U.S. Central Command said protesters fired first, but the Iraqis said the soldiers were unprovoked.

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Five required medical condition, and all were in stable condition, according to a Central Command statement.

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Soldiers were unable to see into the van, a spokesman for Central Command said.

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Rumsfeld and Franks spoke at a news conference Tuesday at Central Command headquarters near Tampa, Florida.

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In his current post at Central Command, he has worked closely with our forces in Afghanistan.

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The base is headquarters of the US Central Command, formerly headed by David Petraeus.

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But in the war rooms inside the Pentagon and at Central Command in Tampa, Fla.

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Tommy Franks, head of the U.S. Central Command, will retire from active duty this summer.

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ELN's central command, and said that these attacks had undermined the talks in Geneva.

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Petraeus, who is nominated to head the U.S. Central Command in the Middle East, and Lt.

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"Central Command is looking into that as we speak, " Myers said Sunday on ABC's This Week.

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Likewise, the central command in Afghanistan is not helped by the taint of scandal.

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Central Command oversees operations in the Middle East and Central Asia, including the war in Afghanistan.

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Names of the dead were withheld pending notification of next of kin, Central Command said.

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MacDill is the home of the U.S. Central Command, which directs the U.S. forces operating in Afghanistan.

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General Petraeus also needs a replacement at Central Command (his nominal superior) who won't undermine his efforts.

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General David Petraeus, chief of America's Central Command, argues that Pakistan faces greater danger from home-grown extremism.

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Command: Keating is the commander of the U.S. Fifth Fleet and the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command.

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John Abizaid as the head of U.S. Central Command, which oversees U.S. military operations across the Middle East.

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Central Command said four soldiers on a public health-related mission in downtown Baghdad were ambushed and wounded Sunday.

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Fallon, a 41-year veteran of the Navy, took over as chief of Central Command in early 2007.

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Wednesday Foreign Policy published the content of a memo written last month in the US Military's Central Command.

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Nitzan Alon to major general and appointing him to serve as the next commander of the Central Command.

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Experts said they believe Flame reports back the information to a central command-and-control network that has constantly changed location.

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Mrs Kelley knew Mr Petraeus through social contacts on the Florida military base where US Central Command is headquartered.

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James "Mad Dog" Mattis, who just retired as head of U.S. Central Command.

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The U.S. Central Command did not offer immediate comment on the U.N. warning.

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Today the head of U.S. Central Command said he expects to continue to reduce U.S. troop levels in Iraq.

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The soldier was taken to a field hospital, but the wounds were not considered life-threatening, according to Central Command.

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