Bloomberg Corrects Piece on Tim Walz to Note He Served in Italy, not Iraq
Bloomberg News ran a profile on Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (Democrat), Vice President Kamala Harris’ new running mate, noting that he served in Italy, not Iraq, during his time in the National Guard. Waltz faces charges of “defamation” after falsely claiming to have carried a weapon in a “war” and that he retired from the […]
Tim Walz, Who Dodged Iraq Duty, Is ‘Varsity’; JD Vance, Who Fought in Iraq, Is ‘JV Squad’
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris made a bizarre sports comparison comparing her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, to Donald Trump’s running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), calling it “a battle between the varsity team and the J.V. team.” Harris made the comparison Tuesday when announcing Walz as her running mate, referencing Walz’s time as […]
Rocket Fire Injures U.S. Personnel at Iraq Air Base
Multiple reports on Monday said US personnel came under rocket attack at Ain al-Asad Air Base in Iraq. At least two rockets were fired at Ain al-Assad, Iraq, where Americans live, U.S. defense officials reported. Confirmed He added to Fox News that “several people” were injured. “There was an apparent rocket attack on U.S. and […]
US personnel injured in missile attack on US military base in Iraq after Iran vowed to strike at Israel
The injury to a U.S. military member comes at a time when many fear an escalation of hostilities between Iran and Israel in the Middle East. The Pentagon Confirmed NewsNation reported that several people were injured in a rocket attack on Ain al-Asad airbase in western Iraq, while Reuters reported that at least two Katyusha […]
Rocket Attack Against Military Base In Iraq Injured ‘Several’ US Personnel, Officials Say
“Several” Americans were injured in a suspected rocket attack on a military base in Iraq on Monday, two U.S. defense officials confirmed to the Daily Caller News Foundation. The attack struck Al Asad Air Base in Iraq, which hosts U.S. and coalition forces, and an assessment is currently underway to determine the extent of the […]
Newlywed, new dad killed in noncombatant incidents in Iraq
Two Georgia National Guard soldiers — one newly married, the other a recent father — were killed in a non-combatant incident in Iraq on Wednesday. Special Forces Officer Travis Jordan Pameni, 23, died after the incident in another part of Baghdad, according to the Army. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment in […]
Iraq’s Yazidis gather to remember the dead and missing, 10 years on from Islamic State genocide | Iraq
Ten years ago Saturday, the Islamic State (IS) invaded Iraq’s Sinjar province, expelling, killing and enslaving hundreds of thousands of Yazidis. On Saturday morning, crowds gathered for a ceremony to commemorate the victims of the genocide at the “Tomb of the Mothers,” where 111 elderly women were shot to death or buried alive after being […]
US forces conduct defensive airstrike in Iraq
U.S. forces in Iraq conducted defensive airstrikes in Musaib, Babil province, on Tuesday evening, a U.S. military official confirmed to Fox News. Officials said the attack was carried out at 5pm ET and targeted a militant attempting to launch a Unilateral Attack Unmanned Aerial System (OWAUAS). “Based on recent attacks in Iraq and Syria, U.S. […]
Iraq Demands Olympics Keep Israeli Flag Away from Theirs, IOC Says No
Helder Rauf, head of Iraq’s delegation to the Paris Olympics, said Saturday that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) had rejected Iraq’s request not to fly the Israeli flag next to the Iraqi flag during soccer matches. “When we arrived at the Lyon stadium, the Iraqi flag was flying next to the Israeli flag,” Rauf said. […]
Rockets launched at US forces stationed at Ain al-Asad airbase in Iraq
Four rockets landed near Ain al-Asad Air Base in Iraq, where US troops are stationed, on Thursday, but no one was injured and there was no damage to the base, Fox News reported. A US defense official told Fox News that the rockets did not land on the base. The attack came just days after […]