"And that focus kept a lot of Marines alive in Helmand province, kept a lot of Marines alive in Iraq, in the Sunni Triangle." ...

Following battles in areas around the "Sunni Triangle" city Samara—home to the Al-Hadi and Al-Askari shrines—thousands of hectares of agricultural land owned by Sunnis was confiscated and its ...

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Eight American soldiers were reported to have been killed in an ambush in the Iraqi Sunni Triangle town of Khaldiyah. Their convoy was hit by a remote-controlled roadside bomb and then came under ...

Pentagon correspondent for CNN. Lawrence draws on his experience as a veteran of the Navy Reserve to provide perspective as he reports on the nation’s defense. Previously, he worked as a correspondent ...