Iraq War

Anti-U.S. cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has ordered his Mehdi Army militia to maintain its six-month ceasefire, Sadr's spokesman said on Thursday, while his militiamen clashed with Iraqi and U.S. soldiers.

At least three members of an Awakening Council group were killed and seven others wounded by a car bomb attack in a raid on al-Qaida hideout south of Baghdad on Thursday, an Interior Ministry source said.

A Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldier was killed when the Soldier's vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device in western Baghdad Feb. 6.

The battle for Mosul that will play out in the coming weeks and months could be a very different struggle than the successful U.S. campaigns against al-Qaeda militants in Baghdad and elsewhere.

Sgt. Rafael Alicearivera, 30, of Bayamon, Puerto Rico, died Feb. 5 in Tallil, Iraq, of injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 307th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division...

Iraqi and U.N. officials toured a bomb-damaged Shiite shrine in northern Iraq on Wednesday as workers took the first steps in a long-delayed reconstruction — nearly two years after the attack on the famed golden dome became a rallying point...

A look at some insurgent-linked material recovered by the U.S. military in Iraq: Dec. 8: In Muqdadiyah, north of Baghdad, U.S. troops find an Arabic movie script that includes scenes of terrorists training children, and children interrogating...

A loving father, a faithful husband, a devoted son, a hero. Although he was only 29 years old, Durham native Nathan "Nate" Hardy will be remembered for a life's worth of hard work, sacrifice and devotion that he and those close to him...

A mother of five who says she was sexually harassed and assaulted while working for Halliburton/KBR in Iraq is headed for a secretive arbitration process rather than being able to present her case in open court.

Members of a pro-Kurdish political party set up camp near the Iraq border to protest Turkish military raids on Kurdish rebels based on the other side. Separately, a roadside bomb injured two police officers in a border area where guerrillas...

Iraqis are once again leaving Iraq for Syria in greater numbers than are returning, despite the lower level of bloodshed in their homeland, the UN refugee agency said on Wednesday.

The Capital City Airport was full of love for 19-year-old Timothy Collins, a soldier coming home from Iraq...Timothy after he was injured by an explosive device during his one month active duty in Iraq, which prevents him to walk.

The U.S. military has released what it says is a terrorist training video for teenagers and children. Officers say it was found during a December raid northwest of Baghdad. The video shows more than a dozen hooded boys carrying weapons...

The US Army Wednesday reported its forces in Iraq are on average hit with an anti-armor attack once every three days for over a month now. A statement by the MNF said such attacks increased over the past 35 days but caused no serious losses or damage.

Three civilians were wounded by a roadside bomb attack in eastern Mosul, police said. In a separate incident, two policemen were wounded when a roadside bomb exploded by their vehicle in northern Mosul.

U.S. and Iraqi forces detained 20 suspected insurgents in four days of raids across Iraq, the U.S. military said Wednesday. Working off a tip from a local citizen, U.S. troops captured 10 suspects Monday in the Sayifiyah area south of Baghdad...

A bomb targeting a Polish patrol in the southern Iraqi city of Diwaniyah left four people dead Wednesday, including a woman and two children, and nine injured, according to police... No casualties were reported among members of the Polish patrol.

The military's top uniformed officer says U.S. forces are ``significantly stressed'' by fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan while simultaneously trying to stem the tide of violent extremism elsewhere

The Iraqi Government is inviting major oil multinationals to participate for the first time in the development of the oil industry, without waiting for the passage of crucial but controversial hydrocarbons legislation, it was revealed here Wednesday.

A North Dakota manufacturer has agreed to pay $2 million to settle a suit saying it had repeatedly shortchanged the armor in up to 2.2 million helmets for the military, including those for the first troops sent to Iraq and Afghanistan.