February 26, 2021 Threat level raised for US troops in Iraq; American contractors put on high alert EXCLUSIVE — The Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve has raised the threat level for US service members in Iraq, while US contractors at Balad Air Base were put on high alert fearing a response to US airstrikes in Syria, two sources familiar with the move tell ӣƵ.
February 15, 2021 Iraq rocket attack kills contractor, wounds US service member, coalition says A rocket attack at a U.S.-led military base in Kurdish northern Iraq on Monday killed a civilian contractor and wounded five other people including a U.S. service member, according to initial reports, the U.S. coalition in Iraq said.
February 8, 2021 Pope moves ahead with plans to meet Shiite leader in Iraq The pope will meet with priests and nuns at the site of a 2010 massacre that killed 58 people.
January 30, 2021 Iraq kills ISIS commander, week after Baghdad suicide blasts Iraqi security forces have killed a senior commander of the Islamic State group, the prime minister said on Thursday, a week after the rare, twin suicide bombing by IS militants killed dozens in Baghdad.
January 22, 2021 Lloyd Austin: What to know about Biden administration's secretary of defense Retired four-star U.S. general Lloyd Austin has made history Friday by becoming America's first Black Secretary of Defense.
January 21, 2021 ISIS claims responsibility for twin suicide bombings in Baghdad, at least 32 dead Twin suicide bombings ripped through a busy market in the Iraqi capital on Thursday, killing at least 32 people and wounding dozens, officials said in what was the first massive bombing in years, harkening back to darker days of rampant militant attacks.
January 21, 2021 Baghdad rocked by suicide bombs; at least 6 dead Twin suicide bombings hit Iraq’s capital Thursday killing at least six people and wounding at least 25 others, three police officials and State TV said.
January 14, 2021 MSNBC's Joy Reid suggests GOP needs a 'de-Baathification' to rid support for Trump MSNBC host Joy Reid is calling for extreme measures to separate support for President Trump away from the Republican Party.
January 8, 2021 Squad member compares Trump Twitter ban to capture of Saddam Hussein Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., reacted to Twitter banning President Trump from its platform by posting famous video footage of a U.S. official announcing the capture of former dictator Saddam Hussein during the Iraq war.
January 7, 2021 Iran warns Trump of 'revenge', Iraq issues arrest warrant for president in Soleimani killing The leader of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps is warning President Trump that “revenge on the perpetrators of [General Qassem] Soleimani’s martyrdom is definite and serious,” according to a video that has surfaced on Twitter.