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American troops are dying younger, often fresh out of boot camp, and are frequently victims of homemade bombs known as I.E.D.’s.

Western military officials acknowledge that none of those in a car fired on by soldiers had links to the insurgency.

The U.S. military confirms the two leaders of al-Qaida in Iraq have been killed in a joint operation with Iraqi forces.

The US military says Iran would need between four and six years to produce a usable atomic bomb.

The military is scrambling to finish what it calls the largest movement of troops and equipment since the buildup of World War ...

Iran is helping train Taliban fighters within its borders, according to U.S. military and intelligence officials.

The Iraqi military will reinstate 20,000 Saddam Hussein-era army officers who were dismissed from their posts after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion for serving under the former dictator, an Iraqi defense spokesman said Friday.

U.S. Army soldiers launched a major operation Tuesday in support of a planned U.S.-Afghan attack on the largest Taliban-controlled town in southern Afghanistan.

Military divers have found the body of one of two U.S. soldiers who went missing last week as they tried to recover airdropped ...

The U.S. military is spending billions of dollars on construction projects to ensure Afghanistan's infrastructure can support American and coalition personnel in 2010 and years beyond.