Casualty Count

A US commander on Wednesday said the number of "spectacular" assaults by Al-Qaeda in Iraq has increased although the overall number of attacks was down and 20 key militants have been killed or caught.

in the north-eastern Iraqi province of Diyala, at least 20 militant suspects have been killed and 10 arrested in a joint US- Iraqi military operation launched Tuesday under the codename 'Operation Iron Harvest' and targeting al-Qaeda militants.

Iraqi police say two car bombs have exploded outside churches in the northern city of Kirkuk, wounding three people. Police say two churches were damaged by the car bombs, which went off in quick succession Wednesday.

The World Health Organization said Wednesday a large-scale household survey showed an estimated 151,000 Iraqis were violently killed since the US-led invasion of their country in March 2003 to the middle of 2006.

Fiji's military has strongly denied suggestions that Fijian soldiers serving in Iraq have lost the contract to provide Personal Security Detail (PSD) for the United Nations representatives in Iraq, Radio Fiji News reported on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Donald Tusk Dec. 21 officially approved extending the mission of Polish troops in Iraq until Oct. 31. Poland backed the American-led invasion of Iraq in the spring of 2003. Warsaw deployed a commando unit to the Persian Gulf area.

Alexander Gagalac was killed on Sept. 9 in Iraq. The 28-year-old's casket was exhumed and reburied yesterday after the family was notified that additional remains had been found.

Dozens of Iraqi police officers celebrated the annual National Police Day in central Baghdad on Wednesday - chanting, dancing and decorating their vehicles just three days after a suicide bombing marred Army Day celebrations.

The Army is investigating possible war crimes after a Fort Carson soldier facing first-degree murder charges in the slayings of two Iraq war veterans told investigators he and another soldier randomly fired at Iraqi civilians.

As David Matsuda tells it, he's probably the last person you'd expect to see in a U.S. military uniform climbing out of an armored vehicle in Iraq. An anthropology professor from the East Bay campus of California State University near San Francisco...

Three Multi-National Division – North Soldiers died from injuries sustained during an attack while conducting operations in Salah ad Din province Jan. 8. Additionally, two more Soldiers were injured and evacuated to a Coalition hospital.

With extraordinary secrecy, and even an information blackout aimed at most of their Iraqi Army comrades, American troops launched a major offensive on Tuesday to drive Sunni insurgents from strongholds in Diyala Province. But many insurgents...

There are new allegations about why an Iraqi soldier killed two U.S. soldiers in Iraq, including Sgt. Benjamin Portell of Bakersfield, Calif. Several Internet reports have stated that the reason the Iraqi soldier turned on his American...

A Schofield Barracks soldier will face a general court-martial in connection with the shooting death of unarmed Iraqi detainee in June. Sgt. 1st Class Trey Corrales is accused of pre-meditated murder, telling another soldier to shoot...

Iraq's insurgents are adopting grim and gruesome ways to intimidate those who cooperate with American forces. An on-scene report from Diyala Province.

Pfc. Jamin Moore was burned on more than 60 percent of his body when an improvised explosive device exploded near his Humvee. A family representative said he remains heavily sedated while doctors perform skin grafts.

Nearly half of U.S. diplomats unwilling to volunteer to work in Iraq say one reason for their refusal is they don't agree with Bush administration's policies in the country, according to a survey released Tuesday.

The number of Iraqis fleeing their homeland has declined in recent months, primarily because neighboring countries refuse to let them enter, the U.N. refugee agency said Tuesday.

Visiting Iraqi Vice President Tareq Al-Hashemi said Tuesday his country sought to establish neighborly ties with Kuwait based on respect for the independence and sovereignty of Kuwait.

U.S. President George W. Bush on Tuesday said the United States would continue to help Turkey fight Kurdish guerrillas along its border with Iraq but also urged Ankara to find a long-term political solution to the problem.