U.S. troops are now finding and defusing nearly half of the improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Iraq, and casualties from the devices are holding steady despite a sharp increase in the number being ...
BAGHDAD, Iraq — The United States is pouring billions more dollars and fresh platoons of experts into its campaign to ‘‘defeat IEDs,’’ the roadside bombs President Bush describes as threat No. 1 to ...
On Nov. 29, 2005, Army veteran Ryan Kules’ life changed in an instant. Deployed to Taji, Iraq, as a member of the 1st Battalion, 13th Armored Regiment, he was riding in a Humvee with two other ...
You knew we were in trouble when roadside bombs became “improvised explosive devices” early in the Iraq war. IEDs have gotten so bad that the Army is planning an OCP TECD next week. That’s an Occupant ...
Two Iraqi nationals living in Western Kentucky were indicted Tuesday on charges of conspiring to use weapons of mass destruction, reports the Associated Press. The 23-count indictment returned by a ...
BAGHDAD, Iraq — The United States is pouring billions more dollars and fresh platoons of experts into its campaign to ‘‘defeat IEDs,’’ the roadside bombs President Bush describes as threat No. 1 to ...