Observation balloons fly high in Iraq
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The lumbering, low-tech observation balloon, first used on Civil War battlefields, is making a comeback in Iraq. But this time around it&#39;s packed with zoom-lens video cameras and thermal imagers.
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The deadly attacks against U.S. forces on Iraqi highways have prompted the Air Force to increase its use of aircraft to carry supplies to American troops on the most dangerous routes.
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A hi-tech bomb, similar to the ones used by militants in Iraq, is found in the Afghan capital, Kabul.
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Thousands crowded the Manhattan streets for the sounds of marching bands from across the country and the sights of gigantic balloons floating high in the sky.
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A convoy of troop trucks and  Humvee patrol vehicles speed for safety across an arid stretch  of Iraq under a hot sun, wind whipping past their windows.
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KERBALA, Iraq  - Iraq's prime minister flew to the holy city of Kerbala on Wednesday and declared order had been restored after inter-Shi'ite gunbattles there killed 52 people and sent hundreds of thousands of pilgrims fleeing.
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The U.S. military in Iraq said it was checking reports from Iraqi police and residents that a helicopter came down just north of Baghdad on Friday.
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Al-ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Iraq's prime minister and two top American officials flew to the blistering western desert yesterday in a rare joint outing to highlight gains there in the fight against insurgents, hours before the military reported the deaths of eight US troops.
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Smoke was seen rising above the Green Zone, which houses Iraq&#39;s interim government, as well as the American and other foreign embassies.
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One of the latest tools being deployed in the war in Iraq and Afghanistan seems to be old-fashioned. Think weather balloons or blimps.
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NAJAF, Iraq  - A delegation of Iraqi political and  religious leaders flew from Baghdad to Najaf on U.S. military  helicopters Tuesday in a bid to end a bloody Shi'ite uprising.
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Washington -- The US force in Iraq is about to expand to its highest level of the war. The Pentagon says the force of 138,000 today will swell to about 150,000 by the middle of next month.
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Amid growing concerns about the stability of Iraq, the Pentagon yesterday announced that it will boost the number of troops there to the highest
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Industrial chlorine cylinders make comeback US military spokesmen in Baghdad yesterday indicated a new trend in bombing attacks by Iraqi insurgents.â¦
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NAJAF, Iraq  - U.S. aircraft, apparently AC-130  gunships, pounded positions held by Shi'ite militiamen in the  Iraqi holy city of Najaf Thursday and large orange multiple  flashes lit the night sky.
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Iraq's new air force took to the skies this week for the first time since the U.S. invaded last year and disbanded the country's armed forces, the U.S. military said.
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Iraq&#39;s flagship air carrier, Iraqi Airlines, took off Saturday on its first flight in 14 years with its one plane flying between Amman and Baghdad.