Iraq War

His left leg is shattered, amputated below the knee from a rocket-propelled grenade that slammed into him while on patrol in Iraq three weeks ago...Army Pvt. Jesus "Jesse" De La Cruz said he considers his sacrifice worth the cost

The U.S. military has launched an investigation into the shooting deaths of three Iraqi civilians, including a 2-year-old girl, after numerous witnesses reported that they were killed by gunfire from American soldiers.

The Bush administration plans to announce next week that U.S. soldiers' combat tours will be reduced from 15 months to 12 months in Iraq and Afghanistan beginning later this summer, The Associated Press has learned.

Staff Sgt. Travis L. Griffin, 28, of Dover, Del., died April 3 near Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 377th Security Forces Squadron, Kirtland AFB, N.M.

Spc. Charles A. Jankowski, 24, of Panama City, Fla., died March 28, in Arab Jabour, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the 3rd Brigade Troops Battalion...

Amid investigations into fatal shootings of civilians and allegations of tax violations, Blackwater USA's multimillion-dollar contract to protect diplomats in Baghdad has been renewed, the State Department said Friday.

U.S. forces are pushing Shiite militias farther from the Green Zone in an attempt to put the area out of range for rockets and mortars that have recently pounded the diplomatic and government enclave.

The U.S. soldiers fanned out with search dogs and shovels in a dangerous swath of desert territory on Baghdad's northwestern outskirts. The remains of Staff Sgt. Keith Matthew Maupin were found hours later as dusk fell — about 20 kilometers...

Tech. Sgt. Jerome Baker, a member of the Multinational Forces unit attached to the embassy in Baghdad, was injured when a rocket struck a vehicle at the embassy. Shrapnel hit Baker in the upper left leg as he ran for cover.

Gunmen fired rocket-propelled grenades at a convoy carrying senior Iraqi commanders in Basra, a Reuters correspondent in the convoy said. Nobody was hurt.

Five days of intense fighting between the Mehdi army militia and the Iraqi military has left hospitals in Iraq overwhelmed with the number of casualties. Doctors for Iraq's network of doctors across the country report that hospitals...

Staff Sgt. Jamie Linen’s crew hits the road every day, taking supplies and transporting soldiers from Forward Operating Base Falcon to nearby patrol bases where Georgia-based “surge” troops of the 3rd Infantry Division are based.

Robert DeKelaita, a U.S. lawyer who is himself a Christian born in Iraq, is on a mission to help others gain U.S. asylum. He would rather see them return to a safe homeland.

Springboro Mayor John Agenbroad and city Police Chief Jeff Kruithoff said 27-year-old Travis Griffin was killed in an explosion Thursday in central Baghdad.

More than 1,000 Iraqi soldiers and policemen either refused to fight or simply abandoned their posts during the inconclusive assault against Shiite militias in Basra last week, a senior Iraqi government official said Thursday.

British military command in Southern Iraq has deployed more military units around Basra to provide Iraqi forces with logistical support.

Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Friday ordered his forces to stop raids across Iraq to allow time for those wanting to surrender their weapons in the wake of fierce clashes with Shiite fighters.

A suicide bomber killed at least 15 people and wounded eight when he blew himself up during a funeral Friday in Diyala province, north of Baghdad, police said.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Friday ordered a nationwide freeze on raids against suspected Shiite militiamen, according to a statement issued by his office.

A new classified intelligence assessment on Iraq cites significantly improved security since the last assessment was delivered in August, a senior military official said.