Iraq
Turkey is inflicting devastating damage to critical civillian infrastructure in north-eastern Syria during attacks on suspected Kurdish militant positions, a rights organization said on Friday. "As the world's attention remains fixed on the devastating conflict unfolding in Gaza, another crisis is intensifying under the radar in northeast Syria," Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a statement. Turkey's airstrikes and drone attacks on critical civilian infrastructure in north-east Syria "are putting livelihoods at risk and severing communities from electricity, medical care, and other essential s...
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Baghdad (AFP) - An American air strike in Iraq on Wednesday killed a senior commander from a pro-Iran armed group who was involved in attacks on Washington's troops in the region, the US military said. Washington launched a wave of strikes on Iran-linked targets in Iraq and Syria last week following the killing of three American troops in neighbouring Jordan on January 28, and the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said the commander killed Wednesday was targeted "in response to the attacks on US service members". The strike killed "a Kataeb Hezbollah commander responsible for directly planning and ...
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The U.S. military launched an air assault on dozens of sites in Iraq and Syria used by Iranian-backed militias and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard on Friday night, in the opening salvo of retaliation for the drone strike that killed three U.S. troops in Jordan last weekend. The massive barrage of strikes hit more than 85 targets at seven locations, including command and control headquarters, intelligence centres, rockets and missiles, drone and ammunition storage sites and other facilities that were connected to the militias or the IRGC’s Quds Force, the Guard’s expeditionary unit that handles...
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The United States and Iraq have held a first session of formal talks in Baghdad aimed at winding down the mission of the US-led military coalition formed to fight the Islamic State group in Iraq. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said in a statement that he had sponsored “the commencement of the first round of bilateral dialogue between Iraq and the United States of America to end the mission of the Coalition in Iraq." A statement released by the coalition said that working groups made up of Iraqi and coalition military officials will assess “the threat of Daesh (IS), operational an...
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Iraq secured their spot in the knockout stages of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup with a 2-1 victory over Japan in the second round of Group E matches at Education City Stadium on Friday, thanks to two first-half goals from Ayman Hussein. Hussein's headers, scored within the opening five minutes, propelled Jesus Casas' team to success in a first half dominated by an energetic Iraqi side, reminiscent of their historic 2007 AFC Asian Cup-winning team. Iraq's triumph saw the Mesopotamian Lions end Japan's 11-match winning run in all competitions, which saw the Samurai Blue claim the scalps of Germany, Tur...
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The attack came just hours after Iran vowed revenge and blamed Israel for a deadly attack on a building housing its elite forces in the Syrian capital Damascus. The Israeli strike targeted a meeting of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps. Initial accounts from security sources in Iraq had only reported rocket fire against the base on Saturday evening. Attacks on US forces in Iraq and Syria have increased since Israel’s military offensive - which has been backed by Washington began in October. Since then, Israel has expanded its offensive on the Gaza Strip to target Iran-linked armed groups ...
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Washington (AFP) - Iran-backed militants launched ballistic missiles at a base hosting US forces in western Iraq, causing one Iraqi and possible American casualties, the US Central Command said Saturday. "Multiple ballistic missiles and rockets were launched by Iranian-backed militants in western Iraq targeting al-Assad Airbase," CENTCOM said in a social media post, which placed the time of the attack at 6:30 pm Baghdad time (1530GMT) Saturday evening. Most of the projectiles were intercepted by the base's air defense systems but "others impacted on the base," the statement said. "A number of ...
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Despite boasting the youngest squad in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, Indonesia showed some promise as they took the game to heavy favorites Iraq and while the Timnas Garuda succumbed to a 3-1 defeat on Monday, their performance was an improvement compared to the 5-1 thrashing that they had suffered when the last met Iraq in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers on November of last year. 2007 champions Iraq went flying out of the blocks after kick-off, with an Ali Adnan free-kick finding Osama Rashid's head after just three minutes. Unfortunately for the Mesopotamian Lions, Rashid's header went agonizin...
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Baghdad (AFP) - A US strike in Baghdad on Thursday killed a pro-Iran military commander, the Pentagon said, with Al-Hashed al-Shaabi ex-paramilitaries saying it hit one of their headquarters. An Iraqi security official said two people were killed and seven wounded in the drone strike, which the government dubbed a "blatant aggression". But Pentagon spokesman Major General Pat Ryder said the strike was an act of self-defence against a commander who was actively planning attacks against US personnel. "It is important to note that the strike was taken in self-defence, that no civilians were harm...
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Baghdad (AFP) - US fighter jets struck two targets in Iraq early on Wednesday, killing eight pro-Iran fighters in retaliation for repeated attacks on American troops, US and Iraqi sources said. The twin strikes, which followed similar bombardment of Iran-backed forces on Tuesday, drew condemnation from the Iraqi government, which said it had not been consulted about the military action on its soil. The US military "conducted discrete, precision strikes against two facilities in Iraq," US Central Command said on X, previously Twitter. "The strikes were in direct response to the attacks against ...
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