Tag: Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) — At least 10 rockets targeted a military base in western Iraq that hosts U.S.-led coalition troops today, the coalition and the Iraqi military said. It was not immediately known if there were…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is reducing its troop presence in Iraq this month from 5,200 to 3,000, the top American commander for the Middle East said Wednesday, as President Donald Trump tries to…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. retaliatory airstrikes against militants in Iraq destroyed five weapons depots, but the top U.S commander for the Middle East acknowledged Friday that there are many similar sites that the U.S.…
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) Iran struck back at the United States for the killing of a top Iranian general early Wednesday, firing a series of ballistic missiles at two Iraqi bases housing U.S. troops in…
Army Sgt. Dave Sterling was serving in the Sunni Triangle in Iraq in 2003 the day Saddam Hussein was captured by American forces. Some Iraqis were dancing in the streets, celebrating the impending demise of…
Up until now, Americans have been forced to take President Donald Trump at his word that Iran was planning imminent attacks against U.S. installations, thus warranting the presidents directive on Friday to assassinate Maj. Gen.…
WASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump insisted Sunday that Iranian cultural sites were fair game for the U.S. military, dismissing concerns within his own administration that doing so could constitute a war crime under international…
MANILA, Philippines (AP) Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the military to prepare to deploy its aircraft and ships at any moments notice to evacuate thousands of Filipino workers in Iraq and Iran should violence…
BAGHDAD (AP) Iran vowed harsh retaliation for a U.S. airstrike near Baghdads airport that killed a top Iranian general who had been the architect of its interventions across the Middle East, as tensions soared…
An Iran-backed Iraqi militia broke up its encampment outside the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, a move that could ease tensions between Tehran and Washington that escalated after fighters attacked the compound. The Popular Mobilization Units…
