BAGHDAD, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- The number of U.S. combat brigades in Iraq will be reduced from 15 to 14 about six weeks earlier than planned, Pentagon officials say.
MACDILL AFB, Fla., Oct. 31 (UPI) -- U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus took over U.S. Central Command Friday at a change of command ceremony in Florida.
BAGHDAD, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Iraq remains vital for al-Qaida and other terrorist groups because of its oil wealth, said Army Gen. David Petraeus, the U.S. military commander in Iraq.
BAGHDAD, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus will turn over command in Iraq to Lt. Gen. Raymond Odierno before taking over Central Command, the military said.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus is recommending a reduction of nearly 8,000 U.S. troops in Iraq because of improved conditions, a military official said Friday.
BAGHDAD, July 29 (UPI) -- U.S. combat deaths in Iraq may be lower and overall violence dropping to "normal" levels, but the top U.S. general in Iraq says progress could be reversed.
WASHINGTON, July 10 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate voted Thursday to confirm Gen. David Petraeus as head of Central Command and Gen. Ray Odierno to Petraeus's former post in Iraq.
WASHINGTON, May 22 (UPI) -- U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus said Thursday he thinks he will be able to order further U.S. troop reductions in Iraq come September.
WASHINGTON, March 19 (UPI) -- A future drawdown of U.S. troops in Iraq would not be considered if the withdrawal negates gains made in the country, President George Bush said Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, is reportedly being considered for the top NATO command this year.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says if the situation in Iraq remains stable, more than 40,000 U.S. troops could return home by July.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- U.S. military commanders are working on a post-surge plan to give remaining combat brigades the job of training and supporting Iraqi forces, a report says.
BAGHDAD, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- The U.S. military will begin implementing a phased withdrawal of its troops from Iraq by drawing down troop numbers by a full brigade by the end of the year.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. President George W. Bush used his weekly Oval Office radio address to reiterate the main points he covered in Thursday night’s televised address on Iraq.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- President George W. Bush says he is prepared to accept Army Gen. David Petraeus' recommendation to reduce combat troops in Iraq by 5,700 and not replace them.
