US commander says theft 'improbable' after invasion
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WASHINGTON -- The infantry commander whose troops first captured the Iraqi weapons depot where 377 tons of explosives disappeared said yesterday it is ''very highly improbable&quot; that someone could have trucked out so much material once US forces arrived in the area.
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Operators mistakenly took a Navy pilot's F/A-18 Hornet for an incoming Iraqi missile during the spring 2003 invasion of Iraq, the U.S. Central Command said Friday.
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A U.S. commander in Iraq believes it would not be possible to withdraw troops from his region south and east of Baghdad by year's end. Army Maj. Gen. Rick Lynch said a pullout would be a "giant step backward."
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An alleged threat to blow up US ships may not have come from Iranian speedboats, US navy sources say.
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The US civilian who formerly governed Iraq after the coalition invasion says the United States did not have enough troops there. Paul Bremer, administrator for the US-led occupation government until the handover
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American military commanders now seriously doubt that Iraqi security forces will be able to hold the ground that U.S. troops are fighting to clear &#151; gloomy predictions that strike at the heart of Washington's key strategy to turn the tide in Iraq.
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The top commander of US Marines in Iraq says US and Iraqi troops have &quot;broken the back&quot; of the insurgency there by taking control of Fallujah.
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The U.S. military said on Saturday that  reports that Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi had been  detained in Iraq were not credible.
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U.S. and Iraqi commanders said on Saturday there had been a remarkable improvement in the country's security over the past year, but the top American general also warned that the gains could be reversed.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq A top Iraqi commander says the attacker of the US base in Mosul might have been disguised as a member of the Iraqi security forces.
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The commander of a British regiment that lost three soldiers in a suicide attack near Baghdad had expressed security concerns before his unit was redeployed to aid US forces, a newspaper reported Saturday.
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A portable hard drive that may contain the personal information of up to 48,000 veterans may have been stolen, the Department of Veterans Affairs and a lawmaker said Friday.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - American troops have arrested a senior commander of the U.S.-trained Iraqi National Guard for alleged ties to insurgents, underscoring the obstacles toward building a strong Iraqi security force capable of taking over from U.S. troops and restoring stability to the country...
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BAQUBAH, Iraq -- The US commander meets with a former general in Saddam Hussein's army over lunch, promises weapons, and wishes him a return to high office. For both men, the conversation comes at great risk, and neither knows whether the other is an ally or an enemy.
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A U.S. general expressed doubt on Tuesday about reports U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan had killed more than 230 civilians this year, saying it was hard to get a good count as combat took place in remote areas.
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A US military unit that wouldn't make a risky delivery poses a challenge to discipline.
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Although the Iraqi city of Fallujah is secure now that Marines there control the city, it is not yet safe for residents to return, the commander