The last of the surge is leaving Iraq. The U.S. military has begun withdrawing the last of the extra brigades that were deployed to the country in 2007. Rear Admiral Patrick Driscoll in Baghdad was made available to Reuters by the Pentagon. SOUNDBITE: Rear Admiral Patrick Driscoll in Baghdad (English): "We are taking about five combat brigades out of the battle field and it would appear to be maybe a difficult problem, but actually, with the growth of Iraqi security forces, I think we are going to continue to see the trend of decreased violence like we have seen in the last six months." The U.S. military had 20 combat brigades in Iraq at its peak in 2007, with troop levels approaching 170,000. That number will fall to about 140,000 once the final "surge" brigade departs. SOUNDBITE: Rear Admiral Patrick Driscoll in Baghdad (English): "The first step is, you have to do the kinetic part to establish security in those areas. But then you have to stay there and bring in help to...
With violence in Iraq overall at four-year lows, Basra could serve as an example of obstacles the country faces as it edges toward recovery from the turmoil that followed the U.S.-led invasion in...
U.S. President George W. Bush refused to be deterred by an intelligence report that suggests Iran has halted its bid to build nuclear weapons, insisting that the new information only proves how...
It was a US troop build up in Iraq widely known as "the surge." The Bush Administration adding some 30,000 troops on the ground in a new approach aimed at providing security while giving Iraqi...
U.S. presidential contender Barack Obama pledged Wednesday his "unshakable commitment to Israel's security" during a visit to the rocket-scarred town of Sderot, emphasizing his support of the...
A suicide bomber detonates an explosive vest at a dinner banquet in Sunni neighborhood in Baghdad killing 25 people -- a reminder that violence in Iraq may have eased, but has not gone away. The...
Russian troops on Monday invaded parts of western Georgia and launched new raids across the country as fighting raged in the breakaway Georgian province of South Ossetia. The United Nations...
Eight people are killed in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, after an explosion destroyed a house early Monday morning. Basra has seen numerous U.S. air strikes over the past two weeks after Iraqi...
North Korea handed over a long-delayed account of its nuclear activities on Thursday (June 26), the White House said, a step that will bring the North relief from U.S. sanctions but still leave...
U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain steps off a helicopter in Mosul, Iraq. He's here on a fact-finding mission for the Senate Armed Services Committee to assess a U.S. troop...
The Iranian president becomes the first major regional leader to visit Iraq since the fall of Saddam Hussein - his arrival a stark contrast to the secretive visits made by George Bush. It is also...
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