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Watch coalition aircraft pummeling ISIS fighters in Iraq

“The ISF’s ability to target and punish Daesh in this isolated territory confirms that these Daesh criminals have no safe haven.”

5 years ago

US hands over another air base to Iraqi forces

“These pre-planned base transfers are not related to recent attacks against Iraqi bases hosting Coalition troops, or the ongoing COVID-19 situation in Iraq."

5 years ago

New ISIS attack kills Iraqi troops while rockets fall in Green Zone

Death and destruction continue to roil Iraq in the wake of the killing of Quds Force leader Qassem Soleimani

By Howard Altman and Shawn Snow

6 years ago

Iraqis claim rockets land near Baghdad International Airport, Iran-backed militia leaders may be target

“The game has changed, and we’re prepared to do what is necessary to defend our personnel and our interests and our partners in the region."

6 years ago

Militiamen withdraw from US Embassy but Iraq tensions linger

Iran denied involvement in the attack on the embassy. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was quoted by media as saying that "if the Islamic Republic makes a decision to confront any country, it will do it directly."

6 years ago

750 soldiers with 82nd Airborne headed for CENTCOM, additional 4,000 troops expected to deploy as Iran tensions mount

“At the direction of the Commander in Chief, I have authorized the deployment of an infantry battalion from the Immediate Response Force (IRF) of the 82nd Airborne Division to the U.S. Central Command area of operations in response to recent events in Iraq," the defense secretary said.

By Shawn Snow, Howard Altman and Philip Athey

6 years ago