Headlines from Iraq

Nearing a decision on sending more troops off to war, President Barack Obama told a military audience Thursday that he will not dispatch them into conflict without proper support -- including the backing of the American people.

28-year-old Sgt. Christopher Cooper was killed last month while serving in Iraq. Dozens of members of the National Guard and the Patriot Guard stood at attention as Sgt. Christopher Cooper's casket arrived in St. Louis.

The White House says President Barack Obama is almost finished gathering information and advice on how to proceed in Afghanistan.

President Barack Obama is promising Marine and Navy personnel at a Florida base that he "will never rush" choosing whether to send U.S. troops into war

Helicopter crashes killed 14 Americans on Monday -- 11 troops and three drug agents -- in the deadliest day for the U.S. mission in Afghanistan in more than four years. The deaths came as President Barack Obama prepared to meet his national security team for a sixth full-scale conference on the future of the troubled war.

Pakistan's military is again setting its sights on the Taliban's sanctuary along the country's border. This, after nearly two weeks of deadly bombings across the country.