Troop pullout leaves a void
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From Saturday&#39;s earliest light, they looked to salvage a schoolbook here, a cooking pan there, a dust-choked quilt or a shattered picture frame.
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BAGHDAD -- Thousands of US troops swept house to house through mostly Shi'ite areas virtually unopposed yesterday in the opening phase of the long-awaited Baghdad security crackdown. But four US soldiers were killed outside of the capital in an area not covered by the operation.
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Critical to the war effort in Iraq, the National Guard and Army Reserve are drawing fewer enlistees. Will the troop shortage worsen?
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The U.S. commander of a new offensive north of Baghdad, reclaiming insurgent territory day by day, said Sunday his Iraqi partners may be too weak to hold onto the gains. The Iraqi military does not even have enough ammunition, said Brig. Gen. Mick Bednarek: "They're not quite up to the job yet."
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JAMMU, India, Nov. 20 -- India pulled about 3,000 troops out of Kashmir Saturday in a planned withdrawal of army units from the disputed region, Indian officials said.
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OVERLAND PARK, Kansas  - A Kansas military cemetery has run out of space after the burial of another casualty of the Iraq war, officials said on Thursday.
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It must be said that the admission comes at quite a dramatic time. The US commitment to South Korean defense is suspected to be weakening as Washington plans to pull out a third of its 37,000 troops here as part of its global arms redeployment.
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BLUNDERING American troops have let 380 tons of high explosives disappear from an Iraqi military base. Terrorists and insurgents are feared to have raided the weapons stockpiles at the Al
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In Iraq, a new strategy pushes soldiers out of large bases and into communities.
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As troops exit an Iraqi city, a glimpse of what follows for the country.
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Israeli troops and armor completed their pullback from built-up areas in the Gaza Strip early on Saturday, but many soldiers have remained in the territory, redeployed
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Black Watch troops are preparing to fly home to Britain to be reunited with their families in time for Christmas. The 850 strong battle group pulled out of Camp Dogwood and returned to Basra yesterday, marking the end of their month long mission.
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WASHINGTON - Army commanders moved gingerly on Sunday to address a rare and serious case of a US military unit defying orders in a combat zone, seeking to check a disciplinary breakdown while addressing safety concerns common among troops tested daily
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JAMMU, India, Nov. 20 -- India pulled  about 3,000 troops  out of Kashmir Saturday in a planned withdrawal of army units from the disputed region, Indian officials said. The soldiers left their bases in convoys of trucks, jeeps and buses.
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An unusual quiet continued Friday for the second straight day in Iraq, with American forces and insurgents apparently taking a pause after months of heavy combat.
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India News, NEW DELHI - The Indian governmentâs much publicized withdrawal of troops from Kashmir was nothing more than a normal rotation, and the number of soldiers was actually increasing, a television report said on Friday.
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The first batch of Japanese troops began pulling out of Iraq Friday, with about 30 arriving in Kuwait on their way home, news reports said Friday. A C-130 transport aircraft of Japan&#039;s air force carrying about 30 troops arrived at a Kuwaiti airport Friday afternoon, Kyodo News agency reported from Kuwait. Public broadcaster NHK had a similar report.