The U.S. military death toll in March, the first full month of the security crackdown, was nearly twice that of the Iraqi army, which American and Iraqi officials say is taking the leading role in the latest attempt to curb violence in the capital, surrounding cities and Anbar province, according to figures compiled on Saturday.

CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq – Being an artillery Marine means staying in the firing line on call, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, regardless of the time waiting for fire missions to be requested.

April marks a milestone for RCT-6 in a couple of ways. We have one of our infantry battalions, 1st Battalion, 24th Marines, departing the area of operations after serving their tour in theater. We bid them fair winds and following seas.

SAN DIEGO — Four years ago this month, Marines from Camp Pendleton were the first conventional troops to surge into Iraq at the start of the U.S.-led assault. They were greeted by Navy SEALs from Coronado, Calif., who had slipped across the border to gather intelligence days earlier.

FALLUJAH, Iraq – When the big game comes around, a sports team will bench their red hot rookie for a seasoned veteran who has been to the big dance: There is no substitute for experience, and Chief Warrant Officer 5 James Roussell, a 56- year-old tactical intelligence officer from Chicago, with 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, has plenty of it.

An al-Qaida umbrella group in purportedly denied Friday that chlorine was used in recent bombings in Anbar province but warned that it would target all tribes and politicians supporting efforts in .

Anti-US insurgents in Iraq are using new methods of attack four years after US forces invaded Iraq to oust the government of former president Saddam Hussein.

FALLUJAH, Iraq -- Marines of 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, paused to honor two men who gave their lives for the cost of freedom here Feb. 17.