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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 ...
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".
The United States on Friday conducted major airstrikes on dozens of targets across Iraq and Syria in retaliation for a drone attack in Jordan last month that killed three US troops.
The US has roughly 2,500 troops in Iraq who have been operating in an “advise and assist” capacity since December 2021, when the US military announced the end of its combat role there.
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.
The 2020 Camp Taji attacks were rocket attacks that took place on 11 March and 14 March 2020, targeting Camp Taji, north of Baghdad, in Baghdad Governorate, which hosts Coalition and United States Forces in Iraq (Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve). Three coalition soldiers were killed with 18 coalition soldiers being wounded.
U.S. targets in Iraq and Syria have been attacked at least 23 times since Oct. 17. The Pentagon says that the groups launching the attacks are supported by Iran.
M1A1 Abrams pose for a photo under the "Hands of Victory" in Ceremony Square, Baghdad, Iraq. This is a list of coalition military operations of the Iraq War, undertaken by Multi-National Force – Iraq. The list covers operations from 2003 until December 2011. For later operations, see American-led intervention in Iraq (2014–present).