http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Armed_ForcesFind stories, videos, and photos about Armed Forces from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:31:56 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/POLITICS/09/23/afghanistan.strategy/tztop.soldierafghan2.gi.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Armed_Forces14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Armed Forces from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/23/afghanistan.strategy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/23/afghanistan.strategy/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Obama administration's national security team is working on alternative strategies for the war in Afghanistan that may not require tens of thousands of additional U.S. troops, a senior U.S. official told CNN Wednesday.Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/21/afghanistan.mcchrystal/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/21/afghanistan.mcchrystal/index.html#cnnSTCTextAmerica's top commander in Afghanistan warns that more troops are needed there within the next year or the nearly 8-year-old war "will likely result in failure," according to a copy of a 66-page document obtained by The Washington Post.Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/04/26/iraq.troops.raid/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/04/26/iraq.troops.raid/index.html#cnnSTCTextIraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is accusing U.S. troops of violating the security agreement between the two countries after a raid in Wasit province Sunday that left two people dead, Iraqi State TV reported.Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/18/military.suicides/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/18/military.suicides/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn increase in the number of suicides among military personnel can be traced, in part, to a "stressed and tired force" made vulnerable by multiple deployments, a military leader said Wednesday.Thu, 19 Mar 2009 01:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/24/Iraq.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/24/Iraq.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo U.S. soldiers died Saturday in separate incidents unrelated to combat, the U.S. military said in statements.Sat, 24 Jan 2009 18:49:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/11/13/soldier.blogger/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/11/13/soldier.blogger/index.html#cnnSTCTextBullets were pinging off our armor, all over our vehicle, and you could hear multiple RPGs being fired, soaring through the air every which way and impacting all around us. All sorts of crazy insane Hollywood explosions were going off. I've never felt fear like this. I was like, this is it, I'm going to die.Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:36:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/21/rwanda.congo/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/21/rwanda.congo/index.html#cnnSTCTextRwandan troops have crossed into the Democratic Republic of Congo to prepare for a joint operation with Congolese forces against a Hutu militia, the United Nations said.Thu, 22 Jan 2009 02:39:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/19/afghanistan.dutch.soldier.dead/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/19/afghanistan.dutch.soldier.dead/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has signed a deployment order to move an additional 3,000 troops to Afghanistan next year, according to U.S. military officials.Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:22:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/20/afghanistan.us.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/20/afghanistan.us.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTextUp to 30,000 additional U.S. troops could be sent to Afghanistan next year, military officials said Saturday.Mon, 22 Dec 2008 02:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/18/rwanda.tribunal/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/18/rwanda.tribunal/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda on Thursday convicted the "mastermind" of the Rwandan genocide and sentenced him to life in prison for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes.Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:27:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/17/afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/17/afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextA British soldier was killed by enemy fire on Wednesday in Afghanistan's Helmand province, the Ministry of Defense said.Thu, 18 Dec 2008 01:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/11/11/acevedo.pow/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/11/11/acevedo.pow/index.html#cnnSTCTextAnthony Acevedo thumbs through the worn, yellowed pages of his diary emblazoned with the words "A Wartime Log" on its cover. It's a catalog of deaths and atrocities he says were carried out on U.S. soldiers held by Nazis at a slave labor camp during World War II -- a largely forgotten legacy of the war.Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/04/iraq.helicopter.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/04/iraq.helicopter.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters collided Saturday night while landing in northern Baghdad, killing one Iraqi soldier, a U.S. military spokesman said.Sat, 04 Oct 2008 20:48:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1845109,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1845109,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAn atheist soldier says in a federal lawsuit that his superiors required him to be present for Christian prayersSat, 27 Sep 2008 02:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/23/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/23/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextA prominent Sunni lawmaker's home in Mosul was bombed on Tuesday, wounding several civilians, the lawmaker's party said in a statement.Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/18/iraq.soldier.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/18/iraq.soldier.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextDarryl Mathis waits in his Pensacola, Florida, home for the body of his 24-year-old son to return home from Iraq. Mathis, a military veteran himself, was seething with anger Thursday as he spoke about the death of Army Staff Sgt. Darris J. Dawson.Sat, 20 Sep 2008 19:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/10/mullen.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/10/mullen.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. is "running out of time" to win the war in Afghanistan, and sending in more troops will not guarantee victory, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Michael Mullen, warned Congress on Wednesday.Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/04/iraq.troop.cuts/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/04/iraq.troop.cuts/index.html#cnnSTCTextSenior U.S. military leaders say it would be "impractical" to reduce U.S. troop levels in Iraq further before the end of the year because of the logistics required in the redeployments, two military officials told CNN Thursday.Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:57:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1836217,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1836217,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAs Washington negotiates a new status for American forces in Iraq, Baghdad poses a new test for to a longstanding U.S. military practiceTue, 26 Aug 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/20/afghan.sarkozy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/20/afghan.sarkozy/index.html#cnnSTCTextFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy visited French troops outside the Afghan capital on Wednesday as they mourned the deaths of 10 soldiers killed in fighting with Islamic militants.Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/19/afghan.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/19/afghan.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextTen French soldiers were killed Tuesday in fighting near the Afghan capital of Kabul after 100 insurgents attacked a patrol, authorities said.Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/08/10/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/08/10/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextA U.S. soldier was among five people killed Sunday in a suicide attack north of Baghdad, a military spokesman said.Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:24:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1830744,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1830744,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe cleric may be pushing for a seat at discussions over U.S. military withdrawal. But don't expect a breakthrough on Iraq yetFri, 08 Aug 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1829759,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1829759,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsArmy prosecutors said Tuesday they plan to seek a murder charge against a Special Forces soldier accused of killing and mutilating the body of a civilian in southern AfghanistanTue, 05 Aug 2008 23:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/08/04/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/08/04/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextA roadside bomb attack on Monday killed two U.S. soldiers in Baghdad, the U.S. military said.Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/28/baghdad.shooting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/28/baghdad.shooting/index.html#cnnSTCTextInvestigators have determined three Iraqi civilians were unarmed and attacking no one when U.S. soldiers fatally shot them in western Baghdad last month, the U.S. military said Sunday.Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/25/afghanistan.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/25/afghanistan.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextOne Danish and one British soldier have died in fighting over the last 24 hours in southern Afghanistan's volatile Helmand province.Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/19/obama.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/19/obama.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextSen. Barack Obama arrived in Afghanistan on Saturday, met with American forces and, according to a U.S. official, is expected to meet Sunday with Afghan President Hamid Karzai.Sun, 20 Jul 2008 01:24:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1823240,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1823240,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe military surge into Iraq that began more than 18 months ago has ended. But 150,000 U.S. troops remain, as many as 15,000 more than before the buildup beganWed, 16 Jul 2008 14:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/13/afghan.bomber/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/13/afghan.bomber/index.html#cnnSTCTextNine U.S. troops were killed Sunday in an attack on a base in a remote province of eastern Afghanistan, a Western official said.Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/11/missing.soldiers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/11/missing.soldiers/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Department of Defense confirmed Friday that the remains of two U.S. soldiers captured in an ambush south of Baghdad more than a year ago were found this week.Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:44:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1818125,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1818125,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWhile the government has won praise for its war on narco-gangsters, the collateral damage is alarming human rights watchdogsSat, 28 Jun 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/25/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/25/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextPolice said a U.S. airstrike killed a family of six in northern Iraq, but the U.S. military described it as an attack targeting insurgents that killed one "armed terrorist."Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/24/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/24/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextFour Americans -- two soldiers and two civilians from the Defense and State departments -- were killed Tuesday in a blast that rocked a municipal building in Baghdad's Sadr City, the U.S. Embassy said.Wed, 25 Jun 2008 06:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/20/afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/20/afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextA suicide bomb exploded near a U.S.-led coalition military convoy in Afghanistan on Friday, killing 5 civilians, a coalition soldier and an Afghan soldier, military and police officials said.Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/18/afghanistan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/18/afghanistan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo Afghan soldiers and at least 23 militants were killed Wednesday during a military operation to push out Taliban rebels from several villages in south Afghanistan, the country's defense ministry said.Thu, 19 Jun 2008 03:05:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1813936,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1813936,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAs negotiations proceed to permit U.S. troops to remain in Iraq, no issue is more contentious than America's insistence on arresting and incarcerating Iraqis at willThu, 12 Jun 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1812814,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1812814,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics"General Ali" has helped make the Lutufiyah area, once one of the most dangerous in the country, one of Iraq's safest. Can his model be replicated elsewhere?Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/29/army.suicides/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/29/army.suicides/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore U.S. soldiers committed suicide in 2007 than at any time since the first Gulf War, according to an Army study to be released Thursday.Fri, 30 May 2008 00:31:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1808223,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1808223,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe number of conflicts in which child soldiers were involved dropped sharply from 27 in 2004 to 17 at the end of last year, according to a United Nations reportWed, 21 May 2008 13:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/18/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/18/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextShiite militants and U.S.-backed Iraqi forces -- two sides that agreed to a cease-fire last week -- fought overnight in Sadr City, killing four people and wounding 38, Interior Ministry and hospital officials said Sunday.Mon, 19 May 2008 10:47:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1807523,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1807523,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAn American soldier used a Koran, the Islamic holy book, for target practice in a predominantly Sunni area west of BaghdadSun, 18 May 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1807161,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1807161,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsInterpol documents suggest a dramatic arms buildup by President Hugo Chavez could benefit leftist guerrillas that the U.S. has spent billions to defeatFri, 16 May 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1737756,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1737756,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAmerica's foreign wars are making such heavy use of the nation's special ops soldiers that they cannot fulfill their roles in other parts of the world, a military official saysTue, 06 May 2008 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1733751,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1733751,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAs the Army Reserve celebrates its centenary, critics wonder if America's part-time soldiers are being asked to do too much Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:15:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1732339,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1732339,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe son of the Dutch defense chief was killed Friday by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan, and the Taliban claimed they deliberately made the young lieutenant a high-profile targetFri, 18 Apr 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/06/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/06/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree U.S. soldiers were killed and 31 others wounded in two rocket attacks Sunday afternoon in Baghdad, the U.S. military said.Mon, 07 Apr 2008 05:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/04/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/04/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextIraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Friday ordered his security forces to stop raids on suspected Shiite militia members to "give time to those who are repentant" to lay down their weapons.Sat, 05 Apr 2008 02:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/24/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/24/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe remains of two U.S. contractors who were kidnapped in Iraq have been found, FBI officials said Monday. Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/23/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/23/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextFour U.S. soldiers died in a roadside bombing in Iraq on Sunday, military officials reported, bringing the American toll in the 5-year-old war to the grim milestone of 4,000 deaths. Mon, 24 Mar 2008 08:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/21/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/21/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextIraqi security forces and Shiite fighters battled on Friday in Baghdad and a southeastern provincial capital, an Interior Ministry official said.Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/17/afghanistan.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/17/afghanistan.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextFour soldiers with the NATO-led international force in Afghanistan were killed Monday when a suicide bomber rammed his vehicle into their convoy, officials said.Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/14/germany.gi/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/14/germany.gi/index.html#cnnSTCTextGerman police in a Bavarian town shot and killed a U.S. soldier overnight after what appeared to be a violent domestic incident, local police said.Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/07/britain.uniform/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/07/britain.uniform/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritish Royal Air Force commanders are urging more than 2,000 personnel at a base in eastern England not to wear their uniforms in public after the troops reportedly faced months of verbal attacks from nearby anti-war residents.Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/27/turkey.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/27/turkey.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTextTurkey's armed forces stepped up their offensive against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq on Wednesday amid rising diplomatic tensions between Baghdad and Ankara.Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:14:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1714159,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1714159,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsForces are searching for the remnants of rebels who attempted to assassinate the country's prime minister and presidentSun, 17 Feb 2008 23:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1707070,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1707070,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsOnce, drug gangs mostly fought each other, now they're joining forces to wage open warfare on the government Fri, 25 Jan 2008 21:25:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/10/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/10/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextAmerican warplanes Thursday pounded a region of Iraq considered a "safe haven" for al Qaeda in Iraq, dropping 38 bombs in the first 10 minutes of the attack, the U.S. military said. Fri, 11 Jan 2008 03:17:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/05/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/05/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo U.S. soldiers who died last month in Iraq were apparently shot to death by an Iraqi soldier during a combined U.S. and Iraqi Army operation, the U.S. military said.Sat, 05 Jan 2008 13:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/12/17/court.archive.mcveigh2/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/12/17/court.archive.mcveigh2/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen we first saw him, the bombing suspect was gaunt and slender in handcuffs and orange jail skivvies, his hard eyes unlit by the faintest flicker of emotion. Tim McVeigh. The name didn't mean much then but the image did. He was a poker-faced killer in a crewcut, and all across America people were asking the same question: Who is this guy?Mon, 31 Dec 2007 15:15:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1696252,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1696252,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThey were convicted one after another -- four U.S. soldiers who helped gang rape and kill a 14-year-old Iraqi girl in one of the war's worst atrocitiesWed, 19 Dec 2007 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1689540,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1689540,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIn Sadr City, political maneuvering and military security combine to produce a semblance of peace. But what will happen when U.S. troops start to leave?Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1688031,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1688031,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMoqtada al-Sadr's forces may have declared a cease-fire, but their presence in the Iraqi security forces remains a concernTue, 27 Nov 2007 15:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1685827,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1685827,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsOne bad Sunday rocks U.S. soldiers in Sadr City, but troops now feel they have the upper hand in BaghdadMon, 19 Nov 2007 23:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/11/17/congo.child.soldiers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/11/17/congo.child.soldiers/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore than 200 children recruited to serve with militias in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been released by the fighters and are being returned to their families, an official for the U.N. children's agency said Saturday.Sat, 17 Nov 2007 19:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/14/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/14/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least two people were killed and six were wounded south of Baghdad on Wednesday when bombers targeted a gathering of sheiks opposed to al Qaeda in Iraq, police in Babil province said.Wed, 14 Nov 2007 19:51:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/24/turkey.kurds/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/24/turkey.kurds/index.html#cnnSTCTextTurkish warplanes and helicopter gunships have been bombing Kurdish separatist positions in Turkey along the Iraqi-Turkish frontier amid continuing diplomatic efforts to avert a major cross-border incursion by Turkish military forces.Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/23/fire.military/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/23/fire.military/index.html#cnnSTCTextDozens of Defense Department personnel are actively engaged in fighting the wildfires raging in Southern California, Pentagon officials said Tuesday, and thousands more National Guard and active-duty military personnel are available to help.Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/22/murphy.medal.of.honor/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/22/murphy.medal.of.honor/index.html#cnnSTCTextHis mother describes Lt. Michael Murphy as "someone who always stuck up for the underdog." His father says he was "honest, kind, caring -- probably the antithesis of what you would call a warrior."Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/22/turkey.kurds/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/22/turkey.kurds/index.html#cnnSTCTextRebels from the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, will announce Monday a unilateral cease-fire following a deadly attack on Turkish forces, a spokesman for Iraqi President Jalal Talabani told CNN.Mon, 22 Oct 2007 18:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/22/bahrain.shooting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/22/bahrain.shooting/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn American sailor fatally shot two female sailors before shooting himself Monday inside a U.S. military barracks in Bahrain, the Navy said. Mon, 22 Oct 2007 18:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/22/sub.misconduct/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/22/sub.misconduct/index.html#cnnSTCTextSix Navy personnel on board the nuclear-powered submarine USS Hampton have been punished for forging inspection records for the cooling system of the ship's nuclear reactor, Navy officials said Monday.Mon, 22 Oct 2007 16:17:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1674242,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1674242,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAfter Kurdish separatists strike again, one U.S. ally appears to be moving closer to attacking anotherMon, 22 Oct 2007 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/22/tamil.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/22/tamil.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextTamil Tiger rebels Monday launched a pre-dawn land and air attack on a Sri Lankan Air Force base that killed 10 Sri Lankan forces and wiped out military hardware worth millions of dollars, military sources said.Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/21/tamil.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/21/tamil.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextTamil Tiger rebels launched a deadly land and air attack on a Sri Lankan air base early Monday in the northern part of the country, triggering explosions and damaging aircraft, military sources said.Mon, 22 Oct 2007 04:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/21/turkey.kurds/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/21/turkey.kurds/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States is urging Turkey to show restraint after Kurdish rebels attacked its forces on Sunday, killing at least 17 Turkish soldiers and wounding 16 others near Turkey's border with Iraq and Iran, according to Turkey's defense minister. Mon, 22 Oct 2007 02:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/16/mitchell.meetingresistance/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/16/mitchell.meetingresistance/index.html#cnnSTCTextA new documentary that focuses on the motivations of Iraqi insurgents opens later this week in the United States, but reviews are already coming in from a surprising source: U.S. troops serving in Iraq.Fri, 19 Oct 2007 14:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/wayoflife/10/17/mf.uncle.sam/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/wayoflife/10/17/mf.uncle.sam/index.html#cnnSTCTextMascots. You gotta love 'em. They can make an intimidating team seem cuddly (Miami and its adorable dolphins), turn losers into lovable underdogs (Chicago Cubbies, anyone?), or make backwater minor-leaguers memorable (we've never seen the Montgomery Biscuits play, but we're fans on principle).Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:39:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1672792,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1672792,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe killing of 17 Iraqis by Blackwater contractors puts the spotlight on private security companies. Who are these guns for hire, and who pays when they mess up? Thu, 18 Oct 2007 07:00:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/jack_mccallum/10/17/soldiers1022/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/jack_mccallum/10/17/soldiers1022/index.htmlAs the war in Iraq approaches its fifth anniversary, SI senior writer Jack McCallum -- still haunted by the death in Vietnam of his best friend and teammate -- searched for a small-town high school standout killed in action. He found that though they died nearly four decades apart, Bobby Gasko and Mike Arciola were connected by more than their legaciesWed, 17 Oct 2007 19:47:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1672555,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1672555,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsHer followers are happy, but terrorists are gunning for her even as she seeks to work with Musharraf and the military Wed, 17 Oct 2007 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1672497,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1672497,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAs the Marines' V-22 tilt-rotor aircraft arrives in Iraq, the Air Force still thinks its gun isn't good enough for battleWed, 17 Oct 2007 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/17/turkey.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/17/turkey.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Turkish parliament has approved a military incursion into Iraq to take on Kurdish rebels. Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/17/iraq.general/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/17/iraq.general/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Iraqi army has no plan to deploy its soldiers near the rugged Turkish-Iraqi border to take on the Kurdish rebels targeting Turkey, and Iraqi authorities are satisfied with the efforts by the Iraqi Kurdish regional authorities to deal with the militants there, a top Iraqi military official told CNN Wednesday.Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:19:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1672244,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1672244,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBumper cannabis crops -- and tighter border controls -- are creating a looming internal drug problem for the countryTue, 16 Oct 2007 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1672082,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1672082,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsOn Scene: A TIME reporter fills a sandbag and tracks his small contribution to the battle in a remote corner of the warTue, 16 Oct 2007 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/15/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/15/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe man believed to be responsible for last week's rocket attack on the U.S. Army's Camp Victory was captured in an early morning raid Monday, the U.S. military said.Mon, 15 Oct 2007 22:30:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1671444,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1671444,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsOn Scene: Explosively Formed Penetrators, or EFPs, pose the most treacherous threat yet to US troops south of BaghdadMon, 15 Oct 2007 07:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/14/sanchez.react/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/14/sanchez.react/index.html#cnnSTCTextRepublicans reacted with surprise and recrimination Sunday to blistering criticism of the Iraq war from former coalition commander retired Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez.Mon, 15 Oct 2007 02:59:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1671279,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1671279,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsOn Scene: Explosively Formed Penetrators, or EFPs, pose the most treacherous threat yet to U.S. troops south of BaghdadSat, 13 Oct 2007 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/12/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/12/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. soldiers investigating a shooting by Blackwater guards that left 17 Iraqis dead found no evidence the security contractors were fired upon, a source familiar with a preliminary U.S. military report said Friday.Fri, 12 Oct 2007 22:38:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1670970,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1670970,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSultan Hashem is alive today because the U.S. refused to hand him over to his Iraqi executioners. But for how long?Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/11/iraq.main.int/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/11/iraq.main.int/index.html#cnnSTCTextFifteen Iraqi civilians -- all women and children -- were killed by coalition forces during an operation targeting senior leaders of al Qaeda in Iraq, according to the U.S. military, which claimed the victims were put in harm's way through the actions of the terrorist group. Fri, 12 Oct 2007 04:13:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1670425,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1670425,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe U.S. military is taking a cue from its Anbar success and enlisting the help of Shi'ite tribes. Will the strategy take hold?Thu, 11 Oct 2007 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/10/10/dougherty.rapper/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/10/10/dougherty.rapper/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen he was a little boy in Sudan, singer Emmanuel Jal's mother was killed. Soldiers raped his sister. At the age of 9, filled with longings for revenge, he became a child soldier.Thu, 11 Oct 2007 16:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/10/usmilitary.recruiting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/10/usmilitary.recruiting/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Pentagon says 180,000 recruits joined up in the past year, meaning the U.S. armed forces will have enough troops to meet its needs.Thu, 11 Oct 2007 01:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/09/pakistan.militants/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/09/pakistan.militants/index.html#cnnSTCTextPakistani air force planes swooped down on the country's troubled tribal region on the border with Afghanistan Tuesday, launching a blistering airstrike that left as many as 50 militants dead, Pakistan Army sources said.Wed, 10 Oct 2007 01:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/10/08/turkey.kurds/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/10/08/turkey.kurds/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Bush administration Monday condemned the recent attacks by Kurdish separatist guerillas in Turkey that left up to 27 soldiers and civilians dead and urged Iraqi authorities to take action.Tue, 09 Oct 2007 02:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/08/pakistan.militants/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/08/pakistan.militants/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo days of heavy fighting between Pakistani troops and Taliban and al Qaeda militants near the rugged border with Afghanistan has left dozens dead on both sides, an army spokesman said Monday.Tue, 09 Oct 2007 01:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/12/iraq.soldiers.dead/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/12/iraq.soldiers.dead/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo U.S. soldiers whose signatures appeared on an op-ed piece in The New York Times critical of the war in Iraq were among seven Americans killed in a truck accident outside of Baghdad, family members said Wednesday.Mon, 08 Oct 2007 15:13:00 EDT