Iraq

Middle East Misc 

Mortar Bombs Hit Balad Air Base in Iraq Hosting U.S. Troops

January 12, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Balad Air Base, Iraq, Iraqi Armed Forces, Mortar, U.S. Armed Forces, USA

Seven mortar bombs fell inside Balad Air Base located 80 km (50 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq on Jan. 12

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Middle East Misc 

Lithuanian Military Personnel Serving in CJTF-OIR in Iraq Temporarily Moved to Kuwait

January 11, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Al-Asad Airbase, Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF–OIR), Danish Defence, Iraq, Kuwait, Lithuania, Lithuanian Armed Forces

Six Lithuanian soldiers serving at al Asad Airbase in Iraq as part of the Danish Contingent have been temporarily repositioned

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GeoPolitics/ Policy Middle East 

NATO Temporarily Suspends Training Mission in Iraq

January 10, 2020January 10, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF–OIR), Iran, Iraq, NATO, The Global Coalition Against Daesh

Although NATO is committed to the training mission in Iraq, the alliance has suspended training operations in the country, NATO

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Americas Misc 

No American, Iraqi Casualties in Iranian Missile Attack on Al Asad Air Base, Irbil: Trump

January 9, 2020January 9, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Al-Asad Airbase, Donald Trump, Erbil Military Base, Iran, Iraq, USA

There were no American or Iraqi casualties as a result of the Iranian missile attacks on Al Asad Air Base

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GeoPolitics/ Policy Middle East 

Iran Launches Ballistic Missiles Against U.S. Military and Coalition Forces in Iraq

January 8, 2020January 9, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Al-Asad Airbase, Erbil Military Base, Iran, Iraq, U.S. Armed Forces, USA

Iran launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles against U.S. military and coalition forces in Iraq at approximately 5:30 p.m.

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Middle East Misc 

U.S. Continues to Deploy, Reposition Troops in Middle East

January 7, 2020January 9, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Iran, Iraq, Middle East, U.S. Armed Forces, USA

The United States continues to deploy and reposition troops throughout the region of Iraq and Iran to bolster U.S. security

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Middle East Misc 

Head of Iran’s Quds Force Gen. Qassem Soleimani Killed in U.S. Airstrike

January 4, 2020January 9, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Iran, Iraq, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Quds Force, U.S. Armed Forces, USA

The head of Iran’s Quds Force, Gen. Qassem Soleimani, was killed in an airstrike near Baghdad airport that was launched

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GeoPolitics/ Policy Middle East 

Protesters Storm U.S. Embassy in Baghdad After Airstrikes, Additional Forces Deployed to Bolster Security

January 1, 2020January 9, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Iraq, USA

Hundreds of protesters stormed the U.S. Embassy compound in the high-security Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq on Tuesday following the

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Middle East Misc 

U.S. Conducts ‘Precision Defensive Strikes’ Against Five Kata’ib Hezbollah Facilities in Iraq and Syria

December 29, 2019January 9, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Iran, Iraq, Kata'ib Hezbollah, Operation Inherent Resolve, Syria, USA

The U.S. forces have conducted ‘precision defensive strikes’ against five Kata’ib Hizbollah (KH) facilities in Iraq and Syria, Assistant to

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Middle East Misc 

One U.S. Contractor Killed in Rocket Attack on Iraqi Base in Kirkuk

December 28, 2019January 1, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Iraq, US Central Command (USCENTCOM), USA

One U.S. civilian contractor was killed and several U.S. service members and Iraqi personnel were wounded in a rocket attack

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