Dec 26th, 2008 · Several suspected al-Qaida in Iraq insurgents staged a daring jailbreak Friday, killing more than a dozen police officers and prisoners in the Iraqi city of Ramadi, authorities said.
Apr 7th, 2008 · A Navy SEAL from Southern California who gave his life to protect his fellow SEALS in Iraq is about to receive the Medal of Honor, the nation's top military honor. Petty Officer Michael Monsoor died after throwing himself atop a hand grenade thrown by an insurgent in Ramadi.
Aug 26th, 2007 · A California family is suffering the loss of a second son in the Iraq war. Twenty-one year-old Nathan Hubbard was killed in last week's crash of a Blackhawk helicopter. His brother Marine Lance Cpl. Jared Hubbard was killed by a roadside bomb in Ramadi in 2004. A third brother is still deployed in Iraq, but he is returning home now to be with his family.
Mar 13th, 2007 · In Iraq today, Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki made an unprecedented visit to Ramadi, the capital of the unstable Anbar province. Ramadi had long been a major stronghold of Iraq's Sunni insurgents and al-Qaida in Iraq.
Mar 13th, 2007 · In Iraq on Tuesday, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki made an unprecedented visit to Ramadi, the capital of the unstable Anbar province. Ramadi had long been a major stronghold of Iraq's Sunni insurgents and al-Qaida in Iraq.
Feb 26th, 2007 · U.S. troops in Ramadi and nearby Fallujah find themselves detaining many Iraqi teens -- and even younger children -- who are being recruited for insurgent activities. Many may have lost their fathers or others in the ongoing conflict.
Feb 22nd, 2007 · American soldiers try to improve their counterinsurgency strategy in Anbar province by joining with Iraqi police and getting buy-in from local sheiks. There are signs of improvement, but insurgents continue to plague the city center, and they constantly adjust to U.S. tactics.
Feb 19th, 2007 · A series of explosions in Iraq has left at least 18 dead and wounded more than 50. Bombs hit several neighborhoods in Baghdad, while coordinated attacks rocked Ramadi, the capital of the insurgent stronghold of Anbar province.