World Feb 04 After U.S. and UK strikes in Yemen, Iran warns against targeting suspected spy ships Iran issued a warning Sunday to the U.S. over potentially targeting two cargo ships in the Mideast long suspected of serving as forwarding operating bases for Iranian commandos, after the U.S. and the United Kingdom launched a massive airstrike campaign against… By Jon Gambrell, Lolita C. Baldor, Tara Copp, Associated Press
World Feb 03 Watch 5:27 What the U.S. hopes to achieve with airstrikes against Iran-backed militias The U.S. is responding to last weekend’s drone strike in Jordan that killed three U.S. troops with airstrikes against Iran-backed militias in the Middle East. Pentagon officials say it took just 30 minutes for B-1 bombers and other U.S. aircraft… By John Yang, Harry Zahn
World Feb 03 U.S. and UK hit Yemen’s Houthis with new strikes in retaliation for Iran-backed attacks The United States and Britain struck 36 Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday in a second wave of assaults meant to further disable Iran-backed groups that have relentlessly attacked American and international interests in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war. By Associated Press
World Feb 03 What to know about the U.S. airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against Iran-backed fighters The U.S. military has launched strikes on dozens of sites manned by Iran-backed fighters in western Iraq and eastern Syria in retaliation for a drone strike in Jordan in late January that killed three U.S. service members and wounded dozens. By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press
Feb 03 Iranian-backed militia official in Iraq downplays U.S. retaliatory strikes, hints at de-escalation By Abdulrahman Zeyad, Ali Jabar, Associated Press An Iraqi militia official on Saturday hinted at a desire to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East following retaliatory strikes launched by the United States against dozens of sites in Iraq and Syria used by Iranian-backed militias and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. Continue reading
Dec 14 Watch 8:24 How negligence, systemic issues lead to civilian casualties from U.S. airstrikes By Nick Schifrin, Ali Rogin The last known airstrike conducted before U.S. troops left Afghanistan did not kill its intended ISIS target. The drone killed 10 civilians — including 7 children — leading to growing questions over how the U.S. military prevents and reports civilian… Continue watching
Mar 13 Iraq army says U.S. airstrikes kill 5 security forces, 1 civilian By Samya Kullab, Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press U.S. officials said the airstrikes' intended targets were mainly weapons facilities belonging to Kataib Hezbollah, the militia group believed to be responsible for Wednesday's attack on Camp Taji base. Continue reading
Dec 31 Watch 2:41 Iraqis supporting Iran-backed militia attack U.S. Embassy, demand U.S. withdrawal In Baghdad, supporters of an Iran-backed militia remained outside the gates of the U.S. Embassy after attempting to storm the compound earlier in the day. The U.S. military planned to move more Marines in, but the Iraqi protesters insisted they… Continue watching
Dec 31 Watch 8:07 How Iran could benefit from Iraqi outrage over U.S. airstrikes A tense new year has dawned in Baghdad after U.S. airstrikes against an Iranian-backed militia prompted one of the worst attacks on a U.S. Embassy in years. Bilal Wahab of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and Kirsten Fontenrose… Continue watching