Iraq

Misc Middle East 

Coalition Task Force-Iraq transitions to Military Advisor Group

July 6, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF–OIR), Iraq, Iraqi Security Forces (ISF)

Task Force-Iraq, of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, marked a new phase in its advising mission to Iraqi Security

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Air Middle East 

U.S. Air Force C-130H Hercules Aircraft Overshoots Runway, Crashes Into Wall at Camp Taji Airbase, Iraq; Four Injured

June 9, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, Camp Taji (Camp Cooke), Iraq, Lockheed C-130 Hercules, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

A U.S. Air Force C-130H Hercules tactical transport aircraft overran the runway and crashed into a wall at Camp Taji

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Deployments Middle East 

Australia Completes Its Training Mission at Taji Military Complex in Iraq

June 8, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Australia, Australian Defence Force (ADF), Camp Taji (Camp Cooke), Iraq

Australia has successfully completed its training mission at Taji Military Complex in Iraq, Australian Department of Defence announced. Since 2015,

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Middle East 

RAF Typhoons, Reapers Conduct Airstrikes Against Daesh

May 31, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Eurofighter Typhoon, General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper, Iraq, Islamic State (IS ISIS), Royal Air Force (RAF), UK

The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon fighter jets and Reaper unmanned aircraft have conducted four separate airstrikes against Daesh

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Misc Middle East 

U.S. Soldier Dies in Non-Combat Related Incident in Iraq

May 7, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Erbil Military Base, Iraq, Operation Inherent Resolve, Pentagon, U.S. Army, USA

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), on May 5, announced the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Inherent

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Misc Middle East 

RAF Typhoons Strike Islamic State Targets in Northern Iraq

May 5, 2020May 6, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Eurofighter Typhoon, Iraq, Islamic State (IS ISIS), Royal Air Force (RAF), The Global Coalition Against Daesh

A pair of Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter aircraft joined other coalition aircraft in an attack on a series of

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Middle East Air/ Missile Defense 

U.S. Central Command Confirms Deployment of Patriot Air Defense Systems to Iraq

April 5, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Air Defense System, Al-Asad Airbase, Erbil Military Base, Iraq, MIM-104 Patriot, U.S. Armed Forces, US Central Command (USCENTCOM), USA

The U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) has confirmed the deployment of the Patriot air defense systems to bases in Iraq to

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Misc Middle East 

U.S.-Led Coalition Departs K1 Air Base, Transfers Equipment to Iraqi Security Forces

April 4, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF–OIR), Iraq, Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), K1 Air Base, The Global Coalition Against Daesh, U.S. Armed Forces, USA

The U.S.-led international coalition has transferred the K1 Air Base in the Kirkuk Governorate of Iraq to the Iraqi Security

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Misc Middle East 

US-Led Coalition Transfers Al Taqaddum Air Base to Iraqi Security Forces

April 4, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Al Taqaddum Air Base (TQ), Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF–OIR), Iraq, Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), The Global Coalition Against Daesh, US Central Command (USCENTCOM)

The U.S.-led international coalition has transferred the Al Taqaddum Air Base (TQ), located around 80 kilometers west of Baghdad, to

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Middle East Air/ Missile Defense 

U.S. Deploys Patriot Air Defense System to Iraq

April 1, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Air Defense System, Al-Asad Airbase, Erbil Military Base, Iraq, MIM-104 Patriot, USA

The U.S. has deployed Patriot air defense system batteries to its bases in Iraq to counter Iranian missile attacks, according

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