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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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Rockets, Drone Target Military Bases Housing US Forces In Iraq: Report
Two rockets landed inside Iraq's Ain al-Asad air base, which hosts US and other international forces west of Baghdad, two security sources told Reuters on Tuesday.
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Two Rockets Target Baghdad Airport Base Housing US Troops
Two rockets targeted an airbase at Iraq's Baghdad airport housing US-led coalition troops on Sunday, in the second such attack in 10 days, the Iraqi army said.
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Foreign Contractor Killed, 5 Others Injured After Rockets Hit Iraq Airbase
A volley of rockets targeting an airbase in Iraq's Kurdistan region late on Monday killed a foreign civilian contractor and wounded five others and a US soldier, the US-led coalition said.
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US Troop Levels Cut To 2,500 Each In Afghanistan, Iraq
The US military has cut troop levels in Afghanistan and Iraq to 2,500 each, their lowest levels in the nearly two decades since the wars began, the Pentagon announced Friday.
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Iraq Received US Letter Over Troop Withdrawal, Says Adel Abdul Mahdi
The Iraqi military joint operations command has received a letter from the U.S. army concerning a possible withdrawal of its troops from the country, Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Tuesday.
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The Stark Contrast Between Trump's Trip To Iraq And Obama's 2009 Visit
President Donald Trump made his first visit to a conflict zone as commander in chief this week, visiting troops at Al Asad Airbase in western Iraq on Wednesday. The unannounced journey took place just days after announcing that he planned to remove U.S. troops from Syria and saw his own defense secretary resign in response.
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Donald Trump Declares End To US "Policeman" Role On Surprise Iraq Visit
President Donald Trump used a lightning visit to Iraq -- his first with US troops in a conflict zone since being elected -- to defend withdrawal from Syria and to declare an end to America's role as the global "policeman."
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US To Send About 600 More Troops To Iraq For Mosul Offensive
The United States is sending about 600 extra troops to Iraq to train local forces for an upcoming offensive on the ISIS group stronghold of Mosul, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Wednesday.
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Barack Obama Says Additional US Forces Will Help 'Squeeze' ISIS
President Barack Obama said his decision to send more US special forces to combat ISIS in Iraq is not an indication that the United States is headed for another invasion like the one in 2003 that locked it in a long, violent conflict.
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John Boehner Seeks More Robust Role for US Troops in Iraq
US troops in Iraq should be doing more than training and advising Iraqi soldiers in the fight against Islamic State, House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said on Tuesday.
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End of Iraq war: Welcome home, Obama tells US troops
President Barack Obama saluted returning troops returning from Iraq Wednesday, declaring that the nearly nine-year conflict is ending honorably, "not with a final battle, but with a final march toward home."
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Civilians to take US lead after military leaves Iraq
As the United States military prepares to leave Iraq by the end of 2011, the Obama administration is planning a remarkable civilian effort, buttressed by a small army of contractors, to fill the void. By October 2011, the State Department will assume responsibility for training the Iraqi police, a task that will largely be carried out by cont...
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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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Rockets, Drone Target Military Bases Housing US Forces In Iraq: Report
Two rockets landed inside Iraq's Ain al-Asad air base, which hosts US and other international forces west of Baghdad, two security sources told Reuters on Tuesday.
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Two Rockets Target Baghdad Airport Base Housing US Troops
Two rockets targeted an airbase at Iraq's Baghdad airport housing US-led coalition troops on Sunday, in the second such attack in 10 days, the Iraqi army said.
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Foreign Contractor Killed, 5 Others Injured After Rockets Hit Iraq Airbase
A volley of rockets targeting an airbase in Iraq's Kurdistan region late on Monday killed a foreign civilian contractor and wounded five others and a US soldier, the US-led coalition said.
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US Troop Levels Cut To 2,500 Each In Afghanistan, Iraq
The US military has cut troop levels in Afghanistan and Iraq to 2,500 each, their lowest levels in the nearly two decades since the wars began, the Pentagon announced Friday.
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Iraq Received US Letter Over Troop Withdrawal, Says Adel Abdul Mahdi
The Iraqi military joint operations command has received a letter from the U.S. army concerning a possible withdrawal of its troops from the country, Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Tuesday.
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The Stark Contrast Between Trump's Trip To Iraq And Obama's 2009 Visit
President Donald Trump made his first visit to a conflict zone as commander in chief this week, visiting troops at Al Asad Airbase in western Iraq on Wednesday. The unannounced journey took place just days after announcing that he planned to remove U.S. troops from Syria and saw his own defense secretary resign in response.
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Donald Trump Declares End To US "Policeman" Role On Surprise Iraq Visit
President Donald Trump used a lightning visit to Iraq -- his first with US troops in a conflict zone since being elected -- to defend withdrawal from Syria and to declare an end to America's role as the global "policeman."
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US To Send About 600 More Troops To Iraq For Mosul Offensive
The United States is sending about 600 extra troops to Iraq to train local forces for an upcoming offensive on the ISIS group stronghold of Mosul, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Wednesday.
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Barack Obama Says Additional US Forces Will Help 'Squeeze' ISIS
President Barack Obama said his decision to send more US special forces to combat ISIS in Iraq is not an indication that the United States is headed for another invasion like the one in 2003 that locked it in a long, violent conflict.
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John Boehner Seeks More Robust Role for US Troops in Iraq
US troops in Iraq should be doing more than training and advising Iraqi soldiers in the fight against Islamic State, House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said on Tuesday.
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End of Iraq war: Welcome home, Obama tells US troops
President Barack Obama saluted returning troops returning from Iraq Wednesday, declaring that the nearly nine-year conflict is ending honorably, "not with a final battle, but with a final march toward home."
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Civilians to take US lead after military leaves Iraq
As the United States military prepares to leave Iraq by the end of 2011, the Obama administration is planning a remarkable civilian effort, buttressed by a small army of contractors, to fill the void. By October 2011, the State Department will assume responsibility for training the Iraqi police, a task that will largely be carried out by cont...
