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The Pentagon cannot account for nearly 15 billion dollars in payments for goods and services in iraq, according to an internal audit which members of Congress blasted Friday as a 'shocking' accountability failure.

AP - The aunt of a man accused of plotting to kill american soldiers testified Friday that he said he was learning how to shoot guns for his own protection, but another defense witness said the defendant told him he was going to the range just for fun.

A Plethora of run-of-the-mill films on the iraq war failed to hit the mark - until now.

The White House announced Friday that a Pennsylvania soldier who jumped on top of a grenade in iraq and saved the lives of his comrades will posthumously receive the Medal of Honor.

Roadside bombs have caused hundreds of dire brain injuries to soldiers in iraq. One of them is Shurvon Phillip, and a team of specialists has worked avidly trying to reach him.

The British defence chief has made an unannounced visit to the restive Iraqi city.

Sunni preachers on Friday denounced the shooting of a Quran, Islam's holy book, by a U.S. sniper in iraq following a series of apologies by american commanders and President Bush.

A 21-year-old Marine and iraq war veteran from Camp Pendleton was arrested for investigation of murder in the slaying of a fellow Marine, sheriff's officials said Friday. A second Marine suspected in the killing remains at large, said Orange County sheriff's...

'Tuc' Church and his wife, Mindi, first met when she was 4 years old and he was 6. They marked their 12th anniversary two days before Tuc died in iraq. 'He was a great husband and a great dad,' says Mindi, one of the iReporters sharing memories of loved ones lost in battle.

An audit of $8bn paid to contractors in iraq finds that almost none of the payments complied with US federal laws.