The United States military achieved every objective it set when it went to war in Iraq in 2003. Decapitation: Saddam Hussein was captured, tried and hanged. Air dominance: total, within days. Regime ...
Iraq is caught between two allies as the Trump administration pressures Iraqi leaders to distance themselves from Iran.
The U.S. is targeting militias that have carried out dozens of attacks in a show of support for Iran.
Iraq, which had recently regained some stability after decades of conflict, was immediately dragged into the Middle East war triggered when the United States and Israel attacked Iran last weekend.
Iran attacks Kurdish groups in Iraq, using militias to strike US forces and neighbors, seeking to turn Iraq into a strategic ...
President Trump's war against Iran carries echoes of the 2003 war in Iraq. NPR's Leila Fadel explores the lessons learned to understand whether regime change stands a chance in neighboring Iran.
The frequency of attacks by Iran-backed groups is extremely high - residents in Erbil hear booms almost hourly,' said Iraq political analyst Lawk Ghafuri.
The Battle for Ramadi was one of the most intense urban conflicts during the Iraq War. Located west of Baghdad, the city had fallen largely under insurgent control, making it a major strategic target ...
Tension in the Middle East continue to escalate as Iran-aligned Iraqi militias expand targets from military bases to oil ...
Tehran’s Shi’ite proxies in Iraq have so far launched few attacks during the U.S.-Israel assault on Iran. Insiders tell ...
Key dates in the Iraqi offensive to recapture Mosul, the country's second biggest city, from the Islamic State group (IS) jihadists who seized it in June 2014. - October 17, 2016: Iraqi forces launch ...
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