In the wake of the strike, joint US-Iraqi operations against ISIS were put on hold, and Iraq’s caretaker prime minister said a US troop withdrawal was the only way to “protect all those on Iraqi soil,” though this week he said that decision would be up to the next government. But...
The United States on 31 August formally ceased combat operations in Iraq after more than seven years, against the backdrop of a political crisis and the continued threat of sectarian insurgency that threaten to derail hard-won security gains in the country.rnIn a surprise visit to Ramadi in ...
TEHRAN, May 01 (MNA) – It seems that US hostile military operations and futile activities in Iraq is not going to end anytime soon. US troops recently launched a new aggressive military operation in Iraq by attacking the headquarters of Iraq security forces in Kirkuk. US has not made any...
"This is a war against terrorism, andIraq, is just one campaign," a former high-level government intelligence official told the magazine. "The Bush administration is looking at this as a huge war zone. Next, we're going to have the Iranian campaign." A top government consultant with close...
In the second phase, the U.S. will continue to operate in some fashion from Iraq through 2026 to support counter-ISIS operations in Syria, a senior Biden administration official and a senior defense official said on the condition of anonymity on a call with r...
While the necessity of the withdrawal of foreign troops from Iraq was on the agenda of the parliamentary factions and became one of the main issues in the political and media circles, the US military's new operations in northern Iraq are under way. ...
The U.S. plans to reduce troop levels in Iraq to 3,500 from about 5,200, a U.S. official confirmed to ABC News. The reduction in forces had been anticipated, with U.S. military officials highlighting the Iraqi military's growing ability to carry out independent operations against the ...
"Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi discussed with Ashton Carter the military operations in Iraq against IS, in addition to updating security plans," said a statement released by the prime minister office. The Iraqi Defense Ministry said in a separate statement that Defense Minister Khalid al-Obeidi ...
The US carried out strikes against three facilities linked to Iran-backed militia on Tuesday, the Pentagon said. Iraq will consider these operations as "aggressive actions" that undermine years of cooperation, the Iraqi government statement added. Trump...
A person familiar with the matter said the strike killed Wisam Mohammed “Abu Baqer” al-Saadi, the commander in charge of Kataib Hezbollah’s operations in Syria. Wednesday’s drone strike was thesecond US attack in Iraqtargeting a senior leader of an Iranian-backed militia since October. ...