Iraqi Security Forces
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Nov- 2019 -26 NovemberMiddle East
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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10 NovemberMiddle East
Five Italian special forces personnel injured in IED explosion in northern Iraq
Five Italian special forces personnel were wounded when they were struck by an IED while supporting Kurdish Peshmerga in northern Iraq
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Oct- 2019 -7 OctoberMiddle East
Iraq’s military admits ‘excessive force’ in protest deaths
Iraq's military admitted it had used "excessive force" in deadly protests, as PMUs said they were ready to back the government
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Jul- 2019 -3 JulyCommentary
Popular Mobilization Force reform in Iraq: Reintegration or consolidation of militia power?
Mahdi's plan to reform the Popular Mobilization Units will either reduce the risk from militias or dangerously consolidate their power in Iraq, Michael Knights says
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May- 2019 -15 MayMiddle East
Germany pauses Iraq training but says no ‘concrete threat’ to military personnel
Germany has halted its training of soldiers in Iraq, a defense ministry spokesman said as tensions rise between neighboring Iran and the US
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Apr- 2019 -26 AprilMiddle East
Iraqi police officer killed by Coalition ‘friendly fire’ near Kirkuk
An Iraqi federal police officer was killed and two others wounded by US-led Coalition aircraft fire near Kirkuk
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Feb- 2019 -21 FebruaryMiddle East
Iraqi army and Peshmerga survey disputed territories ahead of joint operations
The KRG Peshmerga and Iraqi Army began surveying areas of Iraq’s disputed territories in preparation for joint operations more than a year after relations broke down
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Nov- 2018 -15 NovemberMiddle East
Iraq will pay Popular Mobilization militias the same as their army counterparts
Iraq announced that the Hashd al-Shaabi militias, also called the Popular Mobilization Units, will receive a salary equal to their equivalents in the Iraqi military
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Oct- 2018 -5 OctoberBusiness
US approves sale of 5 armed Bell 407GX helicopters to Iraq
The US approved the sale to Iraq of five Armed Bell 407GX utility helicopters for the Iraqi Security Forces, the DSCA said
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Aug- 2018 -29 AugustMiddle East
Suicide car bomber attacks western Iraq town of Qaim
A suicide bomber blew up a vehicle in the town of Al-Qaim in western Iraq, killing at least 11 people, five of them security personnel
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