Civilians and servicemembers gathered at the Al Faw Palace in Baghdad on Feb. 1 to reflect on the cost of war and pay their last respects to fallen warriors during a Multinational Corps Iraq end-of-tour memorial ceremony.
Coalition and Iraqi forces killed one suspected terrorist, detained 16 others and seized weapons caches in Iraq over the past three days, military officials said.
Several armed insurgents were killed during a coalition operation Jan. 31 in Oruzgan province, Afghanistan, to degrade weapons-facilitation networks in the area.
The double-suicide bombings in Baghdad Feb. 1 carried out by two women may indicate desperation on the part of a beleaguered insurgency, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates told reporters here.
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates met with a number of soldiers who are getting ready to deploy to Afghanistan, and he visited with a group of Army spouses during his first official visit here Feb. 1.
