Tag: Iraq
US Attack Kills Iranian General, Khamenei Vows Revenge
A US attack ordered by President Donald Trump has killed Gen Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' (IRGC) elite Quds Force, a move that was met with harsh criticism from Tehran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei who has vowed "tough revenge" on Washington in response.....
Tensions Rise In Gulf As Iran Strikes US Airbase In Iraq
Tensions in the Middle East reached a new high on Wednesday after Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it launched a missile attack on the US airbase of Ain al-Asad in Iraq in retaliation against the death of Major General Qasem Soleimani in an American drone attack on January 3.....
7 Rockets Hit Army Base In Iraq's Salahudin Province
Seven Katyusha rockets on Sunday hit the Balad airbase, which previously housed US troops, in Iraq's central province of Salahudin, wounding two Iraqi soldiers, a provincial security source said.....
2 Rockets Hit Military Base Housing US Troops Near Baghdad
Two Katyusha rockets on Tuesday hit a military base housing US troops near the Iraqi capital Baghdad, an Interior Ministry official said.....
US Carries Out Retaliatory Strikes Against Iran-backed Militias In Iraq, Syria
In a sharp escalation in hostilities in West Asia, the US carried out multiple airstrikes against Iran-backed militias in Iraq and Syria in retaliation to a drone attack that killed three American soldiers in Jordan.....
Four Rockets Land Near US Embassy In Baghdad
Four Katyusha rockets on Sunday landed near the US embassy in the heavily fortified Green Zone in central Baghdad, capital of Iraq, an Interior Ministry official said.....
Iraqi Shiite Militia Claims Rocket Attack On US Base In Syria
An Iraqi Shiite militia has claimed responsibility for a rocket barrage on a US military base in Syria's northeastern province of al-Hasakah.....
536 Killed In Iraq Anti-govt Protests
Iraq's Independent High Commission for Human Rights (IHCHR) said on Monday that the death toll from four months of nationwide anti-government protests has reached 536, with 23,545 injured. ....
NIA Files Chargesheet In Delhi-Amroha ISIS Module Case
The National Investigative Agency (NIA) on Tuesday filed a chargesheet against an accused, in connection with a case related to the forming of an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terror module in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh's Amroha. ....
US Navy Fires Warning Shots At Iranian Boats
A US Navy ship fired warning shots at Iranian boats near the Strait of Hormuz, a US official said on Monday. ....
