Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/2196 topstories U.S. Military en-us Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:30:53 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/2196 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/usmilitary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_as/us_afghan_us_deaths ap/20090703/us_afghan_us_deaths AP world Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:30:53 GMT AP - As of Friday, July 3, 2009, at least 642 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Thursday at 10 a.m. EDT. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/usmilitary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/advocate/20090703/ts_advocate/_rep_investigate_murder_of_sailor advocate/20090703/_rep_investigate_murder_of_sailor The Advocate topstories Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:17:02 GMT The Advocate - A Congressman for the Camp Pendleton area in Southern California is requesting that the Department of Defense investigate whether a gay sailor who was found dead on Tuesday was the target of a hate crime. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/usmilitary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_us/us_sailor_death ap/20090703/us_sailor_death AP us Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:18:18 GMT AP - The death of a gay sailor who was killed as he stood guard at Camp Pendleton doesn't appear to be a hate crime, officials said Thursday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/usmilitary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_go_ot/us_us_guantanamo_documents ap/20090703/us_us_guantanamo_documents AP politics Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:17:55 GMT AP - Newly released Defense Department documents and memos about the first years of operation of the jail at the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, portray a chaotic and sometimes violent operation that its own commanders described as dysfunctional. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/usmilitary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/wl_mideast_afp/iraqusmilitarypulloutmission afp/20090702/iraqusmilitarypulloutmission AFP world Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:24:45 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/usmilitary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/wl_mideast_afp/iraqusmilitarypulloutmission"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090702/capt.photo_1246566141324-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=26u9K7QD7OK.gu_.SPNMng--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="US soldiers play basketball at Camp Warhorse in Baquba, 60 kms (35 miles) north of Baghdad, in 2007. It is business as usual for Camp Warhorse after the US military pullout from Iraqi towns and cities -- troops must follow orders and adapt to non-combat tasks in one of Iraq's most dangerous regions.(AFP/File/Olivier Laban-Mattei)" border="0" /></a>AFP - It is business as usual for Camp Warhorse after the US military pullout from Iraqi towns and cities -- troops must follow orders and adapt to non-combat tasks in one of Iraq's most dangerous regions.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/usmilitary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/wl_mideast_afp/iraqusmilitarypulloutmission"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090702/capt.photo_1246566141324-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=26u9K7QD7OK.gu_.SPNMng--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="US soldiers play basketball at Camp Warhorse in Baquba, 60 kms (35 miles) north of Baghdad, in 2007. It is business as usual for Camp Warhorse after the US military pullout from Iraqi towns and cities -- troops must follow orders and adapt to non-combat tasks in one of Iraq's most dangerous regions.(AFP/File/Olivier Laban-Mattei)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/usmilitary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/ts_afp/iraqusmilitarypulloutbiden afp/20090702/iraqusmilitarypulloutbiden AFP topstories Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:05:58 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/usmilitary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/ts_afp/iraqusmilitarypulloutbiden"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090702/capt.photo_1246553608485-5-0.jpg?x=130&y=75&q=85&sig=PDkL6pdIHk03Nkgxn_zsLg--" align="left" height="75" width="130" alt="US Vice President Joe Biden, pictured in May 2009, flew in to Baghdad on Thursday on a surprise visit just two days after a long-planned pullback of American troops from conflict-hit Iraq's towns and cities.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)" border="0" /></a>AFP - US Vice President Joe Biden was visiting Iraq Thursday in a surprise trip just days after US forces completed their pullout from Iraqi cities, the White House said.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/usmilitary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/ts_afp/iraqusmilitarypulloutbiden"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090702/capt.photo_1246553608485-5-0.jpg?x=130&y=75&q=85&sig=PDkL6pdIHk03Nkgxn_zsLg--" align="left" height="75" width="130" alt="photo" title="US Vice President Joe Biden, pictured in May 2009, flew in to Baghdad on Thursday on a surprise visit just two days after a long-planned pullback of American troops from conflict-hit Iraq's towns and cities.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/usmilitary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_afghanistan ap/20090702/us_obama_afghanistan AP politics Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:17:57 GMT AP - President Barack Obama tells The Associated Press that he will reassess the possible need for additional U.S. troops in Afghanistan after the Afghan national elections in August. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/usmilitary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/wl_afp/usmilitaryafghanistanmissing afp/20090702/usmilitaryafghanistanmissing AFP world Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:20:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/usmilitary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/wl_afp/usmilitaryafghanistanmissing"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090702/capt.photo_1246531934112-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=NlBwYgL8aunCwXAbhappUw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A US soldier takes a rest during a mission in Afghanistan. A US soldier is believed to have been captured by insurgents in Afghanistan, the military said, as a commander for a hardline Taliban faction said his militia had the trooper.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A US soldier is believed to have been captured by insurgents in Afghanistan, the military said Thursday, as a commander for a hardline Taliban faction claimed his militia had the trooper.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/usmilitary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/wl_afp/usmilitaryafghanistanmissing"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090702/capt.photo_1246531934112-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=NlBwYgL8aunCwXAbhappUw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="A US soldier takes a rest during a mission in Afghanistan. A US soldier is believed to have been captured by insurgents in Afghanistan, the military said, as a commander for a hardline Taliban faction said his militia had the trooper.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/usmilitary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/wl_afp/afghanistanunrestuskhanjar afp/20090702/afghanistanunrestuskhanjar AFP world Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:51:15 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/usmilitary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/wl_afp/afghanistanunrestuskhanjar"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246528858408-7-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=leeTn0nrNEvEA5FRp9Anww--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Map locating Helmand province in Afghanistan. Thousands of US Marines poured into Afghanistan's Taliban heartlands Thursday, quickly capturing a district in the first major assault of President Barack Obama's new war plan.(AFP/Graphic)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Thousands of US Marines poured into Afghanistan's Taliban heartlands Thursday, quickly capturing a district in the first major assault of President Barack Obama's new war plan.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/usmilitary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/wl_afp/afghanistanunrestuskhanjar"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246528858408-7-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=leeTn0nrNEvEA5FRp9Anww--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Map locating Helmand province in Afghanistan. Thousands of US Marines poured into Afghanistan's Taliban heartlands Thursday, quickly capturing a district in the first major assault of President Barack Obama's new war plan.(AFP/Graphic)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/usmilitary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_us_honduras_military ap/20090701/us_us_honduras_military AP politics Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:47:50 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/usmilitary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_us_honduras_military"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090701/capt.392ee206da894efebca3d76268b7ad9d.honduras_coup_tgdl122.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=67.hksKLmmPq7QnmtqNdWA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A supporter of ousted President Manuel Zelaya walks past a line of Honduran army soldiers guarding a building as the protest march heads towards the local offices of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Tegucigalpa, Wednesday, July 1, 2009. Honduras' interim leader, Roberto Micheletti, warned that the only way ousted President Manuel Zelaya will return to office is through a foreign invasion but a potential showdown was postponed when Zelaya delayed his plans to return to Honduras.(AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Pentagon says it has put cooperation with the Honduran military on hold.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/usmilitary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_us_honduras_military"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090701/capt.392ee206da894efebca3d76268b7ad9d.honduras_coup_tgdl122.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=67.hksKLmmPq7QnmtqNdWA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="A supporter of ousted President Manuel Zelaya walks past a line of Honduran army soldiers guarding a building as the protest march heads towards the local offices of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Tegucigalpa, Wednesday, July 1, 2009. Honduras' interim leader, Roberto Micheletti, warned that the only way ousted President Manuel Zelaya will return to office is through a foreign invasion but a potential showdown was postponed when Zelaya delayed his plans to return to Honduras.(AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/usmilitary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_re_eu/eu_britain_military_medal ap/20090701/eu_britain_military_medal AP world Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:25:45 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/usmilitary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_re_eu/eu_britain_military_medal"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090701/capt.64fac6bfa4a0487abfc85e4906542b72.britain_military_medal_lon103.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=q_7fJs1oeu2XixjReDKScw--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="In this undated image made available by Britain's Ministry of Defence Wednesday July 1, 2009, the Elizabeth Cross, named after Britain's reigning monarch, is seen. Britain has unveiled a medal that will be offered to families of about 8,000 military personnel killed on active duty or in terrorist attacks since World War II. The nearest kin of military personnel killed in Northern Ireland, the Falklands, Iraq and Afghanistan will be among those eligible to receive the Elizabeth Cross. (AP Photo/Sgt. Andy Malthouse, Ministry of Defence)" border="0" /></a>AP - Britain unveiled a new medal Wednesday that will be offered to families of about 8,000 military personnel killed on active duty or in terrorist attacks since World War II.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/usmilitary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_re_eu/eu_britain_military_medal"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090701/capt.64fac6bfa4a0487abfc85e4906542b72.britain_military_medal_lon103.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=q_7fJs1oeu2XixjReDKScw--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this undated image made available by Britain's Ministry of Defence Wednesday July 1, 2009, the Elizabeth Cross, named after Britain's reigning monarch, is seen. Britain has unveiled a medal that will be offered to families of about 8,000 military personnel killed on active duty or in terrorist attacks since World War II. The nearest kin of military personnel killed in Northern Ireland, the Falklands, Iraq and Afghanistan will be among those eligible to receive the Elizabeth Cross. (AP Photo/Sgt. Andy Malthouse, Ministry of Defence)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/usmilitary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/ts_alt_afp/usiraqmilitarypulloutunrest afp/20090701/usiraqmilitarypulloutunrest AFP us Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:36:31 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/usmilitary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/ts_alt_afp/usiraqmilitarypulloutunrest"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246387485146-4-0.jpg?x=99&y=130&q=85&sig=9MClqcii4J0dkhHW3ScTVw--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="Iraqi soldiers parade to mark the withdrawal of US troops from Iraqi cities and towns across the nation in the southern city of Karbala, 110 kms south of the capital Baghdad. US President Barack Obama on Tuesday hailed the withdrawal of US troops from Iraqi towns and cities as an "important milestone," but warned difficult days lay ahead.(AFP/Mohammed Sawaf)" border="0" /></a>AFP - President Barack Obama hailed the withdrawal of US troops from Iraqi towns and cities as an "important milestone," but warned of difficult days of bloodshed and violence to come.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/usmilitary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/ts_alt_afp/usiraqmilitarypulloutunrest"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246387485146-4-0.jpg?x=99&y=130&q=85&sig=9MClqcii4J0dkhHW3ScTVw--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="photo" title="Iraqi soldiers parade to mark the withdrawal of US troops from Iraqi cities and towns across the nation in the southern city of Karbala, 110 kms south of the capital Baghdad. US President Barack Obama on Tuesday hailed the withdrawal of US troops from Iraqi towns and cities as an "important milestone," but warned difficult days lay ahead.(AFP/Mohammed Sawaf)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/usmilitary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_gays_in_military ap/20090701/us_gays_in_military AP politics Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:26:30 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/usmilitary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_gays_in_military"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246383345911-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=xWa0x.fsR3055IKzHsF19w--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="US Defense Secretary Robert Gates, seen here on June 12, 2009, speaks during a press conference at the NATO Headquarters in Brussels. Gates said yesteday he was out to reassure NATO allies over concerns about a possible "Americanization" of the war effort in Afghanistan.(AFP/File/John Thys)" border="0" /></a>AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday he wants to make the law prohibiting gays from serving openly in the armed forces "more humane" until Congress eventually repeals it. He said he has lawyers studying ways the law might be selectively enforced.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/usmilitary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_gays_in_military"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246383345911-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=xWa0x.fsR3055IKzHsF19w--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="photo" title="US Defense Secretary Robert Gates, seen here on June 12, 2009, speaks during a press conference at the NATO Headquarters in Brussels. Gates said yesteday he was out to reassure NATO allies over concerns about a possible "Americanization" of the war effort in Afghanistan.(AFP/File/John Thys)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/usmilitary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090630/wl_mideast_afp/iraqusmilitarypullout afp/20090630/iraqusmilitarypullout AFP world Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:30:42 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/usmilitary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090630/wl_mideast_afp/iraqusmilitarypullout"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246380530959-11-0.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=i3WJ4n8SjnIzOEZLsXUcug--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Iraqis look on as others clamber over the smoldering wreckage following a car bomb at a central market in the northern city of Kirkuk, 255 kms from the capital Baghdad. Iraqi security forces jubilantly paraded in tanks and armoured vehicles on Tuesday as they took control of towns and cities, but jubilation was marred by a car bomb that killed 27 people.(AFP/Marwan Ibrahim)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Iraqi security forces jubilantly paraded in tanks and armoured vehicles on Tuesday as they took control of towns and cities, but the celebrations were marred by a car bomb that killed 27 people.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/usmilitary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090630/wl_mideast_afp/iraqusmilitarypullout"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246380530959-11-0.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=i3WJ4n8SjnIzOEZLsXUcug--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="photo" title="Iraqis look on as others clamber over the smoldering wreckage following a car bomb at a central market in the northern city of Kirkuk, 255 kms from the capital Baghdad. Iraqi security forces jubilantly paraded in tanks and armoured vehicles on Tuesday as they took control of towns and cities, but jubilation was marred by a car bomb that killed 27 people.(AFP/Marwan Ibrahim)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/usmilitary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090630/wl_mideast_afp/iraqusmilitarypulloutdiyala afp/20090630/iraqusmilitarypulloutdiyala AFP world Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:22:42 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/usmilitary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090630/wl_mideast_afp/iraqusmilitarypulloutdiyala"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246382508129-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=a4z.ZGOmtozj6BmmbzFI0w--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="US soldiers and Iraqi police take part in their last joint patrol in Khan Bani Saad, some 10 kms south of the town of Baquba, on June 28 2009.(AFP/File/Ahmad al-Rubaye)" border="0" /></a>AFP - It was 6 am as Captain Barry Troy's men set off on their last patrol of the town of Khan Beni Saad ahead of Tuesday's deadline for US troops to withdraw from Iraq's urban centres.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/usmilitary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090630/wl_mideast_afp/iraqusmilitarypulloutdiyala"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246382508129-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=a4z.ZGOmtozj6BmmbzFI0w--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="US soldiers and Iraqi police take part in their last joint patrol in Khan Bani Saad, some 10 kms south of the town of Baquba, on June 28 2009.(AFP/File/Ahmad al-Rubaye)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/usmilitary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090630/pl_afp/iraqusmilitarypulloutcongresspelosi afp/20090630/iraqusmilitarypulloutcongresspelosi AFP politics Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:53:15 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/usmilitary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090630/pl_afp/iraqusmilitarypulloutcongresspelosi"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090630/capt.photo_1246377362758-1-0.jpg?x=90&y=130&q=85&sig=GsIRLDErFEljBF3EBSntKA--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, seen here on June 26, 2009, hailed the withdrawal of US forces from Iraqi towns and cities on Tuesday as a major step towards a complete pullout and "the end of the war."(AFP/Getty Images/File/Alex Wong)" border="0" /></a>AFP - US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday hailed the withdrawal of US forces from Iraqi towns and cities as a major step towards a complete pullout and "the end of the war."</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/usmilitary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090630/pl_afp/iraqusmilitarypulloutcongresspelosi"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090630/capt.photo_1246377362758-1-0.jpg?x=90&y=130&q=85&sig=GsIRLDErFEljBF3EBSntKA--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="photo" title="US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, seen here on June 26, 2009, hailed the withdrawal of US forces from Iraqi towns and cities on Tuesday as a major step towards a complete pullout and "the end of the war."(AFP/Getty Images/File/Alex Wong)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/usmilitary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090630/wl_mideast_afp/iraqusmilitarypullout7thlead afp/20090630/iraqusmilitarypullout7thlead AFP world Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:50:29 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/usmilitary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090630/wl_mideast_afp/iraqusmilitarypullout7thlead"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246380530959-11-0.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=i3WJ4n8SjnIzOEZLsXUcug--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Iraqis look on as others clamber over the smoldering wreckage following a car bomb at a central market in the northern city of Kirkuk, 255 kms from the capital Baghdad. Iraqi security forces jubilantly paraded in tanks and armoured vehicles on Tuesday as they took control of towns and cities, but jubilation was marred by a car bomb that killed 27 people.(AFP/Marwan Ibrahim)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Iraqi security forces jubilantly paraded in tanks and armoured vehicles on Tuesday as they took control of towns and cities, but jubilation was marred by a car bomb that killed 26 people.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/usmilitary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090630/wl_mideast_afp/iraqusmilitarypullout7thlead"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246380530959-11-0.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=i3WJ4n8SjnIzOEZLsXUcug--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="photo" title="Iraqis look on as others clamber over the smoldering wreckage following a car bomb at a central market in the northern city of Kirkuk, 255 kms from the capital Baghdad. Iraqi security forces jubilantly paraded in tanks and armoured vehicles on Tuesday as they took control of towns and cities, but jubilation was marred by a car bomb that killed 27 people.(AFP/Marwan Ibrahim)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/usmilitary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090630/pl_afp/iraqusmilitarypulloutgates afp/20090630/iraqusmilitarypulloutgates AFP politics Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:15:47 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/usmilitary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090630/pl_afp/iraqusmilitarypulloutgates"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090630/capt.photo_1246395688459-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=3irD7ydVIifMZO3wxB1Q5A--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="An Iraqi firefighter holds a hose as people crowd around a flipped vehicle following a car bomb at a central market in the northern city of Kirkuk, 255 kms from the capital Baghdad. Violence may continue in certain parts of Iraq in the coming months after US troops pull out of the country's cities, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday.(AFP/Marwan Ibrahim)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Violence may continue in certain parts of Iraq in the coming months after US troops pull out of the country's cities, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/usmilitary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090630/pl_afp/iraqusmilitarypulloutgates"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090630/capt.photo_1246395688459-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=3irD7ydVIifMZO3wxB1Q5A--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="An Iraqi firefighter holds a hose as people crowd around a flipped vehicle following a car bomb at a central market in the northern city of Kirkuk, 255 kms from the capital Baghdad. Violence may continue in certain parts of Iraq in the coming months after US troops pull out of the country's cities, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday.(AFP/Marwan Ibrahim)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/usmilitary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090630/pl_afp/iraqusmilitarypulloutpetraeus afp/20090630/iraqusmilitarypulloutpetraeus AFP politics Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:25:19 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/usmilitary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090630/pl_afp/iraqusmilitarypulloutpetraeus"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090630/capt.photo_1246375457410-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=cLXM4lx.FQzrhcGmKvyVPg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="US Central Command chief David Petraeus, seen here on June 29, 2009, said the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq on Tuesday was progressing smoothly despite some attacks.(AFP/Cris Bouroncle)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The withdrawal of US troops from Iraq on Tuesday was progressing smoothly despite some attacks, US Central Command chief David Petraeus said during a visit to Lebanon for talks with top officials.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/usmilitary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090630/pl_afp/iraqusmilitarypulloutpetraeus"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090630/capt.photo_1246375457410-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=cLXM4lx.FQzrhcGmKvyVPg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="US Central Command chief David Petraeus, seen here on June 29, 2009, said the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq on Tuesday was progressing smoothly despite some attacks.(AFP/Cris Bouroncle)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/usmilitary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090630/pl_afp/iraqusmilitarypulloutodierno afp/20090630/iraqusmilitarypulloutodierno AFP politics Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:52:20 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/usmilitary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090630/pl_afp/iraqusmilitarypulloutodierno"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090630/capt.photo_1246373491641-1-0.jpg?x=90&y=130&q=85&sig=YItZ5VIffhNnoibp3ImU.w--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="As US forces completed a withdrawal from Iraqi cities Tuesday six years after the US-led invasion, General Ray Odierno, commander of multi-national forces Iraq seen here in 2008, refused to spell out how many would be left behind.(AFP/POOL/File/Scott Olson)" border="0" /></a>AFP - As US forces completed a withdrawal from Iraqi cities Tuesday six years after the US-led invasion, the top US commander General Ray Odierno refused to spell out how many would be left behind.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/usmilitary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090630/pl_afp/iraqusmilitarypulloutodierno"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090630/capt.photo_1246373491641-1-0.jpg?x=90&y=130&q=85&sig=YItZ5VIffhNnoibp3ImU.w--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="photo" title="As US forces completed a withdrawal from Iraqi cities Tuesday six years after the US-led invasion, General Ray Odierno, commander of multi-national forces Iraq seen here in 2008, refused to spell out how many would be left behind.(AFP/POOL/File/Scott Olson)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP)