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More U.S. troops seen in Iraq by summer
(Reuters) Reuters - The United States will probably have more troops in Iraq this summer than it did before pouring in forces last year -- even after a planned drawdown, a U.S. general said on Friday. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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More U.S. troops seen in Iraq by summer WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will probably have more troops in Iraq this summer than it did before pouring in forces last year -- even after a planned drawdown, a U.S. general said on Friday. Home > Rss Directory > General > Reuters |
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Some 8,000 'surge' troops will remain in Iraq About 8,000 of the 30,000 "surge" troops sent to Iraq in 2007 will not go home as planned this summer, the pentagon said Monday. Home > Rss Directory > General > CNN |
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Obama Urges Sending More US Troops to Afghanistan (Update1) - Bloomberg WELT ONLINEObama Urges Sending More US Troops to Afghanistan (Update1)Bloomberg - 1 hour agoBy Jonathan D. Salant July 20 (Bloomberg) -- Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, said today that US combat troops should be shifted to Afghanistan from Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Up to 30,000 new U.S. troops in Afghanistan by summer
(Reuters) Reuters - The United States is aiming to send 20,000 to 30,000 extra troops to Afghanistan by the beginning of next summer, the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Saturday. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Envoy: US troops to be in Iraq into '09
(AP) AP - President Bush's top diplomat in Iraq said Friday that the U.S. plans to keep combat troops there into 2009, seen as the tipping point for establishing the nation's long-term security, and he offered no deadline for a full withdrawal. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Iraq says no firm dates in draft U.S. troops deal
(Reuters) Reuters - A draft agreement between the United States and Iraq contains no fixed dates for U.S. forces to withdraw, but Iraq would like combat troops out by the end of 2011, government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said on Thursday. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Iraq PM says U.S. troops will leave if no pact
(Reuters) Reuters - Iraq will not seek to extend the U.N. mandate of U.S. troops and they will pull out immediately if Iraqi parliament fails to approve a pact allowing them to stay until 2011, Iraq's prime minister said on Sunday. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Army aims to cut Iraq tours in summer: general
(Reuters) Reuters - The U.S. Army aims to cut the length of deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan this summer, its top general said on Tuesday, as commanders seek to reduce severe war strains on the force. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Obama wants more troops in Afghanistan KABUL (Reuters) - Presidential hopeful Barack Obama called the situation in Afghanistan "precarious and urgent" on Sunday and said Washington should start planning to transfer more troops there from Iraq. Home > Rss Directory > General > Reuters |
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Bush halts Iraq troop cuts but shortens tours - Reuters Ledger IndependentBush halts Iraq troop cuts but shortens toursReuters - 9 hours agoBy Tabassum Zakaria WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush said on Thursday he would suspend US troop withdrawals from Iraq this summer but cut the length of tours of duty, as Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Booby-trap bomb kills six US troops in Iraqi house - Reuters Alalam News NetworkBooby-trap bomb kills six US troops in Iraqi houseReuters - 5 hours agoBy Peter Graff BAGHDAD, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Six US soldiers were killed on Wednesday when a house rigged with explosives blew up north of Baghdad during a new US-Iraqi offensive tar Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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U.S. expects 140,000 troops in Iraq after drawdown
(Reuters) Reuters - The United States expects to have about 140,000 troops in Iraq even after completing a planned drawdown of combat forces in July, the Pentagon said on Monday. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Turkey withdraws troops from northern Iraq
(Reuters) Reuters - Turkey pulled its troops out of northern Iraq on Friday, ending a major offensive against Kurdish PKK rebels that Washington had feared might destabilize the wider region. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Iraq says it wants to restrict movement of U.S. troops BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq said on Friday it would not grant U.S. troops freedom of movement for military operations in a new agreement being negotiated on extending the presence of American troops on its soil. Home > Rss Directory > General > Reuters |
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Iraq says no firm dates in draft U.S. troops deal BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A draft agreement between the United States and Iraq contains no fixed dates for U.S. forces to withdraw, but Iraq would like combat troops out by the end of 2011, government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said on Thursday. Home > Rss Directory > General > Reuters |
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Iraq says no firm dates in U.S. troops deal BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A draft agreement between the United States and Iraq contains no fixed dates for U.S. forces to withdraw, but Iraq would like combat troops out by the end of 2011, government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said on Thursday. Home > Rss Directory > General > Reuters |
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Iraq wants U.S. troops deal to expire in three years
(Reuters) Reuters - Iraq wants an agreement authorizing the continued presence of U.S. troops on its soil to expire in three years, government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said on Friday. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Iraq PM: U.S. agrees to withdraw troops by 2011
(Reuters) Reuters - Iraq and the United States have agreed that all U.S. troops will leave by the end of 2011, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Monday, but Washington said no final deal had been reached. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Bush to order 8,000 troops out of Iraq
(Reuters) Reuters - President George W. Bush on Tuesday will announce plans to withdraw about 8,000 American troops from Iraq by February 2009 and deploy soldiers to Afghanistan where violence has been surging. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |