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Watch coalition aircraft pummeling ISIS fighters in Iraq
“The ISF’s ability to target and punish Daesh in this isolated territory confirms that these Daesh criminals have no safe haven.”
By Shawn Snow
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US hands over another air base to Iraqi forces
“These pre-planned base transfers are not related to recent attacks against Iraqi bases hosting Coalition troops, or the ongoing COVID-19 situation in Iraq."
By Shawn Snow
US strikes Iran-backed militia strongholds in Iraq and Syria
The U.S. launched strike against Iranian military targets in Syria following a Friday attach in Iraq that killed one American.
Senator threatens Iran following Kirkuk attack that spilled American blood
“If American blood was shed by an Iran-backed group, Tehran ought to face swift and severe consequences."
By Shawn Snow
Several American troops wounded and a US contractor killed in rocket attack on Kirkuk base
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned Iran and its leaders in December of a “decisive U.S. response” if the regime or its militias harm American troops or allies in the region.
By Shawn Snow
Why did this Iraqi army brigade swap its American Abrams tanks for Russian ones?
An Iraqi armored brigade is trading its American M1A1 Abrams tanks for the Russian T-90S main battle tank — possibly for geopolitical reasons.
By Kyle Rempfer
ISIS is on the rise again in Iraq and Syria
It's difficult to gauge the strength of the remaining terrorist fighters in the region, according to reports.
By Todd South
Iraq claims military push in Kirkuk is not part of larger advance
Fighting between Kurdish and Iraqi forces continues north of Kirkuk, according to news reports.
By Tara Copp, AP
Iraqi court issues arrest warrant for Kurdish vice president
A Baghdad court issued an arrest warrant for the vice president of Iraq’s autonomous northern Kurdish region on Thursday for saying that Iraqi forces had “occupied” the disputed province of Kirkuk this week.
By Philip Issa, The Associated Press
US Abrams tanks sway the battle in Kirkuk
U.S.-supplied M1A1 Abrams tanks to the Iraqi Army provided an asymmetrical advantage over Kurdish Peshmerga and security forces during the battle of Kirkuk.
By Shawn Snow
After Kirkuk, Kurdish forces pull out of more areas in Iraq
Kurdish forces pulled out of disputed areas across northern and eastern Iraq on Tuesday, a day after handing the northern city of Kirkuk over to federal forces amid a tense standoff following last month’s vote for independence.
By Balint Szlanko