The flags of Iraq and the United States on the table during a meeting with Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Iraqi Defense Minister Muhammad Al-Abbasi at the Pentagon last month. Several U.S. personnel were injured in a suspected rocket attack at a military base in Iraq, U.S. Defense officials said Monday, in what has been a recent …
One person has been killed and at least eight injured after a blast at a military base in Iraq used by the Iran-aligned Popular Mobilisation Forces, the army said. The PMF said “the attack” late on Friday targeted the Kalsu military base, located some 50km south of the capital Baghdad in the province of Babil. Reporting from Baghdad, Al Jazeera’s …
Official with US-led coalition says two fixed-wing drones rigged with explosives destroyed by defensive capabilities at Ain al-Asad airbase. For the second time in 24 hours, a United States-led coalition fighting ISIL in Iraq says it has foiled a drone attack on a base hosting US troops. An official of the international military coalition said on Tuesday two armed drones …
No casualties reported in the attack that took place days before the meeting between Iraqi PM Mustafa al-Kadhimi and US President Joe Biden in Washington. It took place days before Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi is expected to meet US President Joe Biden at the White House on Monday to discuss a possible full US troop withdrawal from Iraq. “There …
U.S. Says 11 Service Members Were Injured When Iran Attacked Iraqi Base Enlarge this image toggle caption Ali Abdul Hassan/AP Ali Abdul Hassan/AP The Pentagon says 11 U.S. service members were injured in Iran's ballistic missile attack on U.S. assets in Iraq last week. Sponsor Message "In the days following the attack, out of an abundance of caution, some service …