Contractor in Iraq Faces Court-Martial
Stars and Stripes  |  May 13, 2008

A contractor in Iraq accused of aggravated assault will face a U.S. military court-martial, the first such case under an amendment to rules covering civilians with U.S. forces in combat zones, officials said Monday. More

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Thousands of 'Unfit' Troops Have Deployed
Stars and Stripes  |  May 09, 2008

More than 43,000 U.S. troops listed as medically unfit for combat in the weeks before their scheduled deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan were sent anyway, according to DoD records. The numbers of non-deployable Soldiers are based on health assessment forms filled out by medical personnel. More

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Camp Bucca GIs Asked to Skip Meals?
Stars and Stripes  |  April 29, 2008

A complaint that soldiers have had to skip some meals at Camp Bucca in southern Iraq has prompted the commander to concede a change in food distribution may have had some "growing pains." More

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Haditha Killings Trial Set to Start
Agence France-Presse  |  March 26, 2008

A U.S. Marine faces a court martial March 27 in the long-awaited first trial of Marines involved in the killing of 24 Iraqis in the town of Haditha three years ago. More

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55 Dead in Basra, Baghdad Fighting
Associated Press  |  March 26, 2008

At least 55 people have died in two days of fighting between Shiite militias and U.S.-Iraqi forces in Baghdad and the southern city of Basra, officials say. Some 300 people were reported wounded in the clashes, which present the gravest challenge to the Iraqi government in months. More

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Iraqi Forces, Militias Clash in Basra
Associated Press  |  March 25, 2008

Iraqi forces clashed with Shiite militias in the southern oil port of Basra on March 25 as a security plan to clamp down on violence between rival militia factions in the region began. More

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Marine Reunited with Stray Iraqi Dog
Associated Press  |  March 25, 2008

A San Diego-based Marine major was reunited on Saturday with one of his closest war buddies -- a 2-year-old dog named Nubs. More

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Two Kidnapped Contractors Found Dead
Associated Press  |  March 25, 2008

The remains of two U.S. contractors kidnapped in Iraq more than a year ago have been recovered, the FBI said Monday, weeks after families of several long-missing men gained hope that they might be found alive. More

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US Death Toll in Iraq Hits 4,000
Associated Press  |  March 24, 2008

U.S. officials said they will press forward in the fight against extremists in Iraq a day after the U.S. death toll in the five-year conflict rose to 4,000. The White House called the grim milestone "a sober moment" and said President Bush spends time every day thinking about those who lost their lives. More

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Kin Torn by Citizenship for Fallen
Associated Press  |  March 24, 2008

A young, ambitious immigrant from Guatemala. A Nigerian medic. A Soldier from China who boasted he would one day become an American general. An Indian native whose headstone displays the first emblem of the Sikh faith to appear in Arlington National Cemetery. These were among more than 100 foreign-born members of the U.S. military who earned American citizenship by dying in Iraq. More

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