US strikes came in quick response to a ballistic missile attack on the Ain al-Asad air base in a sign the US military is taking matters into its own hands to defend its personnel in Iraq.
US forces respond to attacks on airbase in Iraq, drone strike targets Pro-Iran group
US forces in Iraq faced an attack at Ain al-Asad Air Base, resulting in minor injuries and infrastructure damage. Simultaneously, a drone strike targeted a vehicle belonging to a pro-Iran group near …
CBI, ILO celebrate success of Financial Inclusion Initiative for MSMEs
The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) and the International Labor Organization (ILO) commemorated in Baghdad important project milestones.
Iraq crisis
The bombing is over, for a while at least, and we can reflect on the West’s up-and-down relationship with Iraq during that troubled …
Concerns grow over attacks on US forces in Iraq, Syria
There are concerns within the Biden administration more substantial retaliation could escalate the violence and trigger more deadly attacks.
Temple Discovered in Iraq was Dedicated to Alexander the Great
Archaeologists uncovered signs that Alexander the Great was worshipped as a divine figure in a 4,000-year-old temple in Iraq.
Iraq’s delicate balancing act with Iran and the US
Alongside this, Iraq’s elected leaders struggle to satisfy an electorate genuinely outraged by Palestinian casualties while maintaining diplomatic relations with the U.S. in the Iraqi national …
Iraq’s delicate balancing act with Iran and the US
Alongside this, Iraq’s elected leaders struggle to satisfy an electorate genuinely outraged by Palestinian casualties while maintaining diplomatic relations with the U.S. in the Iraqi national …
Olive farming in Iraq at risk after years of conflict, lack of government support
Olive farmers in the town of Bashiqa, Nineveh province, complain that a lack of financial support from the Iraqi government has forced many of them to give up their businesses, sell their lands, or …
Esper says US retaliation strikes against Iranian proxies in Syria not ‘forceful enough’
The military’s responses to attacks carried out by Iranian proxies against U.S. forces in Syria and Iraq have been inadequate, according to former Defense Secretary Mark Esper.