Iraq

US strikes Kataib Hizbollah militia targets in Iraq and Syria

US forces struck five targets of the Kataib Hizbollah militia that is accused of carrying out a deadly attack on US and Iraqi forces near Kirkuk

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Iraq suicide bomber kills 7 Saraya al-Salam fighters

Seven Iraqi fighters were killed when a suicide bomber attacked a base of Saraya al-Salam near Samarra

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Fearing conscription into Assad’s army, Syrian Kurds flee to Iraq

Syrian Kurdish men in Iraq say they fled not only Turkey's military offensive but the possibility of conscription into Assad's army

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Rockets fired at Baghdad base housing US troops in new attack

Two rockets were fired at a military base near Baghdad airport housing US troops, the 10th such attack since late October, the Iraqi army said

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Iraqi soldiers injured after rocket hits Baghdad base housing US troops

Several rockets slammed into an Iraqi military complex that hosts US forces next to Baghdad International Airport, wounding six Iraqi troops

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US sanctions leaders of Iran-linked militias accused of firing on Iraqi protesters

The US sanctioned three Iraqi nationals for alleged involvement in the violent repression of ongoing protests, and a fourth for corruption

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Denmark offers to lead NATO training mission in Iraq

Denmark's government offered to lead the NATO mission to train Iraqi forces, saying it was prepared to send 200 personnel to Iraq next year

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Coalition drives to build Iraqi Kurdistan’s Peshmerga into a self-sustaining force

Personnel from seven European Coalition nations will soon transition from direct training to mentoring the Kurdistan region’s iconic Peshmerga force

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Iraqi air force drops Paveway II laser-guided bombs on ISIS positions near Tikrit

Iraqi Air Force F-16 fight jets dropped GBU-10 Paveway II laser-guided bombs on Islamic State positions in northern Iraq

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‘It’s very easy for ISIS’ – Peshmerga commander warns of return to Iraq mountain town

Peshmerga commander Sirwan Barzani says it's easy for ISIS to hide out in pockets of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

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