Operation Iraqi Freedom
AFIE2003091603 - KIRKUK, IRAQ, SEPT. 15, 2003 (UPI) -- Secretary of State Colin Powell talks with Major General Raymond T. Odierno, Commander US Army 4th Infantry Division, as he proceeds to an awaiting UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter Sept. 15, 2003. Secretary Powell made a short stop at Kirkuk AB, Iraq on his way to Halahjah LZ, Iraq. rlw/AFIE/Charlein C. Sheets UPI
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday his 2013 budget request seeks increases for special operations and reductions in the end strength of the Army.
BAGHDAD, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, visiting Iraq Monday, said significant risks remain despite recent security gains and reductions in U.S. combat troops.
BAGHDAD, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- A top coalition commander in Iraq says the number of explosively formed penetrator encounters by coalition forces is showing a downward trend in Iraq.
BAGHDAD, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- A top U.S. commander in Iraq is urging caution over the future handover of operations to Iraqi forces.
BAGHDAD, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- A recent series of quick strikes in Iraq have resulted in the deaths of more that two dozen suspected al-Qaida members according to a top U.S. Army official.
BAGHDAD, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- The Multinational Corps-Iraq announced it has exceeded command retention goals.
BAGHDAD, June 23 (UPI) -- Eighty percent of the top al-Qaida leaders in Baghdad fled the city before U.S. troops began a major offensive there this week, it was reported Saturday.
BAGHDAD, May 25 (UPI) -- Rebel Shiite cleric Moktada Sadr has returned to Iraq.
BAGHDAD, May 4 (UPI) -- A top U.S. commander in Iraq said attacks with bombs powerful enough to pierce the armor of tanks have increased to record levels.
BAGHDAD, March 18 (UPI) -- Sunni insurgents, not Shiite militias are turning out to be the primary concern for coalition forces trying to bring calm to Baghdad, officials say.
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