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December 12, 2023

Iraq War veteran fighting terminal cancer gets his final wish to feel tank's 'thunder of doom'

U.S. Army veteran Jay Tenison checked off a bucket list item after he was diagnosed with terminal cancer. He got inside a tank — and fired it one last time at Fort Moore in Georgia.

December 11, 2023

US military bases in Iraq, Syria attacked again, bringing total to at least 90 since Oct. 17

U.S. air bases in Iraq and Syria have once again been attacked, bringing the total to at least 90 since Oct. 17 and heightening fears about the Israel-Hamas conflict spreading.

December 8, 2023

US embassy in Baghdad struck by mortar fire in early morning attack

The U.S. embassy in Baghdad, located in the center of Iraq's capital, was attacked early Friday morning when several mortar rounds struck the compound and landed near it.

December 1, 2023

Armed group kills 11 in eastern Iraq

A group brandishing firearms and explosives reportedly killed 11 people in the Muqdadiyah area of Iraq's Diyala province on Thursday night.

November 21, 2023

Iran-backed militia hits US forces at Iraq air base, injuring 8, prompting retaliation

An attack by an Iran-backed militia on U.S. forces stationed at Ain al-Asad air base in Iraq early Tuesday prompted retaliation from an AC 130 aircraft.

November 17, 2023

US troops targeted in three more attacks at bases in Iraq, Syria, leaving one injured

A series of new terrorist attacks on three American bases in Iraq and Syria involving one-way drones have left one soldier injured, a Department of Defense report says.

November 15, 2023

Critics slam Biden admin for waiver that gives Iran access to $10B fund: 'absolutely outrageous'

The U.S. extended a sanctions waiver that critics slammed as tantamount to continuing to fund Iran’s disruptive activities as its proxies attack U.S. forces across the Middle East.

November 14, 2023

Iraqi high court ousts parliamentary speaker after high-profile feud with opposing lawmaker

Iraq's Federal Supreme Court ruled Tuesday to oust Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi from Parliament alongside a rival lawmaker at the center of a high-profile public feud.

November 14, 2023

Pentagon confirms 56 attacks on US troops in Iraq and Syria since Oct. 17

Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh told reporters Tuesday that 56 attacks had taken place on U.S. troops since Oct. 17 within Iraq and Syria.

November 10, 2023

Squad and Marjorie Taylor Greene join 16 lawmakers calling on Biden to free Julian Assange

A group of bi-partisan lawmakers have written to President Biden calling for him to drop charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who published classified documents.