Iraq has repeated its call for an end to the US military presence following a US drone strike in Baghdad that killed a senior member of Kataib Hezbollah, a Shia militia that's part of Iraq's security forces. Iraqi military spokesman Yahya Rasool said the US "conducted...
A US drone strike targeting a vehicle in Baghdad on Wednesday killed three members of Kataib Hezbollah, including a high-ranking commander, marking another US escalation in Iraq. Kataib Hezbollah is a Shia militia that's part of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF),...
The White House has walked back a false claim it made about the US notifying the Iraq government before launching a series of airstrikes across eastern Syria and western Iraq on Friday. White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby claimed on Friday that...
On Saturday, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani declared three days of mourning for the Iraqis killed by US airstrikes that were launched on Friday. According to a statement from al-Sudani's media office, the prime minister declared the days of mourning...
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Sunday refused to rule out direct US airstrikes inside Iran while discussing the widespread bombing the US launched in Iraq and Syria on Friday. Appearing on CNN's "State of the Union," Sullivan signaled the bombing campaign...
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Thursday admitted the US does not know if Iran was operationally involved in the drone attack in Jordan that killed three American soldiers. On the same day, US officials told CBS News that plans have been approved for strikes...
The Iraqi government and Iran pressured Kataib Hezbollah and other Iraqi Shia militias to suspend attacks against US forces in an effort to de-escalate tensions in the region, Reuters reported on Wednesday. Kataib Hezbollah, one of Iraq's main Shia militias, announced...
Kataib Hezbollah, one of the main Shia militias in Iraq, has announced it's suspending operations against US troops in Iraq and Syria. "We announce the suspension of military and security operations against the occupation forces," Kataib Hezbollah said in a statement...
President Biden told reporters on Tuesday that he's decided on a response to the drone attack that hit a base in northeastern Jordan near the Syrian border and killed three US troops but didn't specify what it will be. Even though the Pentagon has admitted it has no...
The Pentagon on Monday said Iran "bears responsibility" for the drone attack in northeastern Jordan that killed three US troops but admitted it has no evidence that Iran was directly involved. Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh said the responsibility fell on Iran due...
