Two US troops killed in IraqThe US military announced here today that one of its troops was killed in a military operation in Anbar and another died in a military incident.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. announced an agreement with the Iraqi government Friday to wrap up the military mission in Iraq of an American-led coalition fightingthe Islamic State groupby next year, with U.S. troops departing some bases that they have long oc...
The United States has 2,500 troops in Iraq, and 900 more in neighbouring Syria, on a mission to advise and assist local forces in combating Islamic State, which in 2014 seized swathes of territory in both countries. (Reporting by Idrees Ali and Tala Ramadan; Editing by Gareth Jone...
AL-ASAD AIRBASE, Iraq (AP) — The U.S. has started to reduce the number of its troops in Iraq following Baghdad's declaration of victory over the Islamic State group last year, an Iraqi government spokesman and Western contractors said Monday.
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Death Toll for US Troops in Iraq Passes 4,000 MarkThe number of US troops who have died in Iraq since the invasion five years ago has hit the 4,000 milestone following a roadside bomb in south Baghdad that killed four American soldiers.Cockburn, Patrick...
AL-ASAD AIRBASE, Iraq (AP) — The U.S. has started to reduce the number of its troops in Iraq following Baghdad's declaration of victory over the Islamic State group last year, an Iraqi government spokesman and Western contractors said Monday. ...
US Troops Weigh Impact of Stress ; Some Say Repeated Tours in Iraq Could Be a Factor in Recent Murder Allegations
American troops in Iraq completed their mission fully more than five years ago, in March 2019, when ISIS lost all of its territory. Yet for inexplicable reasons, U.S. troops have remained, overstaying their welcome and becoming magnets for insurgent attacks, including from Iranian proxies. ...
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