Tag: Iraq
Iraq understates confirmed coronavirus cases
Iraq has been understating its confirmed COVID-19 cases, as it has many times more than the 772 it has publicly…
Fresh trouble for US troops in Iraq: Cleric Sadr calls for million-man march
Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has asked Iraqis stage a “million-man march” against the continued US military presence in the…
Rockets hit US military base in Iraq
A rocket strike has been reported at US base north of Baghdad in Iraq. But there was no report of…
U.S. seeks dialogue with Iraqi government
The U.S. has expressed its desire to maintain its military presence in Iraq, in spite of a request by the…
Major airlines abandon Iran, Iraq
Major airlines canceled Iran and Iraq flights on Wednesday and re-routed others away from both countries’ airspace, following an Iranian…
Canada says its soldiers safe in Iraq
Canada's Chief of the Defence Staff General Jonathan Vance tweeted Tuesday night that all the country's military personnel in Iraq…
Iran launches second round of missiles attack against US
Iran has started its “second round” of attacks against bases holding U.S. troops in Iraq, the Tehran-based Tasnim news agency…
2 airlines suspend flights to Iraq
Egypt's flag carrier and Bahrain's Gulf Air have suspended flights to the Iraqi capital for for security reasons.
Canada pulling out troops from Iraq
Canada's Chief of the defence staff Gen. Jonathan Vance said the Canadian military will temporarily relocate some soldiers from Iraq…
Pentagon confusion: US troops not leaving Iraq, Seely’s letter mistake
Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the letter from the top U.S. commander in…
Unlike Trump, US military says it’s ready to quit Iraq
The US military has informed its counterparts in Baghdad it was preparing for “movement out of Iraq,” a day after…
Trump says Iraq must pay billions before US troops quit
President Donald Trump said the over 5,000 US troops in Iraq will not leave until Iraq compensated America for the…
3 rockets hit US military base in Baghdad
Three rockets have hit US military air base 80 kilometres north of Baghdad. The Al-Balad military air base hosts US…
Car bomb kills two soldiers
A parked car exploded in Iraq’s western province of Anbar early on Monday, killing two soldiers and wounding an officer…
U.S. vice president, Pence arrives in Iraq on surprise visit
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence arrived in Baghdad on Saturday for a previously unannounced visit expected to focus on weeks-long…