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Drone downed near Iraqi Kurdistan airport where US-led coalition troops are based
The Times of Israel
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July 4, 2025
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...
Ambassador Khalilzad: U.S. Goals For Iraq Remain Unchanged
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 4, 2025
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
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 4, 2025
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
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 4, 2025
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...
Türkiye expects Turkmens to be represented 'adequately' in Iraq
Hurriyet Daily News
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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...
Coalition, Iraqis Working on Goals for Country’s National Government
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 10.22.2006 Courtesy Story Coalition officials are working with the Iraqi government to set economic and political goals, a Pentagon spokesman said today. Eric Ruff said he knows of no timetables or timelines in the...
U.S. Not Putting Timetable on Iraq, Rumsfeld Says
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 10.22.2006 Courtesy Story The United States is not looking to place any timetable on the Iraqi government's process of assuming responsibility for the country's security, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said here...
Spokesman Puts Building Iraqi Government in Perspective
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 10.23.2006 Courtesy Story Building a nation is tough business, and people tend to lose their frames of reference about the process, a Pentagon spokesman said here today. People forget that the Iraqi government has been in...
Search for Missing U.S. Soldier Continues in Baghdad
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 10.23.2006 Courtesy Story Multinational Division Baghdad soldiers are searching for U.S. soldier missing since yesterday evening. Officials have not released the soldier’s name. Soldiers from the 172nd Stryker Brigade...
U.S. Soldier Missing in Iraq; Officials Announce Casualties
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 10.22.2006 Courtesy Story A Multinational Division Baghdad soldier was listed as “duty status-whereabouts unknown" today in Baghdad, military officials reported, and military officials have announced recent casualties...
Türkiye expects Turkmens to be represented 'adequately' in Iraqi government institutions
Yeni Safak
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Türkiye expects Turkmen to be represented "adequately" in Iraq's political and governmental institutions, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Friday. "The appointment of a non-Turkmen director to the Altunkopru Municipality in Kirkuk — a region...
Iraqi, U.S. Forces Work Together Toward Success
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 3, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 10.20.2008 Courtesy Story Iraqi soldiers and police and U.S. soldiers who live and work together at the Joint Security Station in Diwaniya, Iraq, are dedicated to one goal: a self-sustaining and independently secure Iraq....
Iraq Status of Forces Draft Protects U.S. Servicemembers, Gates Says
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 3, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 10.21.2008 Courtesy Story The draft status of forces agreement between the governments of the United States and Iraq contains adequate protections for U.S. military members, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said during a...
'Operation Cowpens' Continues on Iraq's Jabouri Peninsula
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 03.31.2006 Courtesy Story A coalition military operation on Iraq's Jabouri Peninsula has yielded numerous mortar and artillery rounds, weapons and ammunition, bomb-making materials, and suspected insurgents, military...
Small Nation Helps Build Democracy in Iraq, Afghanistan
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 02.01.2006 Courtesy Story Estonia is helping two nations rebuild in the wake of extremism and a violent dictatorship. Its forces are now deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq, and the country is a coalition partner at U.S....
Bush Calls Victory America's Only Option in Iraq
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 02.01.2006 Courtesy Story Reinforcing his State of the Union message, President Bush today defended his decision to go to war in Iraq and repeated his assertion that victory is America's only option. Speaking to an...
Five Servicemembers Killed in Iraq; DoD Identifies Previous Casualties
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 02.02.2006 Courtesy Story Five servicemembers died in Iraq yesterday, and the Defense Department has identified five earlier casualties. Three Multinational Division Baghdad soldiers were killed when a roadside bomb...
Twenty years later: A look back at year-long deployment to Iraq
Daily Journal - Mississippi
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July 4, 2025
In March 2003, the United States launched a full-scale invasion of Iraq, with a goal of toppling Saddam Hussein’s regime, dismantling any weapons of mass destruction and promoting democracy. Hussein, president of Iraq for two decades, was captured...
Countdown to Iraqi Election Reaches Final Month
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 12.29.2004 Courtesy Story One month from today, the Iraqi people will go to the polls in their country's first open, direct, multiparty legislative elections in more than 50 years. An estimated 13.9 million Iraqis are...
IED Attack North of Baghdad Kills U.S. Soldier
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 01.01.2005 Courtesy Story A Task Force Baghdad soldier was killed and another was injured today when an improvised explosive device detonated north of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad. It was the second U.S. combat death in...