US states Baghdad must take action against Iranian-supported militias in Iraq
Criticism Grows Against Iraqi Prime Minister Over Militia Attacks Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani is facing mounting criticism regarding his government’s failure to curb assaults by pro-Iranian militias, along with Iran itself, targeting American, French, Italian, and Kurdish personnel and facilities within Iraq. On Saturday, the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad issued a warning, advising […]
Baghdad diplomatic site hit by drone attack
Drone Attack Targets U.S. Diplomatic Facility in Baghdad On Tuesday, a drone strike, suspected to be a retaliation from a pro-Iranian militia, hit a significant U.S. diplomatic site in Baghdad, according to reports from the Washington Post. The facility in question was the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center, though, fortunately, no injuries were reported immediately following […]
A Baghdad afternoon and its political consequences brought Blackwater into the spotlight and damaged the reputations of four Americans.
Nisour Square and the Raven 23 Incident In September 2007, a convoy of 19 people, comprised of four armored Blackwater trucks, found itself in Nisour Square, one of Baghdad’s most chaotic intersections. What transpired there would ignite an international outcry and years of legal battles, branding four American contractors with the call sign Raven 23 […]
FACT CHECK: Video Shows 2003 Baghdad Bombing, Not Israeli Attack
Post Shared by X It claims to show Israeli forces bombing Lebanon. In the Middle East, force is the only language that is understood and respected. Yesterday, Israel regained the respect it lost on October 7th and showed the world its strength and resilience. This is how a nation protects its people and its pride.#Hezbollah […]
US linked businesses under attack in Baghdad
Twelve masked men jumped from two SUVs and a white pickup truck, stormed into a KFC in Baghdad, destroying everything in sight and fleeing. A few days earlier, similar violence had taken place at Lee’s Famous Recipe Chicken & Chili House, a popular American brand, in the Iraqi capital. No one was seriously injured, but […]
Memorial Day ceremony in Baghdad honors US soldiers killed in drone attack
U.S. military officials in Baghdad, Iraq, held a memorial service Monday to remember three U.S. Army soldiers killed in a drone strike in Jordan earlier this year. The Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve laid a wreath during a war memorial ceremony at Base Union III in Baghdad’s Green Zone, where attendees paid tribute […]
IS militants suspected in 2014 massacre of Iraqi soldiers turned over to Baghdad
U.S.-backed Kurdish-led forces in Syria have handed over to Baghdad two Islamic State militants suspected of involvement in the mass killing of Iraqi soldiers in 2014, war monitors said Friday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights report was released a day after Iraq’s National Intelligence Service announced it had brought back three IS members from […]
Iraq threatens to expel US troops after strike in Baghdad
Iraq on Thursday blamed the United States for recent attacks on Iraqi territory, saying the military invasion brings Baghdad closer to forcing American troops out of the country. Yahya Rasool, a spokesman for Iraq’s top military commander, accused the US of what it called a “blatant assassination” of an Iranian-backed militia leader in the “heart […]
Three dead as US drone strike targets Iran-linked militia leader in Baghdad | Iraq
A U.S. drone strike on a car in Baghdad killed three members of the powerful Kataib Hezbollah militia, including a senior commander, after a series of explosions were heard in the Iraqi capital, officials said. announced that he had died. The strike took place late Wednesday on a main street in eastern Baghdad’s Mashtar district. […]
US drone strike in Baghdad kills high-ranking militia commander: officials
BAGHDAD – A U.S. drone strike hit a car in the Iraqi capital on Wednesday night, killing three members of the powerful Kataib Hezbollah militia, including a high-ranking commander, officials said. The strike took place on a main street in Baghdad’s eastern Mashtar district. Crowds gathered as emergency response teams searched the wreckage. Security forces […]