PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (CNN) -- A highly decorated Green Beret, Staff Sgt. Ryan Maseth died a painful death in Iraq this year. He died not on the battlefield. He died in what should have been one of ...

Sen. Barack Obama and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Monday discussed a "general time horizon" for any American troop withdrawals from Iraq, al-Maliki's office said. Obama -- who has made ...

Nineteen U.S. troops were killed in Iraq in May, the fewest killed in any month since the war started. The second-lowest month for American deaths was in February 2004, when 20 were killed. May's toll ...

As the U.S. mobilizes military forces in the Middle East, CNN and other foreign media reported that U.S. military authorities are prepared for an immediate strike on Iran as early as this weekend, but ...