Jan 13 Turkey strikes at Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria after deadly military base attack By Andrew Wilks, Associated Press Turkey carried out airstrikes targeting Kurdish militants in neighboring Iraq and Syria on Saturday, the Turkish Defense Ministry said, a day after an attack on a Turkish military base in Iraq killed nine Turkish soldiers. Continue reading
Dec 26 Biden orders retaliatory strike on Iranian-aligned group after U.S. troops injured in drone attack in Iraq By Aamer Madhani, Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Zeke Miller, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has ordered retaliatory airstrikes against Iranian-backed militia groups after three United States servicemembers were injured in a drone attack in northern Iraq. National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson said one of the U.S. troops… Continue reading
Dec 11 Iraq struggles to contain ripple effects of Gaza war as Iran-backed groups attack U.S. troops By Kareem Chehayeb, Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press Dozens of attacks on U.S. military facilities by Iran-backed factions in Iraq over the past two months have forced Baghdad into a balancing act that's becoming more difficult by the day. Continue reading
Nov 22 Watch 4:18 News Wrap: Vehicle explosion kills 2 at border crossing in Niagara Falls In our news wrap Wednesday, a vehicle exploded on the U.S. side of the border with Canada in Niagara Falls killing two people and disrupting cross-border travel, the U.S. military carried out new air attacks in Iraq targeting an Iranian-backed… Continue watching
Oct 26 WATCH: Pentagon says air base in Iraq sustained minor damage after attempted attack By Associated Press The Pentagon said Thursday that there was an attempted attack at Irbil air base in Iraq but there were no casualties and only minor damage to the facilities. Continue reading
Sep 27 Watch 5:22 News Wrap: American soldier who fled to North Korea back in U.S. custody In our news wrap Wednesday, an American soldier who fled to North Korea in July is now back in U.S. custody, Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife pleaded not guilty to federal corruption charges, the mass exodus of ethnic Armenians… Continue watching
Sep 27 Around 100 people are dead and 150 injured at a fire at a wedding hall in northern Iraq By Farid Abdulwahed, Associated Press Footage aired by the Iraqi Kurdish television news channel Rudaw shows fireworks setting a chandelier ablaze. Continue reading
Aug 11 At least 20 Syrian soldiers killed in ambush By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press The Thursday night attack was believed to be carried out by members of the Islamic State group whose sleeper cells in parts of Syria still carry deadly attacks despite their defeat in 2019. Continue reading
Jul 22 Protesters attempt to storm Baghdad’s Green Zone over Quran burning in Denmark By Ali Jabar, Jari Tanner, Associated Press Tensions flared again in Iraq on Saturday over a series of recent protests in Europe involving the desecration of the Quran, Islam’s holy book, which sparked a debate over the balance between freedom of speech and religious sensitivities. Continue reading
Jul 20 Diplomatic crisis erupts between Iraq and Sweden over Iraqi man who desecrated the Quran By Abby Sewell, David Keyton, Ali Jabar, Associated Press Protesters stormed the diplomatic post early Thursday, waving flags and signs showing the influential Iraqi Shiite cleric and political leader Muqtada al-Sadr, and set a small fire. The attack on the embassy came ahead of a planned burning of the… Continue reading