Monthly archives: August, 2007

Nearly 200,000 U.S.-supplied rifles and pistols meant for Iraqi security forces are unaccounted for in Iraq, according to a report to Congress.

Vehicles will be banned for two days in the Iraqi capital starting Wednesday as one of many security measures being implemented for a Shiite pilgrimage to Baghdad, a trek that left almost 1,000 pilgrims dead two years ago.

The U.S. military is expressing hope that the recent troop buildup in Iraq is making strides as commanders point to the American death toll in the war zone — the lowest monthly total since November.