Sanford soldier Josiah Blystone was on his first tour of duty near Baghdad when he was seriously injured during a routine patrol. He was “just walking along and all of a sudden the IED (improvised ...

An Army private with Billings ties was killed in Iraq last week. Corey L. Hicks, 22, of Glendale, Ariz., died in Baghdad on May 2 when an improvised explosive device hit his vehicle, according to a ...

It's MORNING EDITION from NPR News. Renee Montagne is away today. I'm Steve Inskeep. Good morning. INSKEEP: Roadside bombs are still killing people. These improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, are ...

More than 70 people converged atop a Gordonville hill to honor and remember SSG Brad Skelton one year after he died from an IED blast in Baghdad, Iraq. More than 70 people converged atop a Gordonville ...

Multinational Forces Iraq has released the data of he effects of the “surge.” The reduction in deaths, attack trends, sectarian violence, IED, suicide and car bomb attacks is dramatic. The number of ...