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Seven people have pleaded guilty in California to providing material support to an Iraq-based terrorist organization.

While serving in Iraq, Sgt. Darron's Mikeworth suffered an attack that left his face severely disfigured. But a program called Operation Mend is helping to reconstruct his visage.

The Pentagon will release hundreds of photographs showing alleged abuse of prisoners in detention in Iraq and Afghanistan between 2001 and 2006, Pentagon officials said Friday, but they said the photos did not show a systemic problem.

Two separate suicide bombings killed up to 69 people in Iraq, while the suspected leader of an al Qaeda-linked militant network was captured by Iraqi forces.

The soldiers had barely arrived in Iraq before they got new orders -- get ready for Afghanistan.

Gen. Ray Odierno, the top U.S. military commander in Iraq, said Sunday he believes U.S. troops will be out of the country by the end of 2011.

The Iraq and Afghanistan wars are challenging the belief that the nation need only prepare to fight two major wars at once.

The Iraqi journalist who threw shoes at then-President George W. Bush was convicted Thursday of assaulting a foreign leader and sentenced to three years in prison, provoking outrage among some Iraqis who consider him a hero.

Blackwater founder Erik Prince is stepping down as the company's chief executive officer. The company has had a contract to protect U.S. diplomats in Iraq, but last month the State Department said it would not rehire Blackwater after its current contract with the company expires in May.

The United States' top military officer said on Sunday he was "comfortable" with President Barack Obama's plan to end U.S. combat operations in Iraq in 18 months.