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Jan- 2020 -26 JanuaryMiddle East
Rockets hit US embassy in Baghdad amid standoff with Iran
Multiple rockets struck the US embassy compound in Baghdad on Sunday amid a wider standoff between the US and Iran-backed militias in Iraq
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24 JanuaryMiddle East
Pentagon says 34 US military personnel diagnosed with brain injuries after Iran missile strike
34 US military members have been diagnosed with brain injuries due to Iran's missile attack on two Iraqi airbases earlier this month
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23 JanuaryMiddle East
Intelligence ‘ambiguity’ raises questions over ISIS capability in Iraq and Syria, US-led Coalition says
ISIS's failure to exploit Iraq's protests raises doubts as to group's capabilities, a senior Coalition commander said
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21 JanuaryAmericas
US cyber war against ISIS faced bureaucratic hurdles, newly declassified documents reveal
US Cyber Command's operation against Islamic State faced a number of problems, including difficulties with interagency coordination
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13 JanuaryCommentary
What the ‘Vengeance for the Two Sheikhs’ campaign says about new ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi
The killing of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi does not appear to have reduced ISIS’s capabilities, and new leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi seems to be carrying on his legacy
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8 JanuaryMiddle East
Iran fires ballistic missiles at Iraqi bases housing US troops
Iran fired missiles at Iraqi bases housing the US forces in revenge for the US killing of IRGC Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani
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7 JanuaryMiddle East
Counter-ISIS Coalition countries temporarily withdrawing personnel from Iraq
Members of the US-led Coalition against ISIS are pulling troops from Iraq as training of both the Iraqi Security Forces and Kurdistan Region's Peshmerga are paused
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6 JanuaryMiddle East
‘Draft’ letter saying US forces to leave Iraq was sent by ‘mistake,’ Milley says
Troops from US-led Coalition against ISIS are preparing to leave Iraq in the wake of an airstrike that killed an Iranian general and Iraqi militia commander
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6 JanuaryEurope
NATO ambassadors to meet in Brussels over Iran concerns
NATO ambassadors will meet at their Brussels headquarters as Middle East tensions mount after US forces killed a top Iranian general
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5 JanuaryMiddle East
US-led Coalition pauses training of Iraqi forces, ISIS operations over force protection concerns
The US-led Coalition against ISIS paused training of Iraqi forces and operations against the militants due to a barrage of attacks against American bases
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