Posts Tagged: US and Iraq
Iran Changes Tack in Iraq After Soleimani Assassination
Two diplomats are quietly leading Iran's push to influence politics in Iraq, in a departure from the more blunt enforcement employed by Qassem Soleimani, a top...
Iraq Condemns US Air Strikes on Iran-Backed Militia
Iraq condemned overnight US air strikes on Friday, saying they killed six people and warning of dangerous consequences for what it called a violation of...
US Wages Retaliatory Strikes Against Iran-Backed Militia in Iraq
The United States waged a series of precision air strikes on Thursday against an Iran-backed militia in Iraq that it blamed for a major rocket attack...
Two US, One British Personnel Killed in Iraq Rocket Attack: Officials
One British and two American personnel were killed and about a dozen people were wounded when 18 small rockets hit Iraq's Taji military camp north...
Four Wounded in Attack on Iraqi Military Base That Houses US Forces
Four people were wounded on Sunday in an attack on Balad Air Base in northern Iraq which houses US personnel. The Iraqi military said in a...
Washington Rejects Iraqi Request to Remove Troops
Washington on Friday rebuffed an Iraqi request to prepare to pull out its troops, amid heightened US-Iranian tensions after the US killing of an Iranian commander...
Netanyahu Hints at Israeli Involvement in Iraq Blasts
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hinted on Thursday of possible Israeli involvement in attacks against Iranian-linked targets in Iraq. A series of blasts in the past few...
Iraq Paramilitary Groups Blame US, Israel for Blasts at Militia Bases
Iraq's paramilitary groups on Wednesday blamed a series of recent blasts at their weapons depots and bases on the United States and Israel. The statement from...
Trump Defends Syria Pullout During Surprise Visit to Iraq
President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended his decision to withdraw US troops from Syria during an unannounced visit to Iraq, saying that many people will start seeing...
Top Democratic Senator Urges State Department to Not Send Collection of Jewish Artifacts Back to Iraq
Top Democratic Senator Charles Schumer on Tuesday called on the State Department to “reconsider” the impending return of a collection of over 2,700 Jewish artifacts to...
