THE U.S. HAS A LOT OF WORK TO DO IF IT’S GOING TO TAKE BACK IRAQI cities held by insurgents. The job began last week, as 3,000 U.S. and 2,000 Iraqi troops stormed Samarra. In September talks with ...

SAMARRA, Iraq – The al-Askari shrine in the Iraqi city of Samarra is surrounded by thousands of Shiite militiamen in mismatched uniforms, many of them awaiting transport to the nearby front lines of ...

BAGHDAD — The Iraqi government plans to establish a military unit to safeguard efforts in Samarra to rebuild one of Shiite Islam’s most important shrines, a move criticized by Sunni Arabs as ...

As his convoy rounded a corner in the predominantly Sunni city of Samarra on Nov. 30, Sergeant First Class Alvin Ware had a bad feeling. In the near distance, he could see men crouching on rooftops ...

Iraqi security forces patrolled the streets, and U.S. troops went door to door searching for weapons and fighters Sunday after the military claimed success in wresting control of Samarra from Sunni ...

A U.S. soldier from the 4th Infantry Division was killed Tuesday near Samarra, the site of weekend fighting between American troops and guerrillas, the military said. The latest death came as a ...

LAST TUESDAY NIGHT, Charlie Company 2-505 (82nd Airborne Division) left “the wire” and departed Patrol Base Olson to perform a cordon-and-search operation in a neighborhood where a notorious al Qaeda ...

AD DAWR, Iraq — As U.S.-led forces consolidated their control over rebellious Samarra on Saturday, humanitarian officials described a hellish scene within the city in the wake of a two-day offensive ...

FORWARD OPERATING BASE BRASSFIELD-MORA, Samarra, Iraq - Scores of Samarra citizens joined provincial and community leaders March 23 to attend a concrete barrier removal ceremony reminiscent of the ...

New York Times Coverage Avoids the Third Rails of Sex Trafficking Audio By Carbonatix As I prepare to return to that ancient and long-troubled city, I'll be expecting the unexpected. SAMARRA, Iraq: A ...