Profile: Continuing attacks on US military in Iraq; explosion at mosque in FallujahMELISSA BLOCK, ROBERT SIEGEL
The Islamic “resistance” in Iraq is an umbrella group that is linked to the militias and which has targeted Israel numerous times using drones. It usually targets Eilat. It has not had much success, but it is part of Iran’s multi-front war on Israel. Iran also views the US as a ...
US fires back after ballistic missile attack on Iraq base The number of attacks on U.S. troops in the Middle East has risen to 66. ByMeghann Myers One of these incidents has been publicly confirmed by the Pentagon, when an AC-130 gunship hit a vehicle after its ...
Iranian-backed groups may have targeted an oil field in Syria and Ain al-Asad air base in Iraq, according to reports on Monday. Initial reports were unclear, but the overall picture is that Iran could be moving to target US forces in the region. This could be in response to the seizing...
The group, which goes by the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, claimed 11 attacks against US forces on Friday, the most in a single day since they began in mid-October. Sudani has ordered security forces to investigate the embassy attack and on Saturday replaced the regiment in charge of security...
Al-Zarqawi later led an insurgent group known as al Qaeda in Iraq until he was killed by U.S. forces in June 2006. While Aziz was an important target of the FBI's "Desert Spider" effort, Saddam was clearly its focus. He was captured by U.S. forces on Dec. 13, 2003, and the...
IRAQ After attacks, security tight for pilgrimage BAGHDAD -- Hundreds of thousands of Shiite pilgrims converged on Tuesday on a golden-domed shrine in northern Baghdad to commemorate the death of a revered eighth century saint, as troops tightened security after a wave of deadly attacks across Ir...
TEHRAN, Jun. 16 (MNA) – The Kremlin’s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has said the US campaign for a war against Iraq in 2003 serves as a cautionary tale against saber-rattling and finger-pointing amid current tensions in the Persian Gulf.
The militia groups have already launched multiple drone attacks on US forces in Iraq and Syria. But theUS now has specific intelligencethat those same groups could escalate even further as the war between Israel and Hamas continues. Ad Feedback ...
Cleric warns of severe attacks if US fails to pull out of Iraq on timePATRICK COCKBURN