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On Sunday, General Salim Idriss, who heads the Free Syrian Army opposition to the Assad regime, said that Syria has been moving weapons of mass destruction out of the country into Lebanon and Iraq.

BAGHDAD — Task Force 134 Detainee Operations, in its continuous effort to fairly release rehabilitated detainees from the population, has released over 14,150 detainees so far this year. A significant number of the total released for the year happened during the holy month of Ramadan. As of the end of the fourth week of Ramadan, 2,404 detainees have been returned to their families and communities in recognition that they no longer pose a threat to Iraqis. The current releases have brought the total internee population in Coalition forces’ custody to about 17,900 as of, Sept. 29, 2008. “These are not...

BAGHDAD – Coalition forces detained 15 suspected terrorists Saturday and today during operations to disrupt al-Qaeda networks operating in central and northern Iraq. During an operation in Baghdad today, Coalition forces captured an alleged associate of an al-Qaeda in Iraq senior leader responsible for terrorist propaganda operations. The suspect is also believed to be involved in propaganda activities and connected to various other associates of the AQI network in Baghdad. In addition to the wanted individual, Coalition forces detained seven suspected terrorists on site. Also in Baghdad, Coalition forces captured two alleged associates of vehicle-borne improvised explosive device cells in...

When Sgt. 1st Class James Martin deployed to Iraq, he had firm, negative opinions about the Iraqi people. Now, the Army National Guard soldier's perspective has changed. By U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class James Martin 230th Forward Support Battalion BAGHDAD, Iraq — Today I was sitting in the foyer of the clinic in Iraq. It had been a fairly busy day: a couple of cases of pink-eye, a few upper respiratory infections, many muscle strains, a broken leg. We treated about 50 soldiers and one Iraqi civilian who was trying to get something out of a car just before it...

U.S. fighter jets, ships arrive in Turkey despite official rejection SPECIAL TO WORLD TRIBUNE.COMMonday, March 10, 2003 ANKARA — Turkey has quietly allowed the United States to conduct a military buildup despite the rejection of such a request by the nation's parliament. Turkish government sources and media reports said the U.S. military has brought armored vehicles, tanks and fighter-jets to Turkey as part of plans for a war against Iraq. So far, the United States has amassed a fleet of more than 100 fighter-jets in Turkey. The sources said the warplanes are in the southern Turkish base at Incerlik...

Troops 'told of March 17 invasion'06mar03BRITISH troops had been told an invasion of Iraq would begin on March 17, with a huge bombing campaign being launched four days earlier, the Daily Express in London has reported. The tabloid quoted a senior government source, who it reported had direct access to British military planning in Kuwait, as saying that "everything is being geared up towards a ground invasion beginning on Monday week". British newspapers also reported that Britain and the US were considering an amended new United Nations resolution giving Iraq a short time to disarm or face imminent military action....

If you want to understand why the majority of Americans don't trust the Democrats on national security matters, take a look at remarks by Iowa Senator Tom Harkin as reported in Tuesday's Des Moines Register. In one fell swoop, Harkin proved himself to be morally clueless, strategically myopic, and politically expedient. Talk about hitting the trifecta. Harkin began by imploring members of the Bush Administration to envision a future Iraq by looking at the Vietnam of today: "Go visit Vietnam, as I've done several years ago, and find out how the people are getting along there," said Harkin, who voted...

"Arabs need to learn the lesson from the Korean example to mobilize in order to stop an attack on Iraq and prevent a U.S.-Zionist crusade in the Arab world," Babel said. "Korea insists on its right to possess a technology used by the United States to raze Japanese cities [during World War II] and which it still uses to blackmail the world and force it to obey its orders." "We Arabs need to revise our behavior towards the United States, as North Korea has done, to be respected," said the daily Babel, owned by President Saddam Hussein's elder son, Uday....