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No Casualties Reported In Iran Missile Attack On US Base In Qatar
There was no Iranian attack detected at any U.S. military base other than in Qatar, a U.S. military official told Reuters on Monday.
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Hezbollah Leader, Linked To 2007 US Soldiers' Deaths, Killed In Israeli Airstrike: Report
An Israeli airstrike in Syria has reportedly killed senior Hezbollah commander Ali Mussa Daqduq, who's linked to one of the most daring attacks on American forces during the Iraq War, according to a senior US defence official, reported NBC News.
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$2.5 Billion Public Funds Stolen In Iraq's "Heist Of The Century"
An Iraqi criminal court on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for a businessman and a former government official wanted over their alleged involvement in stealing $2.5 billion of public funds.
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Multiple US Soldiers Injured In Rocket Attack On Iraq Base
A rocket attack on a base in Iraq wounded multiple US personnel on Monday, officials said, adding to already heightened regional tensions over an expected Iranian counterattack on Israel.
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4 Killed As US Carries Out 'Defensive' Air Strike In Iraq
American forces carried out a "defensive" air strike on combatants who were attempting to launch drones that were deemed a threat to US and allied troops, a US official said.
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US Carries Out Strike In Iraq Amid Middle East Tensions
The United States on Tuesday carried out a strike in Iraq in self defence, a U.S. official told Reuters, as regional tensions rose after an Israeli airstrike in Beirut that Israel said killed Hezbollah's most senior commander.
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Rockets Fired At Bases Hosting US Troops In Iraq, Syria
Four rockets fell in the vicinity" of Ain al-Assad base in Anbar province, an Iraqi security source said. Another security official said an attack occurred with "a drone and three rockets" that fell close to the base perimeter.
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Drones Strike Iraq Base Housing US-Led Coalition Amid Gaza War Tensions
Two drones were launched against a base in Iraq where forces of the US-led anti-jihadist coalition are stationed, security officials said Wednesday.
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Iraq Executes 8 Convicted Of "Terrorism" In 3rd Round Of Hangings This Month
Iraq executed eight people convicted of "terrorism", a security source and health official said Friday, the third such group put to death in the country in little over a month.
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5 Iraqi Soldiers Killed In 'Terrorist' Attack
An army officer and four soldiers were killed in an attack on their post in Iraq's central province of Salaheddin on Monday, officials said.
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US Troops Targeted At Base In Western Iraq, Second Attack Since February 4
American forces were targeted at a base in western Iraq, a US defense official said Tuesday, the second such attack on the country's troops after a more than two month pause.
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Drone, Rocket Attacks Targeted US Forces In Iraq, Say US Officials
U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria faced two separate rocket and explosive drone attacks in less than 24 hours, Iraqi security sources and U.S. officials told Reuters on Monday, the first reported after a near three-month pause.
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US Drone Crashes In Iraq: Official
An American drone crashed north of Baghdad, a US defense official said Friday, after Iran-backed militants claimed they fired on an unmanned aircraft flying over Iraq.
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Amid Israel-Hamas Tensions, US Troops Targeted In Iraq, Syria
U.S. troops have been repeatedly attacked in Iraq and Syria in recent days, U.S. officials said on Thursday, as Washington is on heightened alert for activity by Iran-backed groups with regional tensions soaring during the Israel-Hamas war.
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"Destroyed 20 Targets": Turkey's Air Strikes In Northern Iraq After Ankara Blast
Turkey hit several places inside Iraqi Kurdistan with air strikes on Sunday, a local official said, Ankara confirming it had struck "20 targets" it claimed were used by Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) fighters.
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No Casualties Reported In Iran Missile Attack On US Base In Qatar
There was no Iranian attack detected at any U.S. military base other than in Qatar, a U.S. military official told Reuters on Monday.
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Hezbollah Leader, Linked To 2007 US Soldiers' Deaths, Killed In Israeli Airstrike: Report
An Israeli airstrike in Syria has reportedly killed senior Hezbollah commander Ali Mussa Daqduq, who's linked to one of the most daring attacks on American forces during the Iraq War, according to a senior US defence official, reported NBC News.
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$2.5 Billion Public Funds Stolen In Iraq's "Heist Of The Century"
An Iraqi criminal court on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for a businessman and a former government official wanted over their alleged involvement in stealing $2.5 billion of public funds.
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Multiple US Soldiers Injured In Rocket Attack On Iraq Base
A rocket attack on a base in Iraq wounded multiple US personnel on Monday, officials said, adding to already heightened regional tensions over an expected Iranian counterattack on Israel.
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4 Killed As US Carries Out 'Defensive' Air Strike In Iraq
American forces carried out a "defensive" air strike on combatants who were attempting to launch drones that were deemed a threat to US and allied troops, a US official said.
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US Carries Out Strike In Iraq Amid Middle East Tensions
The United States on Tuesday carried out a strike in Iraq in self defence, a U.S. official told Reuters, as regional tensions rose after an Israeli airstrike in Beirut that Israel said killed Hezbollah's most senior commander.
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Rockets Fired At Bases Hosting US Troops In Iraq, Syria
Four rockets fell in the vicinity" of Ain al-Assad base in Anbar province, an Iraqi security source said. Another security official said an attack occurred with "a drone and three rockets" that fell close to the base perimeter.
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Drones Strike Iraq Base Housing US-Led Coalition Amid Gaza War Tensions
Two drones were launched against a base in Iraq where forces of the US-led anti-jihadist coalition are stationed, security officials said Wednesday.
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Iraq Executes 8 Convicted Of "Terrorism" In 3rd Round Of Hangings This Month
Iraq executed eight people convicted of "terrorism", a security source and health official said Friday, the third such group put to death in the country in little over a month.
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5 Iraqi Soldiers Killed In 'Terrorist' Attack
An army officer and four soldiers were killed in an attack on their post in Iraq's central province of Salaheddin on Monday, officials said.
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US Troops Targeted At Base In Western Iraq, Second Attack Since February 4
American forces were targeted at a base in western Iraq, a US defense official said Tuesday, the second such attack on the country's troops after a more than two month pause.
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Drone, Rocket Attacks Targeted US Forces In Iraq, Say US Officials
U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria faced two separate rocket and explosive drone attacks in less than 24 hours, Iraqi security sources and U.S. officials told Reuters on Monday, the first reported after a near three-month pause.
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US Drone Crashes In Iraq: Official
An American drone crashed north of Baghdad, a US defense official said Friday, after Iran-backed militants claimed they fired on an unmanned aircraft flying over Iraq.
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Amid Israel-Hamas Tensions, US Troops Targeted In Iraq, Syria
U.S. troops have been repeatedly attacked in Iraq and Syria in recent days, U.S. officials said on Thursday, as Washington is on heightened alert for activity by Iran-backed groups with regional tensions soaring during the Israel-Hamas war.
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"Destroyed 20 Targets": Turkey's Air Strikes In Northern Iraq After Ankara Blast
Turkey hit several places inside Iraqi Kurdistan with air strikes on Sunday, a local official said, Ankara confirming it had struck "20 targets" it claimed were used by Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) fighters.
