Maj. Gen. Curtis Taylor, commanding general of the 1st Armored Division, said it would be a “long and difficult recovery operation.”
Al-Rifai was killed in an operation by members of the Iraqi national intelligence service and U.S.-led coalition forces, Iraqi officials said.
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of March 3, 2025.
National Guard troops are being deployed to secure state-run prisons amid a wildcat strike by New York corrections workers.
