August 7, 2009 in Security
1st Brigade Combat Team begins heading to Iraq FayObserver.com About 3500 soldiers of the 1st Brigade Combat Team have begun departing for a year in Iraq to advise and assist local security forces, ... 'Dragon' brigade set to deploy to IraqAbilene Recorder Chronicle Iraqi soldiers train for route clearance operationsUnited States Army (press release) all 6 news articles » |
August 6, 2009 in Security
 ABC News | Security firm denies criminal allegation United Press International The firm was contracted until May by the US State Department to provide security in Iraq. The government did not renew the contract, CNN said. Ex-guards' statements implicate Blackwater founder in Iraq crimesCNN Blackwater boss and guards accused of murder and 'killing Iraqis ...Times Online Erik Prince, head of Blackwater, accused of murder? Wow.Gather.com The Nation. all 65 news articles » |
August 5, 2009 in Security
 Daily Mail | Iraqi teen girl gets 7 1/2 years for bombing attempt The Associated Press The sentence comes amid a rising number of female suicide bombers in Iraq, which has prompted US and Iraqi forces to step up efforts to train more female ... Female Iraqi teenage suicide bomber to spend precious youth years ...Xinhua all 162 news articles » |
August 5, 2009 in Security
 AFP | US transfers control of southern Iraq bases AFP BAGHDAD — The US army has transferred control of two bases in Iraq's southern Basra province to local security forces, the American military said in a ... and more » |
August 4, 2009 in Security
 HULIQ | Ex-guards' statements implicate Blackwater founder in Iraq crimes CNN The company had a security contract for operations in Iraq under the US State Department until May, when the federal government declined to renew the ... Blackwater Founder Implicated in MurderThe Nation. In suit, ex-workers accuse Blackwater founder of murderThe Virginian-Pilot Former Blackwater employees accuse Erik Prince of murderWZZM all 19 news articles » |
August 4, 2009 in Security
 Malaysia Star | Top US general in Iraq disputes early pullout memo The Associated Press RAMADI, Iraq — The top US general in Iraq said Tuesday that he disagrees with a colonel's memo urging an early troop withdrawal although the security ... Iraq slides election until JanuarySan Mateo Daily Journal Odierno Disputes Memo Urging Early PulloutCBS News Analysts: Iraq's Arab-Kurd Dispute Could Be Greatest Stability ThreatVoice of America CNN Political Ticker -The Associated Press -The Associated Press all 607 news articles » |
August 3, 2009 in Security
 New York Daily News | Part 5: Hope Reawakens – Pilot declared dead again The Virginian-Pilot But just when it seemed there was nothing more to investigate, no more hope that Speicher might have survived, new information began trickling out of Iraq. ... Sand hid fate of Gulf War pilot lost since 1991Belfast Telegraph Sands hid fate of Gulf War pilot lost since '91Forbes Body of pilot shot down over Iraq on first night of 1991 Gulf War ...San Jose Mercury News The Associated Press all 2,081 news articles » |
August 3, 2009 in Security
 New York Times | President Obama Delivers Remarks on The Post-9/11 GI Bill Washington Post OBAMA: We are including reservists and National Guard members because they have carried out unprecedented deployments in Afghanistan and Iraq. ... Obama touts new GI bill for those who sacrificedUSA Today Post-9/11 GI Bill: Providing the Opportunity Our Troops Have EarnedWhitehouse.gov (press release) all 231 news articles » |
August 3, 2009 in Security
 CTV.ca | Swiss push for meeting with US hikers detained in Iran CNN Iran's state-run media reported that Iranian security forces arrested the three Americans on Friday on charges of illegally entering the country from Iraq's ... Iran Media Confirm Three American Tourists Held in IranVoice of America Post-American IraqForbes Iran Says It Arrested 3 American HikersNew York Times guardian.co.uk -Washington Post -Examiner.com all 2,679 news articles » |
August 3, 2009 in Security
FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, Aug 3 Reuters FALLUJA - A suicide car bomb targeting an Iraqi police checkpoint killed two people and wounded seven others on the outskirts of Falluja, 50 km (32 miles) ... |
