The Iraqi army said on Saturday that a command post at Kalsu military base, south of the capital Baghdad ... backed paramilitary force based in Iraq. The PMU are responsible for the site where ...

Baghdad may be calmer, but in many outlying areas of Iraq, insurgents pose a persistent threat. Nearly 300 American soldiers and an Iraqi army unit, backed up by armored vehicles and air support ...

NPR's Brian Naylor reports from Jacksonville, Florida, where cargo ships are being loaded with the helicopters and trucks that the Army's 101st Airborne Division would need for an attack on Iraq.