Iraq
NBA 2020:Group demands withdrawal of invitation of Tony Blair to conference over war crimes
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August 25, 2020
NBA 2020:Group demands withdrawal of invitation of Tony Blair to conference over war crimes
As the Controversy of the disinvitation of Kaduna State governor, Malam Nasir, El-Rufai rages, an international group, African Network for…
U.S. adds new air defence systems in Iraq: officials
World News
April 10, 2020
U.S. adds new air defence systems in Iraq: officials
New air defence systems are now protecting American and allied forces at military bases in Iraq where troops have been…
Coalition forces withdraw from 3rd Iraq military base
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March 29, 2020
Coalition forces withdraw from 3rd Iraq military base
The U.S.-led coalition in Iraq withdrew on Sunday from a military base in the country’s north that nearly launched Washington…
Iraqi soldiers, coalition members injured in Camp Taji rocket attack: officials
World News
March 14, 2020
Iraqi soldiers, coalition members injured in Camp Taji rocket attack: officials
A barrage of rockets hit a base housing U.S. and other coalition troops north of Baghdad on Saturday, Iraqi security…
U.S. launches airstrikes against Iran-backed militia in Iraq after deadly rocket attack
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March 13, 2020
U.S. launches airstrikes against Iran-backed militia in Iraq after deadly rocket attack
The United States waged a series of precision air strikes on Thursday against an Iran-backed militia in Iraq that it…
Multiple troops killed, injured in rocket attack at Iraq military base: U.S. official
World News
March 11, 2020
Multiple troops killed, injured in rocket attack at Iraq military base: U.S. official
Three service members were killed, including two Americans, and a dozen more were injured when a barrage of rockets were…
Baghdad wakes up to snow for first time in more than a decade
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February 11, 2020
Baghdad wakes up to snow for first time in more than a decade
Iraq’s capital of Baghdad awoke on Tuesday to a sight not seen in over a decade — their city covered…
Canadian troops in Kuwait ‘essential’ in fight against Islamic militants: Trudeau
World News
February 10, 2020
Canadian troops in Kuwait ‘essential’ in fight against Islamic militants: Trudeau
Canadian military efforts have been essential in the “fight” to defeat Islamic militants in Iraq and elsewhere, Prime Minister Justin…
U.S. to speed up cases of refugees put in limbo by Trump travel ban
World News
February 10, 2020
U.S. to speed up cases of refugees put in limbo by Trump travel ban
President Donald Trump’s administration has agreed to speed up the cases of some former interpreters for the U.S. military in…
Canada focused on defeating ISIL amid ‘sensitive’ relations with Iraq: commander
World News
February 7, 2020
Canada focused on defeating ISIL amid ‘sensitive’ relations with Iraq: commander
Canadian special-forces soldiers are treading carefully in Iraq following an Iranian missile attack against their main base last month and…
al Qaeda leader lived in Arizona, arrested for murder: feds
World News
February 1, 2020
al Qaeda leader lived in Arizona, arrested for murder: feds
A man accused of killing two police officers while acting as the leader of an al Qaeda group in the…
Mortars were used in American embassy attack in Iraq: U.S. military
World News
January 27, 2020
Mortars were used in American embassy attack in Iraq: U.S. military
A top U.S. commander said Monday that mortars were used in an attack on the American embassy in Baghdad that…