Army 1st Lt. Michael D. Riley, 32, of Cincinnati, left, and Pvt. Garson Rice, 26, of Greensboro, N.C., keep an eye on a rooftop in the Baghdad neighborhood of Shuala after a man armed with an AK-47 was said to have been seen. Liz Sly / Los Angeles TimesBaghdad Outpost Eager To Put Boredom Behind -- L.A. Times
Redeploying U.S. troops say their job's done, but an Iraqi officer worries.
Reporting from Baghdad -- When the combat outpost in northwest Baghdad known as Joint Security Station Hurriya 2 closes Sunday, it won't be a day too soon for the 180 or so U.S. soldiers based there.
"There's not much to do around here, and we go stir-crazy sometimes," said Army Spc. Corey Hessler, 22, who is looking forward to the fast-food outlets and air-conditioned barracks that await him on the vast Camp Victory base beside Baghdad's airport.
Read more ....
More News On Iraq
5 Americans may stand trial in Iraq in fellow American's slaying -- L.A. Times
Arrests Made in Killing of American in Iraq -- New York Times
Arrests Made in Killing of American Contractor in Iraq -- Washington Post
Face of Attacks in Iraq Turns Younger, U.S. Says -- New York Times
US: Insurgents using teens to stage Iraq attacks -- AP
Major problems found in Iraq, Afghan war spending -- AP
Turkish planes bomb PKK in Iraq -military sources -- Reuters
Iraq warns Turkey on Euphrates water supplies -- Reuters
Iraq to award foreign oil contracts late June -- AFP
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,311 -- AP
No comments:
Post a Comment