BASRA, Iraq, April 6 (UNHCR) - Recent clashes in southern Iraq have prompted the UN refugee agency to interrupt its regular return convoys from Iran, and affected assistance by UNHCR partners on the ...

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 1 June 2004 The on-again-off-again ...

WASHINGTON -- All State Department security convoys in Iraq will now fall under military control, the latest step taken by government officials to bring Blackwater Worldwide and other armed ...

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CAMP NAVISTAR, Kuwait -- Facing a deadly surge in attacks on military convoys in Iraq, commanders have ordered that Humvee gun trucks be battle-hardened with steel doors. Humvees, the versatile ...

WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice ordered federal agents on Friday to ride with Blackwater USA escorts of U.S. diplomatic convoys in Baghdad to tighten oversight after a shooting in ...

Estimates show women make up about 10% of the nation’s veterans right now. The number is expected to grow to closer than 20% ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. soldiers riding in convoys in Iraq are relying on electronic "jammers" to help protect against the roadside bombs insurgents have used to deadly effect. The anti-bomb technology ...

For one week, a pilot and ground mechanic 'walked a mile in each other's boots' on an exchange between their aviation and ground units. Col. Tyler Partridge began his career as a finance officer.

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Friday ordered federal agents to ride with Blackwater USA escorts of U.S. diplomatic convoys in Baghdad to tighten oversight after a shooting in ...

— -- The following are the U.S. personnel who have been killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom from June to August 2003. All dates reflect when the incidents occurred local time. For lists of deaths ...