Mike Pompeo Urges Iraq To Uphold 'Sovereignty' As Iran Attacks US Facilities
World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday January 28, 2020
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday urged Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdel Mahdi to uphold his country's "sovereignty" in the face of "attacks" from Iran on US facilities in Iraq.
New "US Strike" On Pro-Iran Convoy In Iraq Ahead Of Commander's Funeral
World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday January 4, 2020
A new US air strike targeted a commander in Iraq's Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary force early Saturday, state television reported, a day after an American drone strike killed a top Iranian general.
As US-Iran Tension Simmers, Rocket Fired Near Iraq's US Embassy
World News | Reuters | Monday May 20, 2019
A rocket was fired into the Iraqi capital Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses government buildings and diplomatic missions, on Sunday night, falling near the US Embassy but causing no casualties, the Iraqi military said.
US Grants Iraq 90-Day Extension To Iran Sanctions Waiver, Says Source
World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday December 20, 2018
The United States has granted Iraq a 90-day extension to an exemption from reimposed sanctions on Iran to keep on importing energy, a government source said today.
US Defence Chief Offers Iraq More Help, Possibly Troops, Say Officials
World News | Reuters | Monday April 18, 2016
US Defence Secretary Ash Carter flew into Iraq on Monday to discuss offering more help in the fight against ISIS, possibly including sending in more US troops, officials said.
US Serviceman Killed Rescuing Hostages From Islamic State in Iraq: Official
World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday October 22, 2015
A US serviceman has been killed in an operation to rescue hostages from Islamic State militants in Iraq, a US official told AFP today.
US, Iraq Working to Stem Attack on Baiji Oil Refinery: US General
World News | Reuters | Friday May 8, 2015
American forces are trying to relieve pressure on Iraqi forces at the geographically important Baiji oil refinery, hitting militants with 26 air strikes since Tuesday and helping drop 18 pallets of supplies, the top US general said on Thursday.
US Trains Iraqis for House-to-House Battle Against Islamic State
World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday January 9, 2015
A team of camouflage-clad Iraqi soldiers lines up near the door of a one-storey house north of Baghdad with rifles ready, preparing to enter and search it.
US Search for Iraq War Veteran Wanted for Six Murders
World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday December 17, 2014
US police stepped up a manhunt Tuesday for an Iraq war veteran accused of murdering his ex-wife and five members of her family on a killing spree near the northeastern city of Philadelphia.
France Begins Spy Flights to Back US Iraq Air Campaign
World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday September 15, 2014
France has joined Britain in carrying out reconnaissance flights in support of the US air campaign against jihadists launched in Iraq early last month, the defence minister said on Monday.
US Iraq Air Raids Help Kurds and Shiites at Expense of Sunnis
World News | Reuters | Tuesday September 9, 2014
A small group of people pick through putrefying human remains laid out on plastic sheets by the side of a road in northern Iraq, searching for any trace of missing friends and relatives.
'Have Never Been Prouder of Him', Says James Foley's Family on Facebook
World News | Associated Press | Wednesday August 20, 2014
A grisly video shows Islamic State militants beheading American journalist James Foley, US officials said, in what the extremists called retribution for recent US airstrikes in Iraq. The militants threatened to kill another captive they also identified as an American journalist.
New US Strikes in Iraq Include Land-Based Bombers
World News | Associated Press | Sunday August 17, 2014
The latest round of US airstrikes in Iraq against the Islamic State extremist group includes the first reported use of land-based bombers in the military campaign.
US Lawmakers Laud Iraq Strikes, Question Long-Term Strategy
World News | Reuters | Saturday August 9, 2014
Lawmakers in Washington welcomed President Barack Obama's decision to attack advancing Islamist militants in Iraq, but some questioned whether his administration has a long-term strategy to arrest Iraq's disintegration.
United States Aware of Russian, Iranian Roles in Iraq: Chuck Hagel
World News | Associated Press | Saturday July 12, 2014
Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel says the United States is aware of Russian and Iranian assistance to the Iraqi military in its fight against Islamic extremists, but the US is not coordinating with either Russia or Iran.
Mike Pompeo Urges Iraq To Uphold 'Sovereignty' As Iran Attacks US Facilities
World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday January 28, 2020
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday urged Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdel Mahdi to uphold his country's "sovereignty" in the face of "attacks" from Iran on US facilities in Iraq.
New "US Strike" On Pro-Iran Convoy In Iraq Ahead Of Commander's Funeral
World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday January 4, 2020
A new US air strike targeted a commander in Iraq's Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary force early Saturday, state television reported, a day after an American drone strike killed a top Iranian general.
As US-Iran Tension Simmers, Rocket Fired Near Iraq's US Embassy
World News | Reuters | Monday May 20, 2019
A rocket was fired into the Iraqi capital Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses government buildings and diplomatic missions, on Sunday night, falling near the US Embassy but causing no casualties, the Iraqi military said.
US Grants Iraq 90-Day Extension To Iran Sanctions Waiver, Says Source
World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday December 20, 2018
The United States has granted Iraq a 90-day extension to an exemption from reimposed sanctions on Iran to keep on importing energy, a government source said today.
US Defence Chief Offers Iraq More Help, Possibly Troops, Say Officials
World News | Reuters | Monday April 18, 2016
US Defence Secretary Ash Carter flew into Iraq on Monday to discuss offering more help in the fight against ISIS, possibly including sending in more US troops, officials said.
US Serviceman Killed Rescuing Hostages From Islamic State in Iraq: Official
World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday October 22, 2015
A US serviceman has been killed in an operation to rescue hostages from Islamic State militants in Iraq, a US official told AFP today.
US, Iraq Working to Stem Attack on Baiji Oil Refinery: US General
World News | Reuters | Friday May 8, 2015
American forces are trying to relieve pressure on Iraqi forces at the geographically important Baiji oil refinery, hitting militants with 26 air strikes since Tuesday and helping drop 18 pallets of supplies, the top US general said on Thursday.
US Trains Iraqis for House-to-House Battle Against Islamic State
World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday January 9, 2015
A team of camouflage-clad Iraqi soldiers lines up near the door of a one-storey house north of Baghdad with rifles ready, preparing to enter and search it.
US Search for Iraq War Veteran Wanted for Six Murders
World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday December 17, 2014
US police stepped up a manhunt Tuesday for an Iraq war veteran accused of murdering his ex-wife and five members of her family on a killing spree near the northeastern city of Philadelphia.
France Begins Spy Flights to Back US Iraq Air Campaign
World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday September 15, 2014
France has joined Britain in carrying out reconnaissance flights in support of the US air campaign against jihadists launched in Iraq early last month, the defence minister said on Monday.
US Iraq Air Raids Help Kurds and Shiites at Expense of Sunnis
World News | Reuters | Tuesday September 9, 2014
A small group of people pick through putrefying human remains laid out on plastic sheets by the side of a road in northern Iraq, searching for any trace of missing friends and relatives.
'Have Never Been Prouder of Him', Says James Foley's Family on Facebook
World News | Associated Press | Wednesday August 20, 2014
A grisly video shows Islamic State militants beheading American journalist James Foley, US officials said, in what the extremists called retribution for recent US airstrikes in Iraq. The militants threatened to kill another captive they also identified as an American journalist.
New US Strikes in Iraq Include Land-Based Bombers
World News | Associated Press | Sunday August 17, 2014
The latest round of US airstrikes in Iraq against the Islamic State extremist group includes the first reported use of land-based bombers in the military campaign.
US Lawmakers Laud Iraq Strikes, Question Long-Term Strategy
World News | Reuters | Saturday August 9, 2014
Lawmakers in Washington welcomed President Barack Obama's decision to attack advancing Islamist militants in Iraq, but some questioned whether his administration has a long-term strategy to arrest Iraq's disintegration.
United States Aware of Russian, Iranian Roles in Iraq: Chuck Hagel
World News | Associated Press | Saturday July 12, 2014
Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel says the United States is aware of Russian and Iranian assistance to the Iraqi military in its fight against Islamic extremists, but the US is not coordinating with either Russia or Iran.
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