Biden ends US combat mission in Iraq after sealing agreement with PM Al Kadhimi
US has already moved towards training Iraqi forces
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Drone attacks Iraq base hosting US troops ahead of Kadhemi-Biden meeting
The Iraqi prime minister is expected to meet the US president on Monday to discuss a possible full US troop withdrawal from his country
US Drone Destroys Iraqi PMF Truck in Syria
A US drone attack targeted a truck for an affiliate of the Iran-backed Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) in eastern Syria on Sunday, destroying the vehicle without causing any casualties, two Iraqi militia officials said.
Nearly 100 dead in catastrophic fire at COVID ward in Iraq
While COVID itself has subsided in Iraq, COVID treatment centers have become deadly with the second massive fire in a few months
3 Wounded as Rockets Hit Iraqi Base Housing US Forces
The United States accuses Iranian-backed militia groups of launching regular rocket attacks against its troops in Iraq.
Iraqi prime minister visits Pope Francis at the Vatican, discusses protecting, restoring Christian community
Christian population has shrunk to around 250,000 after years of terror by ISIS militants
Iran cuts off electricity supply, fueling mass power outages in Iraq during scorching heatwave
Iraq depends on Iran for up to one third of its power
Egyptian, Jordanian and Iraqi leaders meet for third time in three years in Baghdad to discuss joint alliance and economic cooperation
The trilateral summit marks the first visit by an Egyptian political leader to Iraq in thirty years
Iran-backed militias in Iraq vow revenge after lethal US air strikes target drones
US forces have been targeted by at least five drone attacks in Iraq this year, part of a new strategy by Iran-backed groups
Iraq PM Accuses ‘Terrorists’ of Targeting Electricity Poles
In an attempt to limit the targeting of energy towers, the Iraqi government is using drones to protect the towers and identify the parties behind the attacks.
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