The Pentagon said Tuesday that US troops stationed in Iraq and Syria have been attacked 13 times within a week as the US is backing Israel's bombardment of Gaza. Pentagon spokesman Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder said between October 17 and 24, troops in Iraq came under...
US Sends More Air Defenses to Middle East as Escalation Risk Rises
On Saturday, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced the US was sending more air defense systems to the Middle East as US forces in the region are coming under attack due to President Biden's backing of Israel's onslaught on Gaza. Austin blamed the escalations on...
Iraqi Official Says US ‘Offensive Weapons’ Violate Terms of Agreement
A senior Iraqi military official speaking to The New Arab said the US has violated the terms of its agreement to maintain a military footprint in Iraq due to the presence of "offensive weapons" at an American base. The unnamed Iraqi official said he saw offensive...
CENTCOM Says It Conducted 37 Operations Against ISIS in Iraq and Syria in June
US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a press release on Thursday that it was involved in 37 operations against ISIS in Iraq and Syria during the month of June. The command said all of the operations were conducted with US partners, the Kurdish-led SDF in Syria, and...
CENTCOM Says It Conducted 38 Operations Against ISIS in Iraq and Syria in May
US Central Command said in a press release on Tuesday that it conducted 38 operations against ISIS in Iraq and Syria in May, killing eight alleged ISIS "operatives" and detaining 31 more. The command said that all the operations were launched with partners, referring...
Ukraine Rejects Iraqi Offer to Mediate Negotiations With Russia
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Monday rejected an Iraqi offer to mediate talks between Ukraine and Russia during a visit to Baghdad, his first since the Russian invasion. Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein met with Kuleba and called for a ceasefire,...
Senate Votes to Repeal Iraq War AUMFs
The Senate on Wednesday voted to repeal the 2002 Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) that was used for the invasion of Iraq and the 1991 AUMF that was passed for the Gulf War. The bill passed in a vote of 66-30 and now heads to the House. Repealing the...
In Iraq, Lloyd Austin Says US Forces are There to Stay
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin made an unannounced visit to Iraq on Tuesday and said that the US is committed to maintaining its military presence in the country. The US currently has about 2,500 troops based in Iraq to help the Iraqi government fight against ISIS....
US Endorsement Fails to Help Iraqi Currency Exchange Rate
US Endorsement Fails to Save Iraqi Currency Exchange Rate | Hopes for recovery fail to materialize, dinar continues to drop
US Ramps Up Operations Against ISIS in Iraq and Syria
US Central Command announced last week that it was involved in 43 operations against ISIS in Iraq and Syria in the month of January. Task & Purpose reported the monthly average for US operations against ISIS in 2022 was 26 per month, signaling that the US military...