". In a statement this morning the organization said that it would use force if necessary, and that it would probably be necessary. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

In direct violation of the Posse Comitatus Act, which forbids military troops from playing a role in domestic law enforcement, the Pentagon has announced plans to station 20,000 armed, uniformed troops inside the United States where they will walk the streets, ready to "respond to terrorism events," picked by Bornbad 12 months ago

Suicides among US soldiers in Iraq doubled last year over the previous year to a level last seen in 2003, US army medical experts said today. picked by teaya21 3 years ago

The Bush administration in 2002 considered sending U.S. troops into a Buffalo, N.Y., suburb to arrest a group of terror suspects in what would have been a nearly unprecedented use of military power, The New York Times reported. picked by kakana 4 months ago

They use the stuff to detect trip wires on bombs.

Hooray for her awesome idea!! picked by moe 2 years ago

Gen. Douglas MacArthur had his signature corncob pipe. Soldiers got cigarettes in their C-rations during World War II.

Now a proposal to make the forces smoke-free is drawing strong reactions from troops who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan, even though the Pentagon itself says any ban is a long way off. picked by Bingo 3 months ago

Iraqis can't beat us in face to face combat, resort to cowardly bombing strikes to kill little handfulls of soldiers to feed war protests and make us run home with our tails between our legs. Oh well, too bad it won't work. picked by ReBoot 3 years ago

Water supplied by a division of Haliburton, Dick Cheney's old company, was dirty, smelly and caused skin and intestinal problems. picked by suebe 2 years ago

John Kerry fires back like a politician, avoiding reference to the original accusation picked by tomphoolry 3 years ago

This is an interactive map where you can see the names and a brief bio on all of the troops that have been killed during the wars on Iraq and Afghanistan. You can look by name, location or date of loss. You can leave a message for any or all of them. picked by dollyllama 6 months ago

According to the Iraqi Foreign Minister, Turkey has built up a huge number of soldiers on its border with northern Iraq. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago