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Iraqi Army Unit Assumes Command of Forward Base
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 02.01.2006 Courtesy Story The Iraqi army's 5th Brigade, 6th Division, assumed control of a base in central Baghdad from the U.S. 4th Infantry Division's 4th Brigade Combat Team during a transfer-of-authority ceremony...
Iraqi, U.S. Troops Disarm IED, Find Weapons Cache in Desert
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 02.01.2006 Courtesy Story U.S. soldiers destroyed an improvised explosive device attached to railroad tracks about 20 miles south of Baghdad Jan. 30. Elsewhere, Iraqi and U.S. soldiers yesterday discovered a large weapons...

Wreckage Of Iranian Drone Found After Attack On Iraqi Airport With U.S. Troops (Photos)
Click to see full-size image. Via X A drone was intercepted late on July 3 near Erbil Airport, which houses United States troops in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, according to Kurdish security forces. “At 21:58 (1858 GMT) an...
Iraqi, U.S. Soldiers Capture Insurgents; Find Weapons Caches
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 07.27.2005 Courtesy Story Iraqi army and coalition soldiers failed to find a known terrorist responsible for mortar attacks against Iraqi police stations during a July 26 combined cordon-and-search mission, Multinational...
Drone attacks surge in Iraq amid rising US security tensions, Iranian military presence

Beyond candidates: Al-Nasr Coalition demands electoral overhaul in Iraq
2025-07-04T10:59:13+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News - Baghdad On Friday, Al-Nasr (Victory) Coalition, led by former Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, urged Iraqi authorities to reform the electoral process and bar corrupt...
Iraqi, Multinational Forces Hunt Insurgents, Weapons
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 01.04.2005 Courtesy Story Iraqi and multinational forces have increased the hunt for insurgents and the explosive weapons used in their attacks. Multinational Force Iraq forces continue to discover and clear improvised...
Commander Stresses Non-Lethal Targeting in Eastern Baghdad
As the nature of the war on terror in Iraq has changed, so have the targets sought by coalition and Iraqi forces. When Operation Iraqi Freedom began, typical targets were military formations and vehicles of the former Iraqi army, Republican Guard...
Booby-trapped drone shot down near airport in N. Iraq
BAGHDAD, July 4 (Xinhua) -- A booby-trapped drone was shot down Thursday night near Erbil International Airport in northern Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, said local authorities. A drone was shot down at 9:58 p.m. local time (1858 GMT)...
Iraqi Official to American Press: Report More Good
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 06.19.2004 Courtesy Story Iraq's deputy prime minister implored the American press to provide more balanced coverage of operations in Iraq. Barham Salih, a prominent leader from Kurdish northern Iraq, made his plea June...
Iraqi People Must Take Responsibility, Kurdish Leader Says
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 06.17.2004 Courtesy Story The Iraqi people must be responsible for their own security and not depend on American troops to defeat terrorism in Iraq, the leader of the People's Union of Kurdistan said today. Following...

US designates 12 tankers and Iraqi terminal in first Iran sanctions since bombing nuclear sites
THE US sanctioned an Iraqi oil terminal and more than 30 individuals, entities and “shadow fleet” tankers on Thursday as the “maximum pressure” sanctions campaign on Iran resumed for the first time since Washington bombed the Islamic Republic’s...
Iraqi Counterinsurgency Troops to Target Urban Terrorists
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 06.18.2004 Courtesy Story Specially trained Iraqi troops will soon deploy into Baghdad to go after city-dwelling terrorists, a senior U.S. military officer told a House panel June 17. An element of the Iraqi Army, the...

Government decides to increase flights for pilgrims traveling to Iran and Iraq
Pakistan Pakistan Government decides to increase flights for pilgrims traveling to Iran and Iraq Close Pilgrims will only be allowed to travel under the Group Organizers System Updated On: Fri, 04 Jul 2025 14:07:44 PKT ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The...

Drone downed near Iraqi Kurdistan airport where US-led coalition troops are based
ERBIL, Iraq — A drone was intercepted late on Thursday near Erbil airport, which houses US-led anti-jihadist coalition troops in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region, Kurdish security forces said. “At 21:58 (1858 GMT) an explosive-packed drone was...

Türkiye expects Turkmens to be represented 'adequately' in Iraq
ANKARA Türkiye expects Turkmens to be represented "adequately" in Iraq's political and governmental institutions, a Foreign Ministry statement said on July 4. "The appointment of a non-Turkmen director to the Altunköprü Municipality in Kirkuk — a...
Ambassador Khalilzad: U.S. Goals For Iraq Remain Unchanged
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 10.23.2006 Courtesy Story The road has been rough in Iraq's journey toward becoming a responsible member of the world community, but the country will reach its destination, the senior U.S. diplomat to Iraq said today....
Officials Continue to Note Progress Amid Violence in Iraq
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 10.23.2006 Courtesy Story The idea that progress and violence co-exist in Iraq is fast becoming a mantra for officials both in Baghdad and here. Army Gen. George W. Casey Jr., commander of Multinational Force Iraq, made...
U.S. Ambassador: Success In Iraq Can Be Achieved
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 10.23.2006 Courtesy Story Success can be achieved in Iraq, the U.S. ambassador to Iraq said today, as the U.S. and its allies adapt tactics while continuing to work with the new Iraqi government to suppress violence and...
Iraqi Prime Minister hosts Qatari Ambassador