US, Afghan Troops Rescue 16 Hostages
Stars and Stripes  |  July 21, 2008

A farmer held captive for four months was freed along with 15 other men last week by U.S. and Afghan forces in western Afghanistan, officials say. More

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Report: Anbar Wants Handover Delay
Stars and Stripes  |  July 14, 2008

The Anbar Provincial Council appealed Saturday for the American military to delay its handover of provincial security responsibilities to Iraqi forces until at least the end of the year, according to a report in Sunday editions of The New York Times. More

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Iraqis to Take Over Anbar Province
Stars and Stripes  |  June 25, 2008

Once the most violent place in Iraq, Anbar province will come under Provincial Iraqi Control on Saturday, a senior military official said. So far, nine Iraqi provinces are under Provincial Iraqi Control in which Iraqi security forces perform day-to-day operations and U.S. troops provide assistance as needed. More

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War Opponent Refuses to Report for Duty
Stars and Stripes  |  June 17, 2008

A former Army journalist refused to report to his new assignment, citing his opposition to the Iraq war. Matthis Chiroux, who served five years in the Army before separating last summer, said he expects and welcomes legal action resulting from his refusal, calling U.S. operations in Iraq an illegal occupation. More

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Antidepressant Use Soars Among Deployed
Stars and Stripes  |  June 12, 2008

For the first time in history, a sizable and growing number of U.S. combat troops are taking daily doses of antidepressants to calm nerves strained by repeated and lengthy tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a Time magazine report. More

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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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