Pentagon official: "The US is not involved in the recent warehouse explosions; we support Iraq's sovereignty and we are complying with Iraqi government directives about the use of their airspace"
Trump: At some point, the rest of the countries, such as Afghanistan and Iraq, should take responsibility for fighting IS
6 month agoIraq paramilitary force says US allowed Israel to put four drones in its bases, after transferring them via Azerbaijan
Iraq paramilitary force says US 'responsible' for base attacks
An Iraqi MP says the latest attacks were carried out by Israeli aircraft
Xinhua quotes an Iraqi official saying two members of the Popular Mobilization Units were killed and five others wounded in the blast near the Balad airbase
6 month agoBoom, screenshot from video alleging to show the explosion at the PMU base struck tonight in Iraq near Balad AFB
6 month agoPhotos shared also claim to show Iraqi fire services fighting the fires amidst the containers that were at the site of the explosions
Minister of Defense and Army Chief of Staff arrived to Balad AB earlier
Iranian media: Iraqi intelligence suspects that the explosion of the country base was carried out by a drone
The fall of the projectiles is due to their explosion after the massive fire in the stores of the PMU
Dozens of projectiles fall on areas near the site of the explosion of weapons stores of the Popular Mobilization near Balad airbase in Salah al-Din province
Pompeo: IS is gaining strength in some areas
6 month agoTurkish warplanes strike PKK targets near Babire village, Duhok
5 suspected PKK militants reportedly neutralized in Turkish army air operations as a a part of Operation Paw in Metina area in northern Iraq
Kurdistan Regional Government: The foot of Mount Qandil was attacked today by Turkish airstrikes
Kurdistan Regional Government: We demand Ankara and the PKK not to endanger the population of the region
New German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer arrives in Baghdad in her first visit to Iraq. She's expected to visit the Kurdistan Region where a number of German troops are training and advising the Peshmerga forces
In Iraq, officer and 4 soldiers injured by 2 improvised explosive devices in Abi Sida subdistrict in northeast Diyala Province
6 month agoOperation Shader RAF Voyager KC2 RRR9921 heading Syria/Iraq from Akrotiri. It seems that Iraq reopens airspace to coalition flights
Iraqi Ministry of Defense: ISIS leader close to Baghdadi was captured in Anbar province
5 suspected PKK militants were reportedly killed during the air campaign in coordination with the operation of the Paw in the Kandil region in northern Iraq.
Turkish warplanes heavily bombarding PKK targets beneath Qandil, Hakurk and Gara mountains
Turkish planes bomb Kurdish villages in Sulaimaniyah province in northern Iraq and report of a number of casualties
Two more PKK militants have been killed by Turkish army air operations in Metina region in northern Iraq as part of Operation Paw.
Federal Police clashing with ISIS south of Ali Saray village which is west of Daquq
Kurdish official: Iran has increased its military presence along the Iraqi border
6 month agoUS-led @CJTFOIR announced they will comply with "all Iraqi laws" following orders by Iraqi PM to revoke all permissions of Iraqi airspace usage
Baghdad to take legal action after PMF unit deputy criticizes Iraqi Army
6 month agoIraq, South Baghdad – Iran-proxy Shiite-Iraqi militia weapons storage's blast (12 August 2019) preliminary damage assessment. Before and after
