The deal appears to be the latest effort by the Iraqi prime minister to balance the needs and demands of the country’s two closest allies: the United States and Iran.
Iraq: Drone attack targets military base hosting US troops
No casualties reported, but attack comes days before Iraq’s prime minister visits Washington to discuss US troop withdrawal.
Daesh attack kills three policemen in Iraq’s Kirkuk
Three Iraqi policemen were killed on Saturday in an attack by suspected Daesh/ISIS militants in the northern Kirkuk province, according to a local police officer. Gunmen attacked a federal police …
Iraq military base hosting US troops attacked by drone: Coalition
A drone attack has been carried out on a military base in Iraqi Kurdistan that hosts American troops, without causing any casualties, the US-led coalition …
Drone attacks Iraq base hosting US troops
A drone attack has been carried out on a military base in Iraqi Kurdistan that hosts American troops, without causing any casualties, the US-led coalition said Saturday. The attack comes with Iraqi …
US, Iraq Agree on Basic Troop Withdrawal End 2021
With the launching of the strategic dialogue between the United States and Iraq in Washington, US officials hinted at the possibility of agreeing to the Iraqi “wishes” and the issuance of a statement …
Ex-ambassador says US will not withdraw from Iraq
A former US envoy to Baghdad told Kurdistan 24 on Friday that American forces will not withdraw completely from Iraq, ahead of an expected statement from the US-Iraq Strategic Dialogue on the future …
U.S. to revise Iraq mission, withdrawing combat troops, retaining advisors
The United States and Iraq are preparing a statement on plans to reduce the role of U.S. troops in Iraq to a purely advisory role by the end of 2021, officials of both nations said this week.
Will Biden and al-Kadhimi Only Produce Platitudes on Iraq?
At the White House on Monday, the Iraqi leader needs a guarantee that Biden won’t use Iraq’s independence as a pawn in negotiations with Iran.
Blinken meets Iraq foreign minister in Washington
Meeting between US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Iraqi counterpart took place ahead of discussions on the role of the US military in Iraq …