Tag: OIR
US Questions Iraqi Government’s Readiness to Combat Purported Daesh Resurgence
Middle East20:16 GMT 08.06.2020(updated 20:32 GMT 08.06.2020)Western outlets and the commander of the US-led coalition against Daesh have recently highlighted the...
US-Led Coalition Leaves Another Iraqi Base
Middle East13:20 GMT 05.04.2020(updated 13:50 GMT 05.04.2020)Late last month, the US-led international coalition’s headquarters in the northern Iraqi province of Nineveh...
US-Led Coalition Leaves Headquarters in Northern Iraq After Exit From Several Bases – Report
Middle East14:18 GMT 30.03.2020(updated 14:33 GMT 30.03.2020)On Sunday, the US-led coalition officially handed over the K1 Air Base in northern Iraq’s...
US Forces Return Qayyara Air Base to Iraqi Control, Withdraw From Mosul Area
US forces in Iraq began their withdrawal from a key northern airfield on Thursday, returning Qayyara Air Base to Iraqi control.With its two 11,000-foot...
US Initiates Retaliatory Strikes in Iraq Following Deadly Camp Taji Attack – Report
US retaliatory strikes took place in Iraq following the Wednesday attack on the Camp Taji military base in Iraq that killed at least three...
Photo: Pentagon IG Report Finds $716 Million in Equipment Destined for Syrian Rebels Left to Rust
The Pentagon’s inspector general has found that US commanders could not properly account for $715.8 million in weapons destined for the “Vetted Syrian Opposition”...
Iran Soleimani killing: US denies Iraq pullout amid letter confusion
US Defence Secretary Mark Esper has denied US troops are pulling out of Iraq, after a...
US-Led Coalition Tells Baghdad It’s Preparing to ‘Move Out’ of Iraq – Disputed Letter
Middle East23:30 06.01.2020(updated 00:24 07.01.2020)In a Monday letter to Iraqi military leaders, the US-led coalition in Iraq announced it was preparing to "move...
US Carries Out ‘Defensive Strikes’ Against Five Shia Militia Facilities in Syria and Iraq
World20:23 29.12.2019(updated 21:09 29.12.2019)The strikes follow a rocket attack on a base in northern Iraq on Friday which the US claims was likely...
‘Pace Will Pick Back Up’: US Army Resumes Operations Against Daesh in Syria
US troops stationed nearly Deir ez-Zor have joined back up with Kurdish allies for a new operation against Daesh remnants in eastern Syria, despite...
Iraq paramilitary force blames US and Israel for mystery blasts
A powerful Iran-backed paramilitary force in Iraq has said it holds the US responsible for...
US pulls 'non-emergency staff' from Iraq as Iran tensions mount
The US state department has ordered the departure of "non-emergency employees" from Iraq, amid rising...
