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Journalist: Eddie Gallagher Case Reveals A 'War For The Soul Of The Navy SEALs'
3 years, 4 months ago

Journalist: Eddie Gallagher Case Reveals A 'War For The Soul Of The Navy SEALs'

NPR  

Journalist: Eddie Gallagher Case Reveals A 'War For The Soul Of The Navy SEALs' DAVE DAVIES, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. His new book is "Alpha: Eddie Gallagher And The War For The Soul Of The Navy SEALS." DAVIES: So when it's time to deploy and go over to Mosul, Eddie Gallagher went over first along with his chief petty …

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US announces troop drawdown in Iraq
4 years, 4 months ago

US announces troop drawdown in Iraq

CNN  

CNN — The US commander in the Middle East announced Wednesday a drawdown of US troops in Iraq from 5,200 to 3,000 in the month of September. McKenzie said the decision is due to the United States’ “confidence in the Iraqi Security Forces’ increased ability to operate independently.” A senior administration official told reporters on Tuesday to also expect an …

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Analysis: What is next in Iran-U.S. conflict?
5 years ago

Analysis: What is next in Iran-U.S. conflict?

The Hindu  

Five days after Major General Qassem Soleimani, the Quds Force chief, was killed in a U.S. air strike outside Baghdad airport, Iran on Wednesday launched ballistic missile attacks at American troops in two military bases in Iraq. Kataib Hezbollah, a unit in the Popular Mobilisation Forces, the umbrella organisation of Iraqi Shia militias that Soleimani helped build, had asked Iraqi …

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World reacts after Iran fires missiles at US targets in Iraq
5 years ago

World reacts after Iran fires missiles at US targets in Iraq

Al Jazeera  

Iran launches missile strikes at US facilities in Iraq, less than a week after US killed top general. The United Nations mission in Iraq said Iran’s attacks escalate tensions and called for “urgent” restraint. “Recent missile attacks in Erbil and Anbar governorates only escalate conflict, and again violate Iraqi sovereignty,” the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq said in an online …

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Iran Soleimani killing: Pentagon chief Mark Milley denies plans of US military troops leaving Iraq, says letter sent by 'mistake'
5 years ago

Iran Soleimani killing: Pentagon chief Mark Milley denies plans of US military troops leaving Iraq, says letter sent by 'mistake'

Firstpost  

The latest developments came as a sea of black-clad mourners paid homage on Monday in Tehran to Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Revolutionary Guards’ Quds Force killed Friday in a US drone strike in Baghdad. Baghdad: The US military on Monday told the Iraqi government that American troops were preparing to pull out of the country but a top …

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Rockets fall near US Embassy in Baghdad, Iraqi air base housing US troops also attacked
5 years ago

Rockets fall near US Embassy in Baghdad, Iraqi air base housing US troops also attacked

India Today  

Several rockets fell inside Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses the United States embassy and the Balad Air Force Base, an Iraqi air base housing US troops, in Baghdad on Saturday. The missile attacks near the US embassy and at the Balad Air Force Base have come a day after a deadly American strike in Baghdad which killed top …

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Why The U.S. Embassy In Iraq Became A Target Of Anger Again
5 years ago

Why The U.S. Embassy In Iraq Became A Target Of Anger Again

NPR  

Why The U.S. Embassy In Iraq Became A Target Of Anger Again Enlarge this image toggle caption Wissm Al-Okili/Reuters Wissm Al-Okili/Reuters Iraq has been dealing with widespread protests for months, but these demonstrations have been directed at the country's weak, faltering government — and not the U.S. The U.S. responded with airstrikes on five compounds in Syria and Iraq belonging …

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Iraq official: US troops from Syria to leave Iraq in 4 weeks
5 years, 2 months ago

Iraq official: US troops from Syria to leave Iraq in 4 weeks

Associated Press  

BAGHDAD — U.S troops withdrawing from northeastern Syria to Iraq are “transiting” and will leave the country within four weeks, Iraq’s defense minister said Wednesday. Iraq’s military said Tuesday that American troops leaving northeastern Syria don’t have permission to stay in Iraq in a statement that appeared to contradict Esper, who has said that all U.S. troops leaving Syria would …

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