Iraqi president tasked MP Adnan Al-Zarfi to form new government
2 week agoBasra is under Coronavirus lockdown. Iraq
2 week agoDhi Qar: Protesters from the sit-in of al-Habboubi Square in the city of Nasiriyah, Governor Adel al-Dakhili gives 12 hours to resign, otherwise the escalation will take place
The number of coronavirus infections in Iraq has risen to 133, and deaths to 10
[email protected]: "As a result of the success of Iraqi Security Forces in their fight against ISIS, the Coalition is re-positioning troops from a few smaller bases. These bases remain under Iraqi control and we will continue our advising partnership.from other Iraqi military bases"
Pompeo informs the Iraqi Prime Minister that Washington will take additional measures in response to any attack
Pompeo calls on Iraqi prime minister to protect international coalition forces
[email protected]: "@SecPompeo spoke with Iraq's Prime Minister Adil Abd al-Mahdi yesterday to discuss the recent attacks on Iraq's Camp Taji military base. Sec. Pompeo reiterated that the Govt of Iraq must defend Coalition personnel supporting the Iraqi government's efforts
Seven injured in bomb blast in Tuz Khurmatu
ISIS attacked Brigade 56's 2nd regiment headquarters near Hawija and the assault was repelled by the PMU
Corona Virus: curfew imposed in Baghdad and Najaf, starting Tuesday
Iraq suspends all commercial flights to Baghdad International Airport for a week as from March 17 over Coronavirus outbreak
2 week agoKata'ib Hezbollah, an Iraqi Shia militia, published a statement claiming none of their fighters were hit by recent American airstrikes.
2 of 3 U.S. troops wounded in rocket attack Saturday in Iraq were seriously wounded; all 3 medevaced off Camp Taji immediately and flown to Baghdad: U.S. officials
2 week agoFire in pro-Iran Nujaba HQ in Najaf Iraq
2 week agoNew rocket attack on Taji military base in northern Baghdad
Iraqi Joint Operations Command confirms the injury of two people from the Air Defense Command as a result of the bombing of the Taji base
A rocket launcher was found in the Umm al-Azam area of Baghdad
2 week agoRocket shelling targets the Taji base, which hots U.S. forces, the video the moment a missile landed
Taji base has been hit with several (reports of over 10) mortars or rockets, same base where the 3 coalition members were killed days ago which prompted a response from the US /Uk (air strikes)
Iraqi military sources confirm the new attack with missiles on the Taji military base. 2nd this week
More than five explosions were heard near the city of Al-Mayadeen, east of Deir Al-Zour, and it is expected that it was an aerial bombing targeting the sites of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard militia and the Iraqi Hezbollah Brigades
These two men were killed, along with a British medic, in the attack on Camp Taji - Army Spc. Juan Miguel Mendez Covarrubias, 27, of Hanford, California, and Air Force Staff Sgt. Marshal D. Roberts, 28, of Owasso, Oklahoma
Iran and their proxy forces are "not as good" since Qassem Soleimani was killed in a U.S. drone strike, Gen. McKenzie says
Commander of the US Central Command: We will send Patriot missile defense batteries to Iraq and they will be operational within days
2 week agoU.S. Central Command:The Secretary granted my request to continue to operate two carrier strike groups in the region, which is the first period of extended dual U.S. carrier operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility since April 2012– Gen Frank McKenzie, CDR CENTCOM
U.S. Central Command:U.S. Central Command is well postured to defend our forces around the region and to respond to any further aggression against our forces
Head of U.S. forces in Middle East on U.S. airstrikes in Iraq: "We believe this is going to have an effect on deterring future strikes of this nature. We've seen in the past what happens when you don't respond," Gen. McKenzie says. "Kata'ib Hezbollah is closely linked to Iran."
2 week agoThe slide shows the five KH locations that are known to have stored Iranian-supplied advanced conventional weapons that we struck at 6 p.m. on March 13, East Coast time, and on March 14 in Iraq.
– Gen Frank McKenzie, CDR CENTCOM
Iraqi Ministry has summoned the US and UK/British envoys over last nights airstrikes
