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Feb 27, 2023 · Published 10:24 PM PDT, February 26, 2023. BAGHDAD (AP) — Nearly 20 years after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein by U.S.-led forces, Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid wants the world to know his country now is at peace, democratic and intent on rebuilding economic life while maintaining a government that serves the whole country and the region.
Dec 26, 2023 · Iraq is an ally of both the US and Iran, which are major foes of one another. The US has about 2,500 soldiers in Iraq at the invitation of the Iraqi government to prevent a resurgence there of the ...
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 ...
Feb 13, 2024 · Background. Since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, Iraq has undergone a long period of instability, with armed groups like the self-proclaimed Islamic State taking advantage of the power vacuum left ...
Feb 4, 2024 · The U.S. military earlier launched strikes on dozens of sites manned by Iran-backed fighters in western Iraq and eastern Syria in retaliation for a drone strike in Jordan in late January that killed three U.S. service members and wounded dozens. Tensions have been rising in the region since the Israel-Hamas war started on Oct. 7.
Feb 7, 2024 · 7 February 2024. By Orla Guerin & Hugo Bachega,BBC News, Baghdad. Watch: BBC's Orla Guerin at site of US drone strike in Baghdad. A senior commander of an Iran-backed militia has been killed in a ...
Jan 16, 2024 · By Courtney Kube. Ballistic missiles fired by Iran caused explosions near the U.S. consulate and a U.S. military facility after a missile struck Erbil in northern Iraq, officials said Monday. No ...
