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At 9:30 p.m. local time, the United States conducted a drone strike on a vehicle in Baghdad, resulting in the death of three Kata'ib Hezbollah militants, among them senior commander Abu Baqir al-Saadi. [18] [9] The attack was denounced by the Iraqi government, saying that the US-led military coalition in Iraq is becoming a "factor for instability".
Map of major U.S. military bases in Iraq and the number of soldiers stationed there (2007) The United States Department of Defense continues to have a large number of temporary military bases in Iraq, most a type of forward operating base (FOB).
On 23 January 2024, the United States launched a series of airstrikes on three facilities used by Iran-backed militias in Iraq. [85] [86] The United States defence secretary, Lloyd Austin, announced the strikes in a statement the same day. [87] The strikes targeted several militia groups with connections to Iran, including Kataib Hezbollah.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -At least five U.S. personnel were injured in an attack against a military base in Iraq on Monday, U.S. officials told Reuters, as the Middle East braced for a possible new ...
Coalition forces were slightly injured in Iraq in a spate of drone attacks over the last 24 hours at U.S. bases in Iraq as regional tensions flare following the deadly explosion at a hospital in Gaza.
The United States has 900 troops in Syria and 2,500 in Iraq on a mission it says aims to advise and assist local forces trying to prevent a resurgence of Islamic State, which in 2014 seized large ...
4 January – A US drone strike in Baghdad kills four Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba militants, including senior leader Mushtaq Talib al-Saidi. [1]5 January – Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani announces that the Iraqi government is beginning the process to remove the U.S.-led international military coalition from the country following U.S. drone strike on 4 January.
Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) is the United States military's operational name for the international war against the Islamic State (IS or ISIL), [100] including both a campaign in Iraq and a campaign in Syria, with a closely related campaign in Libya.