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Dec 3, 2023 · A U.S. air strike killed five Iraqi militants near the northern city of Kirkuk as they prepared to launch explosive projectiles at U.S. forces in the country, three Iraqi security sources said ...
Feb 8, 2019 · Ethnicity, Language, and Religion in Iraq . Today, Iraq is home to a population of around 40,194,216 people. 75 to 80% of Iraq’s population comprises ethnic Arabs. The Kurdish ethnic group represents 15 to 20% of the population. The rest include Turkmen, Yezidi, Romani, Assyrian, and others. Arabic and Kurdish are the official languages of ...
Iraq is a multiparty republic with one legislative house; its head of state is the president, and its head of government is the prime minister. Called Mesopotamia in Classical times, the region gave rise to the world’s earliest civilizations, including those of Sumer, Akkad, and Babylon .
Oct 19, 2023 · Two drones targeted the al Asad airbase in western Iraq used by U.S. forces and one drone targeted a base in northern Iraq, a U.S. official told The Associated Press. U.S. forces intercepted all three, destroying two but only damaging the third, which led to minor injuries among coalition forces at the western base, according to a statement Wednesday by U.S. Central Command.
Jul 27, 2021 · 27 July 2021. Anadolu Agency. Iraq's prime minister says there is no need for any foreign combat forces on Iraqi soil. President Joe Biden says US forces will end their combat mission in Iraq by ...
Apr 20, 2024 · 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 (PMF), the army said. The PMF said “the attack ...
Aug 30, 2022 · 30 Aug 2022. Thirty people have been killed in fighting in Iraq between rival Shia militias, as well as the Iraqi security forces, after the powerful religious leader Muqtada al-Sadr claimed that ...
