The US Embassy in Iraq said Wednesday that a rocket attack near the Baghdad airport that occurred Tuesday night targeted a US diplomatic facility. "At approximately 23:00 on Tuesday, September 10, there was an attack at the Baghdad Diplomatic Services Compound, a US...
Harris Lies in Debate With Trump by Claiming No US Troops Are Deployed in Combat Zones
During Tuesday night's presidential debate, Vice President Kamala Harris falsely claimed that no US troops are currently deployed in combat zones as she traded barbs with former President Donald Trump about foreign policy issues. "As of today, there is not one member...
Report: US-Iraq Deal Would See US Withdraw Hundreds of Troops Next Year
The US and Iraq have reached an understanding on a withdrawal plan that would see the US remove hundreds of troops from Iraq by September 2025, Reuters reported on Friday. Under the plan, the US would complete the withdrawal by September 2026, but the report said the...
Seven US Troops Injured in Raid Against ISIS in Iraq
Seven US troops were injured in a raid against a suspected ISIS hideout in western Iraq on August 29, The Associated Press reported on Saturday. A Pentagon official said five US soldiers were wounded in the raid, and the other two were hurt from falls during the...
US Says It’s Not Discussing Withdrawing From Iraq
The State Department on Wednesday said that at "no point" in recent talks with the Iraqi government has the US discussed the idea of withdrawing troops from Iraq. The comments came in response to questions about reports saying that the US was planning to withdraw....
Oregon National Guard Sends Off 230 Soldiers to Iraq and Syria
The Oregon National Guard is sending off 230 guardsmen to Iraq and Syria amid soaring tensions in the Middle East as the US is pledging to defend Israel from an expected Iranian reprisal attack. The US has about 2,500 troops in Iraq and 900 troops occupying eastern...
Five US Troops Injured in Rocket Attack on US Base in Iraq
At least five US personnel were injured in a rocket attack on the Ain al-Asad airbase in western Iraq, Reuters reported on Monday, citing US and Iraqi sources. The US officials said one of the Americans who was wounded had serious injuries and that the number of...
Iraq Condemns US Airstrike as ‘Heinous Crime and Blatant Aggression’
Iraq has strongly condemned a US airstrike that targeted the country on Tuesday and killed several members of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), a coalition of mostly Shia militias that was formed in 2014 to fight ISIS and are part of Iraq's security forces. The...
US Launches Airstrikes in Iraq, Four Members of the PMF Reported Killed
A US official told Reuters that the US carried out a strike in Iraq on Tuesday just hours after Israel bombed Beirut. The official didn't share details about the attack, but earlier, a drone strike was reported in the Iraqi province of Babylon that hit a base housing...
Rockets Fired at US Base in Iraq, No Casualties Reported
On Thursday, Multiple rockets were fired at a US base in Iraq, an attack that came after US and Iraqi officials held talks on the future of the US military presence in the country. According to Reuters, the attack targeted the Ain al-Asad airbase, and no casualties or...


