Petraeus Parallels Iraq, Afghanistan Strategies
WASHINGTON: Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, the author of the military’s counterinsurgency manual, yesterday explained the principles that led to ...
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Stakes high as Obama shifts from Iraq to Afghan war
Washington: President Barack Obama has moved quickly to shift the US military's focus to the Afghan war instead of Iraq, ...
A new idea for Baghdad security: anti-terrorist trees
Baghdad: French businessman Jean-Marie Zimmermann came to Baghdad with a modest proposal: to replace the city's vast network of concrete ...
Army welders use skills to counter IEDs in Iraq
BAGHDAD: On a dark night, two terrorists discovered tunnels underneath a heavily traveled road in western Baghdad and used an ...
Hanscom Airmen to Help Iraqis Control, Defend their Airspace
HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE: Members of the 350th Electronic Systems Group here are working to bolster Iraq's air force with ...
ScanEagle UAV Logs 150,000 Service Hours in Iraq and Afghanistan
ST. LOUIS: The ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system (UAS), a joint effort of The Boeing Company and its subsidiary Insitu Inc., ...
U.S. forces continue to transfer responsibilities to Iraqis
WASHINGTON: American forces in Iraq continue to transfer more responsibilities to the Iraqi government and their security forces as part ...
Security forces unit provides combat support to Iraq
FORWARD OPERATING BASE FALCON, Iraq: Airmen from the 732nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Det. 3, provide outside-the-wire combat support by ...
Study aims to identify IED detection experts
WASHINGTON: Some Soldiers seem to have a sixth sense at being able to spot improvised explosive devices, researchers found, while ...
Iraqis provide new line of security for Joint Base Balad
JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq: Another layer of outer perimeter security was added here April 1 to help protect the men ...
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