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Biden to host Iraq’s leader as Mideast tensions soar

President Joe Biden is set to host Iraq's leader as tensions across the Middle East soar over the war in Gaza and Iran's retaliatory attack on Israel.

5 weeks ago

Sailors’ endurance tested amid 4 months of constant Red Sea threats

Sailors aboard the carrier Eisenhower and its accompanying warships have spent months defending against ballistic missiles and flying attack drones.

By Bernat Armangue and Tara Copp, AP

3 months ago

Militias a growing challenge for Iraq ahead of talks with US

A fourth round of so-called strategic Iraq-U.S. talks is scheduled for next week after the Iraqi government requested it, partly in response to pressure from Shiite political factions and militias loyal to Iran that have lobbied for the remaining U.S. troops to leave Iraq.

3 years ago

White House warns of military response to rocket attack on Iraq base hosting US troops

Wednesday’s attack targeted the same base where Iran struck with a barrage of missiles in January last year in retaliation for the killing of Soleimani.

By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press and Howard Altman

3 years ago

Oath Keeper, an Army veteran, charged in Capitol riot renounces militia group

Army veteran Jessica Watkins is one of nine members and associates of the far-right militia group charged with planning and coordinating with one another in the Jan. 6 siege.

3 years ago

Biden orders US airstrikes against Iran-backed militia targets in eastern Syria

President Joe Biden ordered the strikes in retaliation for recent rocket attacks on Iraq bases housing U.S. troops and contractors.

By Meghann Myers

3 years ago

Pentagon not yet placing blame for three rocket attacks on Iraq bases housing US troops

The attacks have wounded Americans, but there are no threats of revenge thus far.

By Meghann Myers

3 years ago

Iranian attacks are down, but not over, CENTCOM commander says

Iranian attacks on U.S. forces have gone down, but there's no reason to believe they're going away.

By Meghann Myers

3 years ago

Iraqi military says child killed in rocket attack on Baghdad’s Green Zone

The C-RAM air defense system installed recently at the U.S. Embassy intercepted the rockets, Iraqi security officials said

3 years ago

Iran-backed militias offer truce for US troop withdrawal

Iraq militia leader promises attacks will continue if U.S does not leave.

4 years ago

Iraqi official to US: Reconsider embassy closure

Iraq's foreign minister called the threat to close the U.S. Embassy “dangerous” because “there is a possibility that the American withdrawal from Baghdad will lead to other (embassy) withdrawals.”

4 years ago

After embassy closure threat, US ‘outraged’ by rocket attack that killed 6 Iraqi civilians

he U.S. State Department said Tuesday it was outraged by a rocket attack a day earlier that killed Iraqi civilians and called on the government to take action amid an impending diplomatic crisis between Baghdad and Washington.

4 years ago