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July 9, 2024 | 12:32 PM

Perry County bridge now bears the name of Marine killed in Iraq

Lance Corporal Jason Frye of Landisburg was just 19-years-old when he was killed outside Fallujah in a roadside bombing on October 6, 2005.

By Tim Lambert/WITF

May 23, 2023 | 7:00 AM

PBS and an All-Star Cast Present the 34th Annual National Memorial Day Concert, Live From the U.S. Capitol

Commemorate Memorial Day and honor our armed forces with a concert at the Capitol.

By Christina Zeiders

February 18, 2022 | 12:33 PM

Pennsylvania man accused of torturing employee in Iraq

A Pennsylvania man from Stoudsburg is accused of torturing an employee in Iraq after the worker raised concerns about a project to produce weapons parts in that country

By The Associated Press

September 3, 2021 | 5:00 AM

For Muslim and Arab immigrants in Pennsylvania, September 11, 2001, forever changed their lives

Life for Muslims and Arabs in the U.S. and around the world changed in direct and intimate ways after the country suffered the worst terrorist attack in its history.

By Anthony Orozco

April 25, 2021 | 9:24 AM

Iraq Interior Ministry: 82 killed in Baghdad hospital fire

The fire came as Iraq grapples with a severe second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.

By The Associated Press

March 7, 2021 | 9:24 AM

Where IS ruled, pope calls on Christians to forgive, rebuild

Pope Francis has urged Iraq’s Christians to forgive the injustices committed against them by Islamic extremists.

By Nicole Winfield and Samya Kullab/AP

March 6, 2021 | 8:33 AM

Pope, top Iraq Shiite cleric hold historic, symbolic meeting

Pope Francis and Iraq’s top Shiite cleric have delivered a powerful message of peaceful coexistence…….

By Nicole Winfield and Qassim Abdul-Zahra/AP

November 16, 2020 | 6:35 PM

White House orders thousands of U.S. troops withdrawn from Afghanistan and Iraq

Peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban have seemingly stalled, and violent attacks have risen 50% in recent months.

By Dustin Jones/NPR

September 9, 2020 | 1:15 PM

U.S. says it will cut number of troops in Iraq by nearly half this month

The U.S. is planning to withdraw nearly half of the number of U.S. troops deployed to Iraq, according to a senior U.S. military official.

By Merrit Kennedy/NPR

June 17, 2020 | 5:16 AM

As U.S. soldiers deploy amid pandemic, they fight 2 battles

Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, the Department of Defense has been forced to adapt quickly to comply with guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control,

By Sarah Blake Morgan/The Associated Press

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