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Airstrikes hit Iraqi paramilitary base

Forces said that the first airstrike, carried out by a drone at 3.30 p.m. on Monday targeted an ammunition warehouse at the base housing paramilitary Imam Ali Division…reports Asian Lite News Two

July 27, 2021

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US to end combat mission in Iraq by end of year

Kadhimi is facing mounting pressures at home from hardline Shia factions who demand all US troops to leave the country, reports Asian Lite News President Joe Biden said on Monday that American

July 27, 2021

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Biden to meet Iraqi PM in Washington on July 26

The visit will highlight the strategic partnership between the two countries and advance bilateral cooperation…reports Asian Lite News President Joe Biden will host Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi at the White House

July 18, 2021

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IS attack kills 4 Iraqi soldiers

The attack triggered a fierce clash that resulted in the killing of the four Iraqi soldiers…reports Asian Lite News Four Iraqi soldiers were killed in an attack staged by militants of the

July 18, 2021

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Series of attacks target US personnel in Iraq, Syria

Iraqi militia groups aligned with Iran vowed to retaliate after U.S. strikes on the Iraqi-Syrian border killed four of their members last month….reports Asian Lite News US diplomats and troops in Iraq

July 8, 2021

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Donald Rumsfeld, architect of Iraq War, dead at 88

He had been the youngest person ever to become defense secretary in 1975 at the age of 43 and, when tapped by Bush, became the oldest at the time…report Asian Lite News

July 1, 2021

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US welcomes Baghdad summit

US State Department called this visit an important step in strengthening regional economic and security ties….reports Asian Lite News The United States has welcomed the visit of Jordanian King Abdullah II and

June 28, 2021

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Air strike near Syria-Iraq border kills 5 militia fighters

The US military said it targeted operational and weapons storage facilities at two locations in Syria and one location in Iraq, reports Asian Lite News US strikes on eastern Syria near the

June 28, 2021

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2 drones shot down above Iraq base housing US troops

The US military’s C-RAM defence system was activated to shoot down the drones above the Ain al-Assad base, located in Iraq’s western desert…reports Asian Lite News The Iraqi army said Sunday two

June 6, 2021

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US, Iraq agree to redeploy troops

The decision was made following the US-Iraq Strategic Dialogue led by Minister of Foreign Affairs Fuad Hussein, while the US side was headed by Secretary of State Anthony Blinken…reports Asian Lite News

April 8, 2021

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