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December 27, 2019

'Several' US troops injured in Iraq rocket attack that killed US contractor: official

A U.S. defense contractor was killed in a rocket attack in Iraq on Friday outside the city of Kirkuk in northern Iraq, a U.S. official told Fox News.

December 27, 2019

Eddie Gallagher's fellow SEALs describe him as 'toxic,' 'evil' in new videos

The Navy SEALs who served beside Special Operations Chief Eddie Gallagher described their platoon leader as "toxic," "freaking evil" and a "psychopath," in new video recordings obtained by The New York Times.

December 24, 2019

Dan Gabriel: Amid protests, Iraq faces an uncertain future

The seeds of the next sectarian conflict may have already been planted.

December 17, 2019

Linda Robinson: Iraq is at a crossroads – Here's why the country's stability matters to the US

The protests gripping Iraq pose an extraordinary challenge to Baghdad’s political leadership, which must move the country ahead or step aside.

December 10, 2019

Rand Paul calls Liz, Dick Cheney 'unrepentant warmongers' who need to 'fade into obscurity'

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., resumed his periodic back-and-forth with the Cheneys on "Your World" Tuesday, calling the Republican political family "unrepentant warmongers" over their support for continued U.S. military presence overseas.

December 9, 2019

Four rockets land inside Baghdad airport; Iran, proxy forces blamed

Four rockets landed inside the Baghdad international airport Sunday night, U.S. military officials have told Fox News, blaming Iran and its proxy forces for the attack. 

December 5, 2019

US wants info on Iranian planner of 2007 attack that killed 5 US troops, offers $15M

The State Department on Thursday offered a $15 million reward for information related to a Yemen-based commander in Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) suspected of plotting attacks against U.S. and coalition forces, including a 2007 offensive left five American troops dead.

November 29, 2019

Iraqi prime minister says he will resign amid deadly protests

Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi announced Friday he would resign after more than 40 anti-government protesters were killed by security forces a day earlier, as deadly confrontations between demonstrators and authorities continue across Baghdad and southern Iraq.

November 28, 2019

At least 40 Iraq protesters killed in 24 hours as violence escalates

At least 40 anti-government protesters have been killed in Iraq over the previous 24 hours, government officials told The Associated Press late Thursday, as violence in Baghdad and the south of the country threatened to spiral out of control.

November 27, 2019

Fired Navy secretary criticizes Trump for 'shocking' intervention in SEAL case

Former Navy Secretary Richard Spencer spoke out Wednesday for the first time since his weekend ousting by Defense Secretary Mark Esper, calling President Trump's intervention ahead of Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher's review board "shocking and unprecedented"  n a Washington Post op-ed.