Troops

Report: US had unrealistic goals in AfghanistanThe Associated PressThe US military is preparing to pour at least 20000 extra troops into southern Afghanistan to cope with a Taliban insurgency that is fiercer than NATO ...See all stories on this topic

Gov. Gregoire in Iraq visiting troopsMSNBC - USAChris Gregoire is in Iraq meeting with Washington Army National Guard troops. The governor is visiting Iraq with a delegation including Governors John ...See all stories on this topic

Afghan official: Attack on NATO kills 3 civiliansThe Associated PressDistrict Chief Naimatullah Khan could not say whether NATO troops suffered any casualties in the Thursday blast in Maywand district of Kandahar province. ...See all stories on this topic

Stadium event to welcome home Ind. Guard troopsChicago Tribune - United StatesAP INDIANAPOLIS - More than 3500 Indiana National Guard troops who served overseas last year will be honored during a Jan. 31 ceremony at Lucas Oil Stadium ...See all stories on this topic

Strife leads Iraqi cleric to urge revenge against US troopsLos Angeles Times - CA,USAHe ordered his fighters to stand down in 2007 but said he would retain a smaller fighting force as long as US troops remained in Iraq.See all stories on this topic

Israeli troops kill UN truck driver at Gaza crossingKansas City Star - MO,USABut Israeli ground troops, which control the Erez checkpoint, fired on the truck. It wasn't clear what caused the Israeli soldiers to open fire, ...See all stories on this topic

Attack on US troops kills Afghan 3 civiliansThe Associated PressKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber struck US troops patrolling on foot in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing three civilians and wounding at ...See all stories on this topic

SAS troops investigated for civilian casualtiesSydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,AustraliaNINE Afghan civilians have reportedly been injured - some possibly killed - in a clash between Australian and Western troops and the Taliban in southern ...See all stories on this topic

Army 'takes more Tiger territory'BBC News - UKSri Lankan troops say they have taken more territory from Tamil Tiger rebels in the northern Jaffna peninsula. The army says troops seized the town of ...See all stories on this topic

Sri Lanka troops take more territory from Tigers in JaffnaChannel News Asia - SingaporeCOLOMBO: Sri Lankan troops captured more territory from Tamil Tiger rebels in the northern Jaffna peninsula Thursday, a day after the government reimposed a ...See all stories on this topic