U.S. tanks and armored vehicles rolled into the Iraqi capital early this morning for the first time, making reconnaissance probes as Marines and infantry on the city edges fought to impose a "choke ...

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraqi security forces announced on Monday the capture of a senior al-Qaida figure, and the U.S. ambassador said the risk of civil war from last week's sectarian violence was over.

WASHINGTON – An Army colonel was given the second-highest award for valor for his actions during a furious firefight last year in Iraq when he rallied some Iraqi commandos to defend their position ...