January 2024 - Iraq Special Weapons News

US Congress Debates Response to Deadly Strike That Killed 3 US Soldiers VOA 31 Jan 2024 -- A drone attack that killed three U.S. troops in Jordan last Saturday has led to debates in Congress about the best course of action, after the U.S. Treasury announced sanctions against some of the entities held responsible.
Kataib Hezbollah Should Take US Warning 'Seriously,' White House Says VOA 31 Jan 2024 -- National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby warned that Kataib Hezbollah, an Iran-backed group based in Iraq, should take "seriously" the Biden administration's determination to respond to Sunday's drone attack by Iran-backed militants that killed three American soldiers on a U.S. base in Jordan.
Iraqi Militants 'Suspend' Actions Against U.S. As Washington Mulls Response To Drone Strike RFE/RL 31 Jan 2024 -- An Iraqi militant group backed by Iran suspected of being behind a drone strike that killed three U.S. soldiers in Jordan has announced a "suspension" of operations against U.S. forces as Washington said it had decided how to respond to the attack but did not elaborate.
Iraqi Resistance announces 'suspension' of anti-American operations Press TV 31 Jan 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance, an umbrella group of Iraqi anti-terror groups, has announced a pause in its operations against American targets across the region.
Joint Statement on the Inaugural Peshmerga Executive Steering Committee Meeting Between the Department of Defense and Kurdistan Regional Government Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs DoD 30 Jan 2024
READOUT: Under Secretary Brian Nelson's Travel to Iraq US Treasury 30 Jan 2024 -- On January 28 and 29, Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian E. Nelson traveled to Baghdad, Iraq to continue work between the two countries on countering illicit finance and strengthening the Iraqi financial system.
Explosion heard on Iraq-Syria border: Unofficial sources IRNA 30 Jan 2024 -- An explosion has reportedly been heard on the border between Iraq and Syria amid repeated warnings from American officials about a response to Sunday's deadly drone strike on a US base in Jordan.
US shedding tears for slain soldiers in Jordan while ignoring Gaza carnage: Iraqi resistance Press TV 29 Jan 2024 -- The secretary general of the Iraqi Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada resistance group has censured US expression of deep grief over the loss of three American forces in an attack near the Jordan-Syria border while turning a blind eye to the Gaza carnage.
US forces to pay heavy price in Iraq with each passing day: Nujaba IRNA 29 Jan 2024 -- A major Iraqi resistance group has advised the occupying American forces to promptly leave the Arab country, warning that they will pay a heavy price with each passing day.
Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada Sec-Gen: US in real isolation IRNA 29 Jan 2024 -- The Secretary General of Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada (KSS) Abu Ala al-Walai has said that the US is in real isolation today.
Taking Financial Measures Against Iraqi Bank and Designating its Owner US Dept. of State 29 Jan 2024 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury is today taking action to protect the international financial system from being exploited by money launderers and terrorist financiers connected to Iran's malign activities.
U.S. Treasury Takes Action to Protect Iraqi Financial System From Abuse US Treasury 29 Jan 2024 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury is using powerful tools to protect the Iraqi and international financial system from abuse by terrorist financiers, fraudsters, and money launderers. Treasury is issuing a finding and notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that identifies Al-Huda Bank, an Iraqi bank that serves as a conduit for terrorist financing, as a foreign financial institution of primary money laundering concern.Along with its finding, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) proposed a rule that would sever the bank from the U.S. financial system by prohibiting domestic financial institutions and agencies from opening or maintaining a correspondent account for or on behalf of Al-Huda Bank.In addition, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is imposing sanctions on the bank's owner.
Iraqi Shiite militia claims attacks on 3 U.S. bases in Syria, naval facility in Israel People's Daily 29 Jan 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an Iraqi Shiite militia, claimed Sunday responsibility for drone attacks on three U.S. bases in Syria and a naval facility in Israel.
US, Israeli positions come under fresh attacks by resistance fighters IRNA 28 Jan 2024 -- The Iraqi Islamic Resistance and the Lebanese Hezbollah Resistance Movement have conducted separate attacks on US and Israeli positions in the region.
Iraq's Islamic Resistance strikes Israeli naval facility IRNA 28 Jan 2024 -- Iraq's Islamic Resistance in a show of solidarity with the Palestinian people has launched a drone attack on naval facilities in the Israeli-occupied territories.
Iraqi resistance launches drone attack on Israel's naval facility Press TV 28 Jan 2024 -- Iraq's anti-terror resistance groups have launched a drone attack on a strategic naval facility in the Israeli-occupied territories in retaliation for the regime's months-long genocidal war on Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.
Iraqi resistance targets six US bases in Syria, Iraq in solidarity with Gaza Press TV 28 Jan 2024 -- Iraqi resistance forces have targeted six US-occupied military bases in Syria and neighboring Iraq in retaliation for Washington's support for the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip and in a show of strong solidarity with Palestinians.
Iraqi Islamic Resistance conducts rocket attack on US base in Syria IRNA 27 Jan 2024 -- The Iraqi Islamic Resistance has targeted a US military base in Koniko gas field in eastern Syria with rockets.
Iraq's Islamic resistance attacks US bases in Syria IRNA 27 Jan 2024 -- Iraq's Islamic resistance has announced that it attacked two military bases of the United States in Syria by drones.
Iraq's Nujaba undeterred by Baghdad's renewed push for US withdrawal Press TV 27 Jan 2024 -- A major Iraqi resistance groups says it will continue attacks on US positions in the Arab country and in the wider region despite a renewed attempt by the government to end the mission of US forces in Iraq.
Iraqi resistance groups: US only understands language of force Press TV 27 Jan 2024 -- Iraq's anti-terror resistance groups say Washington's approval of Baghdad's request for the formation of a committee on US troop withdrawal results from the "strikes of resistance" and proves that the US understands nothing but the "language of force."
US-occupied Ain al-Asad base targeted in fresh drone attack: Report Press TV 26 Jan 2024 -- The Ain al-Asad air base housing US troops in Iraq has reportedly come under a fresh drone attack amid reports that suggest Washington is mulling troops' withdrawal from Iraq.
US and Iraq agree to start talks to end presence of US-led coalition ISNA 26 Jan 2024 -- US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin says talks will take place as part of a military commission that was agreed upon in August 2023.
Iraq, U.S. form commission to discuss ending U.S.-led coalition's presence People's Daily 26 Jan 2024 -- Iraq said on Thursday that it agreed with the United States to form the Higher Military Commission (HMC) to discuss the end of the U.S.-led international coalition's mission in Iraq.
Condemning the Attacks Damaging Civilian Infrastructure in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region US Dept. of State 26 Jan 2024
Letter to the Speaker of the House and President pro tempore of the Senate consistent with the War Powers Resolution (Public Law 93-148) The White House 25 Jan 2024
Iraq's Kata'ib Hezbollah vows more attacks until US forces expulsion from region Press TV 25 Jan 2024 -- A major Iraqi anti-terror group says it will continue its "painful" attacks on American forces as long as the occupation troops remain in the Arab country and the region.
No Pullout, But US Military Eyes an End in Iraq VOA 25 Jan 2024 -- The United States and Iraq will start talks to end the U.S.-led international military coalition in Iraq and transition to a bilateral partnership, continuing a process that has been stalled by the Israel-Hamas war.
Senior Defense, Military and State Department Officials Hold a U.S.-Iraq Higher Military Commission Background Briefing DoD 25 Jan 2024
Statement by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on the Start of Working Group Meetings of the U.S.-Iraq Higher Military Commission DoD 25 Jan 2024 -- The United States and the Government of Iraq will start working group meetings of the U.S.-Iraq Higher Military Commission (HMC) in the coming days, initiating a process the two sides committed to during the U.S.-Iraq Joint Security Cooperation Dialogue (JSCD) in Washington, D.C., on August 7-8, 2023.
U.S., Iraqi Officials to Hold Talks DoD News 25 Jan 2024 -- A commission made up of officials from the U.S. and Iraq will begin holding high-level talks in the coming days designed to advance the nations' shared goal of building an enduring security partnership, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today.
Change in ISIS Threat Means Evolution in Long-Term U.S.-Iraq Relationship DoD News 25 Jan 2024 -- The Pentagon today underscored the mutual commitment by the United States and Iraq to strengthening the evolving security relationship between the two nations.
Iraq, US agree to discuss timeline for withdrawal of American troops Press TV 25 Jan 2024 -- Iraq's foreign ministry says Baghdad and Washington have agreed to set up a committee to start talks to set a timetable for a phased withdrawal of American forces from the Arab country.
We will not be fooled by US lies: Iraq's Kata'ib Hizballah IRNA 25 Jan 2024 -- Iraq's Kata'ib Hizballah resistance group has reacted to reports on negotiations between the United States and Iraq regarding the future of US military presence in the Arab country, emphasizing that the group will not be deceived by Washington's lies.
Iraq says U.S. airstrikes on Hashd Shaabi forces "irresponsible escalation" People's Daily 25 Jan 2024 -- The Iraqi government said on Wednesday that U.S. airstrikes on positions of the paramilitary Hashd Shaabi forces are "irresponsible escalation" in the Middle East region.
US military base in Iraq comes under drone attack IRNA 24 Jan 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance in Iraq has conducted a drone attack on a US base near the Erbil airport in the north of the country.
Positions of Iraqi resistance group targeted: CENTCOM IRNA 24 Jan 2024 -- US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Wednesday night that it targeted the positions of Iraq's Islamic Resistance in response to the group's recent attacks on an American bases and facilities in the Arab country.
Instead of hitting Iraqi bases, US must pressure Israel to end Gaza war: Security adviser Press TV 24 Jan 2024 -- A high-ranking Iraqi official has called on the United States to push for an end to the unreeling Israeli ground and air offensives against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, than to carry out strikes in Iraq against facilities run by the country's anti-terror resistance groups.
Official: US attack on PMF violates Iraq's sovereignty IRNA 24 Jan 2024 -- Iraq's National Security Adviser Qasim al-Arji has said that the US forces' attack on Popular Mobilization Forces was a violation of Iraq's sovereignty.
Iraq blasts US aggression as 'blatant violation' of Iraq's sovereignty Press TV 24 Jan 2024 -- The spokesman for the commander-in-chief of Iraq's Armed Forces has denounced the recent US strikes against sites and facilities of the Iraqi army and anti-terror groups as "unacceptable" and a "blatant" violation of the Arab country's sovereignty.
US Strikes on Iraq Undermine Years of Cooperation - Senior Iraqi Military Sputnik 24 Jan 2024 -- The recent strikes by the United States on Iraq undermine decades of cooperation between the two countries and lead to irresponsible escalation, Major General Yahya Rasool, the official spokesman of the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces, said on Wednesday.
Iraqi resistance groups vow to continue operations as US military strikes sites near Syria Press TV 24 Jan 2024 -- Iraqi resistance groups have vowed to continue their operations against military bases, where US military forces and trainers are stationed, in retaliation for Washington's unqualified support for the relentless Israeli war on Gaza, after the US military carried out an airstrike against sites used by the Iraqi anti-terror forces.
2 explosive-laden drones shot down in Iraqi airbase housing U.S. forces People's Daily 24 Jan 2024 -- Two explosive-laden drones were shot down Tuesday by the air defense system at the Ayn al-Asad Airbase which houses U.S. troops in the western Iraqi province of Anbar.
U.S. strikes Iranian-backed militia targets in Iraq People's Daily 24 Jan 2024 -- U.S. forces conducted unilateral strikes on Tuesday against facilities used by an Iranian-backed militia group in Iraq, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said.
U.S. Forces Strike Kataib Hezbollah Capabilities in Iraq CENTCOM 23 Jan 2024 -- In response to attacks by the Iranian-backed militia group Kataib Hezbollah (KH), including the attack on al-Asad Airbase in western Iraq on Jan. 20, on Jan. 24 at 12:15 a.m., U.S. CENTCOM forces conducted unilateral airstrikes against three facilities used by Iranian-backed Kataib Hezbollah militia group and other Iran-affiliated groups in Iraq. These strikes targeted KH headquarters, storage, and training locations for rocket, missile, and one-way attack UAV capabilities.
Statement From Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on U.S. Strikes in Iraq DoD 23 Jan 2024 -- Today, at President Biden's direction, U.S. military forces conducted necessary and proportionate strikes on three facilities used by the Iranian-backed Kataib Hezbollah militia group and other Iran-affiliated groups in Iraq.
Iraqi resistance hits Israel's Ashdod port with drone IRNA 23 Jan 2024 -- Iraq's Islamic Resistance, according to some news sources, has carried out a drone attack on the Israeli Ashdod port in the west of the occupied Palestinian territory.
Iraqi resistance retaliates against Israeli atrocities in Gaza, targets Port of Ashdod Press TV 23 Jan 2024 -- Fighters from the Iraqi anti-terror resistance groups have launched a drone strike against targets at a strategic port in the 1948 Israeli-occupied territories in response to the Tel Aviv regime's unrelenting ground and aerial offensives against Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.
US Strikes Back at Iran-Supported Militants in Iraq VOA 23 Jan 2024 -- The United States hit Iranian-backed targets in Iraq and Yemen in a span of about two hours early Wednesday morning, striking a militant headquarters in Iraq and knocking out more missiles in Yemen that were ready to launch into international shipping lanes, according to the U.S. military.
Iraqi PM stresses determination to end U.S.-led coalition's presence People's Daily 23 Jan 2024 -- Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani said on Monday that any attack on Iraqi soil violates its sovereignty, stressing the country's determination to end the presence of the U.S.-led coalition.
Two rounds of attacks reported on US position in Syria's Koniko IRNA 22 Jan 2024 -- Iraqi resistance forces have launched two separate missile attacks on a US military base in eastern Syria.
Iraqi resistance attacks two US bases in Syria ISNA 22 Jan 2024 -- It has been reported that the sounds of explosions were heard from inside the American base in the city of Al-Shaddadi, south of Al-Hasakah Governorate, noting that the US air defense systems attempted to repel the attack.
Al-Asad Airbase comes under new drone attack IRNA 22 Jan 2024 -- Iraq's Islamic Resistance has said it has carried out a drone attack against US-controlled Al-Asad Airbase in Iraq's western Anbar Province.
Rocket hits airbase housing U.S. forces in W. Iraq People's Daily 22 Jan 2024 -- About 20 rockets were launched Saturday toward an airbase housing U.S. forces in Iraq's western province of Anbar, wounding at least one Iraqi soldier, a source from the Iraqi army said.
US-occupied Ain al-Asad military base in Iraq comes under fresh attack by resistance forces Press TV 22 Jan 2024 -- The Ain al-Asad air base housing US troops in Iraq has come under a fresh attack by resistance forces opposing Washington's support for the Israeli regime's war on Gaza.
U.S. Imposes Sanctions On Iraqi Airline, Pro-Iranian Militia Leaders RFE/RL 22 Jan 2024 -- The U.S. Treasury Department on January 22 designated Iraqi airline Fly Baghdad and its CEO for "supporting" Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and Iranian-backed militias in Syria and Lebanon.
Designating Supporters of Iran's Malign Agenda US Dept. of State 22 Jan 2024 -- The United States is today designating Iraqi airline Fly Baghdad and its CEO for supporting the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF) and Iran-aligned militia groups in Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon.
Treasury Targets Kata'ib Hizballah Leaders and Airline Enabling IRGC-QF and Militant Proxy Groups US Treasury 22 Jan 2024 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated Iraqi airline Fly Baghdad and its CEO for providing assistance to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF) and its proxy groups in Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon. OFAC is also designating three leaders and supporters of one of the IRGC-QF's main Iran-aligned militias in Iraq, Kata'ib Hizballah (KH), as well as a business that moves and launders funds for KH. Today's action underscores the ongoing threat the IRGC-QF and its proxy network pose to U.S. personnel and the region. KH has carried out a series of sharply escalating drone and missile attacks against U.S. personnel in Iraq and Syria since Hamas's horrific attack on Israel on October 7. KH and other Iran-aligned militia groups in Iraq have consistently issued statements in support of Hamas's terrorism and declared their commitment to attacking U.S. personnel.
FM Spox: Iran main supporter of stability in Iraq IRNA 22 Jan 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has said that Iran is the biggest supporter of the national sovereignty, stability, security, and territorial integrity of Iraq.
Iran's anti-terror strikes 'clear message' to certain recipients: Foreign Ministry Press TV 22 Jan 2024 -- The foreign ministry spokesman says Iran's recent strikes on positions held by terrorists in neighboring countries conveyed "a clear message" to those who had to get it.
Iraqi resistance fighters attack Israeli target in Syria's Golan IRNA 21 Jan 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance in Iraq (IRI) has announced that it has launched an attack on a target controlled by the Israeli regime in Syria's Golan Heights.
White House Taking Iran-Backed Attacks on Its Iraq-Based Forces 'Extremely Seriously' VOA 21 Jan 2024 -- The United States is taking "extremely seriously" a weekend attack by Iran-backed militants on a base that hosts U.S. forces in Iraq, the White House said Sunday.
U.S. Blames Iranian-Backed Militants For Attack On American Base In Iraq RFE/RL 21 Jan 2024 -- As heightened tensions in the Middle East raise the risk of a broader regional conflict, the United States has blamed Iranian-backed militants for an attack on a U.S. military base in Iraq, Israel has been accused of killing members of an Iranian-backed extremist group in Lebanon, and Tehran has accused Israel of killing members of the Iranian military in Syria in an incident Tehran says will not go unanswered.
Iraqi fighters hit US positions in Syria's east and northeast IRNA 21 Jan 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance in Iraq (IRI) has launched a new round of attacks on US military positions in Syria.
US soldiers suffer brain injuries in attack on Iraqi base IRNA 21 Jan 2024 -- US Central Command, CENTCOM, reported on Saturday brain injuries among its troops in a missile attack on the Ain al-Asad base in Iraq by a resistance group amid growing anti-American sentiment in the region over Washington's support for Israel's crimes against Palestinians.
US personnel evaluated for 'traumatic brain injuries' after Iraq's airbase attack: CENTCOM Press TV 21 Jan 2024 -- The US Central Command (CENTCOM) has said "a number of American personnel were undergoing evaluation for traumatic brain injuries" after massive missile strike by Iraqi anti-terror groups on Ain al-Asad airbase.
Top Iraqi general.: Baghdad 'determined' to end presence of US-led coalition forces Press TV 21 Jan 2024 -- The spokesman for Iraq's Joint Operations Command (JOC), Brigadier General Yahya Rasool, says the Baghdad government is determined to end the presence of foreign troops from the US-led military coalition purportedly formed to fight the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group.
Iranian-backed militants attack al-Assad Airbase, Iraq CENTCOM 20 Jan 2024 -- At approximately 6:30 p.m. (Baghdad time) time Jan. 20, multiple ballistic missiles and rockets were launched by Iranian-backed militants in Western Iraq targeting al-Assad Airbase. Most of the missiles were intercepted by the base's air defense systems while others impacted on the base. Damage assessments are ongoing. A number of U.S. personnel are undergoing evaluation for traumatic brain injuries. At least one Iraqi service member was wounded.
US Ain Al-Asad base in Iraq targeted with dozens of rockets IRNA 20 Jan 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance of Iraq has announced that it had targeted the US Ain al-Asad base in western Iraq by a large number of rockets.
US spy drone crashes near Balad air base in Iraq IRNA 20 Jan 2024 -- After two days, an American official confirmed that a US MQ-9 Reaper drone crashed near Balad Air Base in the north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad.
Rocket barrage targets Ain al-Asad base housing US forces in western Iraq Press TV 20 Jan 2024 -- A massive barrage of rockets has targeted Ain al-Asad air base in Iraq's western province of Anbar, where US military forces are stationed on alleged training and advisory missions.
US Airbase in Iraq Hit by Massive Missile Attack Sputnik 20 Jan 2024 -- US airbase Ain al-Asad in Iraq's western Anbar Province has been targeted by at least 15 missiles, Iraqi news agency Shafaq reported on Saturday, citing a security source.
Iraq rejects entry of further additional foreign forces IRNA 20 Jan 2024 -- Major General Yahya Rasoul, the spokesman for the Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Armed soldiers, has said that the reports that spoke about the entry of additional foreign forces into Iraq are not true.
US Drone Crashes Near Iraqi Balad Airbase, Recovered by Iraqi Security Forces Sputnik 19 Jan 2024 -- A US drone crashed near Iraqi Balad airbase, the Iraq Security Forces have recovered it, a US Defense Department official told Sputnik.
Resistance group launches drone strike against US base in northern Iraq Press TV 19 Jan 2024 -- An unmanned aerial vehicle has targeted a major base in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, where US military forces and trainers are stationed, amid simmering anti-US sentiment over Washington's unqualified support for the relentless Israeli air and ground attacks on the Gaza Strip.
Iraq's Islamic Resistance claims downing US Reaper drone Press TV 19 Jan 2024 -- Iraq's Islamic Resistance has claimed responsibility for shooting down a much-vaunted American drone, which had violated the Arab country's skies from the direction of the west.
IRGC's Erbil missile strike was based on legitimate defense: Amirabdollahian IRNA 19 Jan 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian stressed that a missile strike by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on a building in Erbil in Iraq's Kurdistan region was conducted on the grounds of legitimate defense and in line with the international law.
Iran says IRGC's Erbil missile strike was based on legitimate defense Press TV 19 Jan 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says a missile strike by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on a building in Erbil in Iraq's Kurdistan region was conducted on the grounds of legitimate defense and in line with international law.
Iran FM spox slams Arab League FMs statement on Erbil incident IRNA 19 Jan 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani has condemned the Arab League foreign ministers' statement on Iraq's Erbil incident, noting that the Islamic Republic of Iran's action was based on the legitimate right to confront terrorist elements affiliated with the Zionist regime who threatened Iran's national security and its citizens.
Iran dismisses Arab League's statement, says won't hesitate to punish criminals Press TV 19 Jan 2024 -- Iran has dismissed the latest Arab League statement about a missile strike that the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) carried out against a target affiliated with the Israeli Mossad agency in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, stressing that the Islamic Republic has no hesitation in punishing criminals.
Iran Rejects Dutch Claim That Infant Killed In Iraq Strikes RFE/RL 19 Jan 2024 -- Iran has rejected a claim by the Netherlands that a Dutch infant was killed in Tehran-ordered air strikes this week on Iraqi Kurdistan.
Iraqi resistance fighters attack US military base in northeast Syria: Report Press TV 18 Jan 2024 -- Iraqi resistance fighters have reportedly launched drone strikes on a military facility occupied by US forces near the northeastern Syrian city of Qamishli on the Turkish border.
Iraq's prime minister wants immediate withdrawal of US forces Press TV 18 Jan 2024 -- Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani says Iraq wants the immediate withdrawal of the US-led foreign forces from his country due to their destabilizing activities.
UK National Dies From Iranian Strikes in Iraq's Erbil - Foreign Ministry Sputnik 18 Jan 2024 -- A dual UK-Iraqi national died during the Iranian strikes on the Iraqi Kurdistan region earlier this week, the UK Foreign Office said in a statement following a meeting between UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian in Davos.
Iran defends anti-terror operations against ISIS, Mossad targets ISNA 17 Jan 2024 -- Iran's UN envoy has defended the country's recent anti-terror operations targeting the facilities belonging to Takfiri terrorists in Syria and Mossad bases in northern Iraq.
Baghdad govt. has outlined plans for pullout of foreign forces, says Iraqi prime minister Press TV 17 Jan 2024 -- Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani says the Baghdad government has outlined plans aimed at ending the presence of US-led foreign military forces in the Arab country.
Security Agreement Between Iraq, Iran May Be Suspended - Iraqi Defense Minister Sputnik 17 Jan 2024 -- The security agreement between Iraq and Iran may be suspended, Iraqi Defense Minister in light of Tehran's attacks on the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, Iraqi Defense Minister Thabet al-Abbasi said on Wednesday.
Key Mossad agent killed in IRGC missile attack in Iraq's Erbil Press TV 17 Jan 2024 -- A key Israeli intelligence officer has been killed in a Monday missile attack by Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on a building in Erbil in Iraq's Kurdistan region, Press TV has learned.
3 armed drones downed near U.S. military base in northern Iraq People's Daily 16 Jan 2024 -- Defense systems downed three armed drones on Tuesday near the military bases hosting U.S. and other international troops at the Erbil International Airport in northern Iraq, Iraqi regional counter-terrorism service reported.
Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's Meeting with the Prime Minister of Iraq's Kurdistan Region, Masrour Barzani The White House 16 Jan 2024
Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's Meeting with the Prime Minister of Iraq, Mohammed Shia al-Sudani The White House 16 Jan 2024
US envoy angry with Iran's attack on Mossad center in Iraq's Erbil IRNA 16 Jan 2024 -- The United States Ambassador to Iraq Alina Romanowski has shown her anger in reaction to Iran's missile attacks on a Mossad espionage center in Iraq's Erbil city as well as the strikes against American headquarters.
Baghdad Recalls Ambassador After Iran Strikes Northern Iraq, Stoking Fears Of Regional Instability RFE/RL 16 Jan 2024 -- Iraq has recalled its ambassador in Tehran after Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) struck what they said was the spy headquarters of Israel in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, a deadly attack that deepened fears over the eroding stability in the Middle East.
Iraq Recalls Ambassador to Tehran After Strikes on Kurdistan Region Sputnik 16 Jan 2024 -- The Iraqi Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that it had recalled its ambassador to Tehran for consultations following Iran's attacks on targets in the country.
Iraq Sends Complaint to UNSC Over Iran's 'Aggression' Sputnik 16 Jan 2024 -- Iraq has submitted a complaint to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) about Iran's "aggression" after strikes on Iraqi Kurdistan, the Iraqi Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.
IRGC target Mossad headquarters in Kurdistan region of Iraq ISNA 16 Jan 2024 -- The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps in Iran announced it targeted "the headquarters of terrorist groups in the region with ballistic missiles." According to the IRGC statement, the attack came in response to "the terrorist crimes recently committed by Iran's enemies."
US forces resorting to airstrikes due to failure in ground offensives: Iraqi resistance official Press TV 16 Jan 2024 -- The spokesman for the Iraqi Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada anti-terror group says American occupation forces are resorting to airstrikes in their military acts of aggression against resistance forces as they cannot manage ground offensives on them and have miserably failed in such battles.
IRGC discloses details about anti-terror missile strikes IRNA 16 Jan 2024 -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has disclosed more information about its latest missile strikes targeting an Israeli espionage center in Iraq and terrorist positions in Syria.
Pounding Mossad's, terrorists' positions part of Iran's response: FM spox IRNA 16 Jan 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has emphasized that the recent missile attacks on a Mossad espionage center in Iraq's Erbil city and terrorists' hideout in the Syrian Idlib region are just a part of fair punishment inflicted by Iran on the security offenders.
IRGC anti-terror strikes in line with defending Iran's sovereignty, citizens: Foreign Ministry Press TV 16 Jan 2024 -- The Iranian Foreign Ministry says the strikes conducted by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) against terrorists' positions in Syria and an Israeli espionage center in Iraq were part of the "just punishment" against violators of Iran's security after a deadly terrorist attack hit the city of Kerman.
US 'Strongly' Condemns Iran's Missile Strikes on Targets in Erbil Sputnik 16 Jan 2024 -- The United States has condemned in the strongest terms the missile strikes carried out on Iraq's Erbil by the Iranian military, US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said.
IRGC Strikes at Militants in Syria in Response to Recent Terrorist Attacks - Reports Sputnik 16 Jan 2024 -- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) mounted a retaliatory rocket strike on Syrian territory and killed multiple terrorists linked to recent deadly attacks against two Iranian cities, Iranian news agency IRNA reported on Tuesday.
IRGC commander reveals details of Iran's missile attacks on regional terrorists IRNA 16 Jan 2024 -- Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Cops (IRGC) Aerospace Force Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh has revealed some details about missile attacks by the Force on targets controlled by terrorists in the region.
Iran's IRGC reveals details of missile attacks on Mossad, Daesh targets Press TV 16 Jan 2024 -- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has revealed further details on its recent missile attacks on anti-Iran terrorist bases and espionage centers in Syria and the Iraqi Kurdistan region.
IRGC attacks showed era of hit-and-run is over: Iran parliament speaker IRNA 16 Jan 2024 -- The speaker of Iranian Parliament (Majlis) Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has said that IRGC's attacks to target controlled by terrorists in the region showed that the time for hit-and-run attacks by terrorists have come to an end.
Vicinity of US consulate in Erbil targeted: Source IRNA 16 Jan 2024 -- An Iraqi security source says the vicinity of the US consulate in Erbil, the capital of Iraq's Kurdistan, has been targeted with missiles and drones.
Iranian missiles destroy Mossad HQ in Iraqi Kurdistan: IRGC IRNA 16 Jan 2024 -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps confirms it has targeted the espionage headquarters of the Zionist regime in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region with ballistic missiles as part of an operation against anti-Iran terror groups and networks in the region.
Iran's IRGC Claims Responsibility for Missile Attacks on Iraq's Erbil Sputnik 15 Jan 2024 -- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) took responsibility on Tuesday for missile attacks on Iraqi Kurdistan's capital of Erbil, claiming that it targeted bases of anti-Iranian terrorist groups.
Condemnation of Iran's Attacks in Erbil US Dept. of State 15 Jan 2024 -- The United States strongly condemns Iran's attacks in Erbil today and offers condolences to the families of those who were killed.
IRGC missiles hit anti-Iran terrorists' bases in Syria, Mossad espionage center in Iraqi Kurdistan Press TV 15 Jan 2024 -- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says it has fired barrages of ballistic missiles at Syrian bases of terrorists who were involved in recent attacks in Iran, as well as an Israeli espionage center in the Iraqi Kurdistan region.
Iraqi resistance strikes US bases in Syria, Iraq in retaliation for Gaza war Press TV 15 Jan 2024 -- Iraqi anti-terror resistance groups have carried out a series of attacks against three military bases housing US occupation troops in Syria and Iraq over Washington's support for the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip.
Resistance rockets rain down on US bases in Syria, Iraq IRNA 15 Jan 2024 -- Three American military bases in Syria and Iraq have come under fresh rocket attacks amid heightened tensions in the region over Washington's support for the Israeli regime's deadly onslaught on the Gaza Strip.
Iraqi Resistance targets 3 US bases in Iraq, Syria IRNA 15 Jan 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance in Iraq says it has targeted three American bases in Iraq and Syria with rockets and drones.
US in Contact With Iraqi, Kurdish Officials Following Recent Missile Attacks Sputnik 15 Jan 2024 -- The United States is in contact with senior Iraqi and Kurdish officials following the recent missile attacks in northern Iraq and northern Syria, a White House National Security Council spokesperson said in a statement to Sputnik.
Iraq's Islamic Resistance hits more US bases in Syria IRNA 14 Jan 2024 -- Iraq's Islamic Resistance has targeted several US military bases and facilities in Syria since Saturday amid growing anti-American sentiment in the region over Washington's all-out support for the Israeli regime and its crimes against Palestinians.
Iraqi Islamic Resistance conducts rocket attack on US base in Syria IRNA 14 Jan 2024 -- Iraq's Islamic Resistance has claimed responsibility for a rocket attack at a US military base in northeastern Syria.
Iraqi Resistance targets three US bases in Syria with drones ISNA 14 Jan 2024 -- The Resistance stated that it targeted two US occupation bases in the al-Omar oil field in Deir Ezzor as well as a US base in the Green Village in Syria, using drones.
Iraqi resistance hits US bases in Syria in protest at occupation, Israel onslaught on Gaza Press TV 14 Jan 2024 -- Iraqi resistance fighters have hit two military bases housing American occupation forces in Syria in protest at the US presence in Iraq and in support of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip amid the Israeli regime's military onslaught.
Iraqi parliament says it sticks by its law to expel coalition forces Press TV 14 Jan 2024 -- Iraq's parliament will stick by a law it ratified in 2020 that ordered the government to expel a US-led coalition of foreign forces that have been operating in the Arab country under a so-called anti-terrorism mission.
Iraqi resistance hits two targets in Israeli-occupied territories IRNA 13 Jan 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance in Iraq says it has targeted two positions of the Zionist regime in the occupied Palestinian territories in support of the innocent people of Gaza who are being killed in a relentless Israeli military campaign.
Iraqi resistance warns it will hit US-led coalition targets after attacks on Yemen IRNA 13 Jan 2024 -- The Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba, an Islamic resistance group based in Iraq, has reacted to the recent US-UK aggression against Yemen by warning that the "evil US and its treacherous allies" will be within the range of attacks by resistance groups in the region.
Iraqi resistance targets US military base in eastern Syria in retaliatory strike Press TV 13 Jan 2024 -- Amid simmering anti-US sentiment over Washington's support for the Israeli air and ground attacks on the Gaza Strip, Iraqi anti-terror resistance groups have carried out an attack against a US military installation in the eastern Syrian province of Dayr al-Zawr.
Iraqi resistance hits US base in Syria, vital Israeli sites in occupied lands Press TV 12 Jan 2024 -- Iraqi resistance forces target a US-occupied military base in Syria's eastern province of Dayr al-Zawr as well as strategic sites inside the 1948 Israeli-occupied territories in retaliation for Washington's support for the bloody Israeli onslaught against the Gaza Strip.
American bases hit in Iraq, Syria in protest at Israel's US-backed war on Gaza Press TV 11 Jan 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance in Iraq says its fighters have struck two American bases in the Arab country and neighboring Syria in protest at the Israeli regime's ongoing United States-backed war on the Gaza Strip.
US bases in Iraq, Syria come under fresh attacks IRNA 10 Jan 2024 -- Iraqi resistance groups have conducted new attacks on US military bases in that country as well as neighboring Syria as anger boils in the region over the US-backed Israeli war on Gaza.
Iraq seeks quick exit of US forces: PM IRNA 10 Jan 2024 -- Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has said Baghdad asks the United States to end its military presence in Iraq amid mounting tensions over the ongoing Gaza war.
U.S.-led coalition in Iraq should only play "training and advising" role: president People's Daily 10 Jan 2024 -- Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid said Tuesday that the U.S.-led coalition's mission in his country should be limited to training and advising Iraqi security forces in accordance with its agreement with the Iraqi government.
Iraq's anti-terror Kata'ib Hezbollah warns US, Israel against attacks on Lebanon, Yemen Press TV 09 Jan 2024 -- Iraq's anti-terror group Kata'ib Hezbollah has underscored the unity of the resistance front in the face of US-Israeli plots in West Asia, warning against any attacks on Yemen, Lebanon and other Muslim countries across the region.
US Forces in Iraq, Syria Attacked 9 Times Since January 4 Sputnik 09 Jan 2024 -- US forces in Iraq and Syria have been attacked nine times since January 4, Pentagon Press Secretary Pat Ryder said on Tuesday.
Missile attack on Haifa a clear message to Israel: Iraqi resistance official IRNA 08 Jan 2024 -- A spokesman for Iraq's Nujaba Resistance Movement has said that the Sunday missile attack on Israel's port city of Haifa sent a clear message to the regime and showed that the Resistance Front will never abandon its strategic goals in the region.
Iraqi Resistance hits Haifa with cruise missile ISNA 08 Jan 2024 -- The operations of the Islamic Resistance in Iraq against US presence and Israeli positions continue.
Haifa strike not momentary, Resistance capable of more: Al-Nujaba spokesperson ISNA 08 Jan 2024 -- The spokesperson for the Iraqi Al-Nujaba Movement, Hussein al-Moussawi, touched on the targeting of the Islamic Resistance in Iraq for the occupied city of Haifa.
Iraqi resistance group claims Haifa missile strike, warns Israel of more crippling attacks Press TV 08 Jan 2024 -- The Iraqi Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba resistance movement has claimed responsibility for the missile attack against Haifa, declaring that Israel should await more crippling attacks in retaliation for its bloody war on Gaza.
Iraq's Kurdistan will never be a source of threat against any neighbor, especially Iran: Barzani Press TV 08 Jan 2024 -- President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq Nechirvan Barzani says the semi-autonomous region will never become a platform for threats against Iran.
Iraqi Islamic Resistance hits Israel's Haifa Port with missile IRNA 07 Jan 2024 -- The Iraqi Islamic Resistance has taken responsibility for a missile attack on Israel's Haifa Port.
Iraq's Islamic Resistance hits several Israeli, US targets in support of Palestinians in Gaza Press TV 07 Jan 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance in Iraq says its fighters have struck several Israeli and American targets across the Arab country and neighboring Syria as well as in the occupied territories in support of Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.
All options on table to expel US forces from Iraq: Fatah Alliance IRNA 07 Jan 2024 -- Member of Iraq's Fatah Alliance Karim Alivi has said that all options are on the table for the withdrawal of American forces from the Arab country amid anger over the killing of two PMU members in a US drone strike.
Iraqi resistance targets three US bases in Syria, Iraq in solidarity with Gaza Press TV 06 Jan 2024 -- Iraqi resistance forces target three US-occupied military bases in Syria and neighboring Iraq in retaliation for Washington's support for the bloody Israeli onslaught against the Gaza Strip.
Iraqi resistance pounds US-occupied bases in Syria IRNA 06 Jan 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance in Iraq has targeted US-occupied military bases in neighboring Syria in retaliation for Washington's role in the Zionist regime's war on Gaza.
Islamic resistance group Nujaba of Iraq retaliates for assassination of group's deputy IRNA 06 Jan 2024 -- In the first military action in revenge for the martyrdom of this group's deputy at the hands of Centcom terrorists, the al-Nujaba movement targeted 4 US military bases in Iraq and Syria.
Letter to the Speaker of the House and President pro tempore of the Senate consistent with the War Powers Resolution (Public Law 93-148) The White House 05 Jan 2024
Several soldiers injured in drone strike on US-occupied base in eastern Syria: Report Press TV 05 Jan 2024 -- Several US service members have been reportedly injured in a drone operation against a military base in Syria's eastern province of Dayr al-Zawr as anti-US sentiments continue to rise in the region amid Washington's support for Israel's war on Gaza.
Pentagon Confirms US Forces Conducted Strike in Iraq Against Militant Leader Abu Taqwa Sputnik 05 Jan 2024 -- Pentagon spokesperson Pat Ryder confirmed on Thursday that US forces conducted a strike in Iraq targeting a Harakat-al-Nujaba leader for his role in attacks on US troops in the region.
PM: Iraq decision to end US military presence 'irreversible' IRNA 05 Jan 2024 -- Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani has said that his country has decided to end the military presence of the US and the American-led international coalition on Iraqi soil, stressing that the decision is irreversible.
Iraqi government prepares to end presence of US-led coalition 'permanently': PM Press TV 05 Jan 2024 -- Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani says his government is forming a committee to prepare arrangements for the permanent dissolution of the occupying US-led coalition's mission in the country.
US Base Harir in Northern Iraq Attacked by Drone - Kurdistan's Counterterrorism Service Sputnik 05 Jan 2024 -- The US military base Harir near the city of Erbil in northern Iraq was attacked by a bomb-laden drone on Friday, Iraqi Kurdistan's counterterrorism service said.
Iraq holds US responsible after Nujaba commander killed in drone strike Press TV 04 Jan 2024 -- Iraq has slammed the United States for a drone strike on the headquarters of its Popular Mobilization Units in eastern Baghdad that killed three people, including a commander of the Nujaba resistance movement.
Iraqi Armed Forces Blame US-Led Coalition for Attack on Militia Headquarters in Baghdad Sputnik 04 Jan 2024 -- The Iraqi armed forces on Thursday accused the US-led international coalition of the deadly attack on the militia headquarters in Baghdad, calling it an "act akin to terrorist activities."
US occupation forces attacked over 118 times in Iraq, Syria since Oct. 17, American official reveals Press TV 03 Jan 2024 -- American forces stationed at military facilities in Iraq and neighboring Syria have come under attacks more than a hundred times, according to a US military official, amid rising anti-American sentiments across the region over Washington's unconditional support for Israel's onslaught on the Gaza Strip.
Iraqi Shiite militia claims attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, Syria People's Daily 03 Jan 2024 -- An Iraqi Shiite militia on Tuesday claimed responsibility for launching attacks on U.S. military bases in Iraq and Syria.
US terrorists' base attacked in northern Iraq again IRNA 02 Jan 2024 -- News media have reported that the Iraqi resistance fighters have once again attacked Harir base in northern Iraq where the US terrorists are settled.
In Major Escalation, Drones Target Key Kurdish Power Base Near Irbil VOA 02 Jan 2024 -- In a significant escalation of aggression toward the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq, local officials confirmed that two "suicide drone" attacks by suspected Iran-backed Shiite militants late Saturday hit the key headquarters of Peshmerga forces in Pirmam, Irbil.
Iran has asked Iraq to extradite 38 separatist terrorists: Top rights official Press TV 02 Jan 2024 -- Iran's top human rights official says the Islamic Republic has called upon Iraqi authorities to extradite 38 main members of separatist and terrorist groups holed up in the Arab country's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.
Iraqi resistance targets US base in northeastern Syria in support of Gaza Press TV 01 Jan 2024 -- Iraqi resistance forces target a US-occupied military base in Syria's northeastern province of Hasakah in retaliation for Washington's support of the bloody Israeli onslaught against the Gaza Strip.

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