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WASHINGTON—Today, as part of Economic Fury, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned nine individuals and entities that have supported weapons procurement on behalf of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary...

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Maj. Gen. Dan McDonough, the former Assistant Adjutant General – Air of the Illinois National Guard and Commander of the Illinois Air National Guard, couldn’t possibly list his accomplishments over his almost 40 years of distinguished military...

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(MENAFN) Twenty-one people were killed and 19 others injured Sunday after a bus overturned on the highway linking Nasiriyah and Basra in southern Iraq, prompting Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi to order an immediate investigation into the deadly...

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(MENAFN) Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced in the early hours of Monday that it had struck the headquarters of Kurdish opposition groups in Iraq's northern Sulaymaniyah province, further widening the arc of regional...

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(MENAFN) A tragic road accident in southern Iraq left 21 people dead and 19 others injured on Sunday after a passenger bus overturned on the highway connecting the cities of Nasiriyah and Basra, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said early Monday that it carried out strikes on the headquarters of Kurdish opposition groups in northern Iraq, specifically in the Sulaymaniyah province, as tensions in the region continue to rise....

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(MENAFN) Iraq's top diplomat and his Iranian counterpart convened by telephone to examine the evolving state of negotiations between Tehran and Washington, Iraq's Foreign Ministry announced Saturday.

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(MENAFN) An Iraqi investigation committee examining incidents involving attacks targeting Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates will review available data and evidence in coordination with both countries, according to a military spokesperson...

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(MENAFN) Iraq’s special committee investigating attacks on Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates will analyze evidence and coordinate directly with both countries, a military spokesperson said Friday, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) A US service member has died in what authorities described as a “training-related incident” at a military facility in northern Iraq, according to the Pentagon.

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(MENAFN) Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi on Wednesday ordered authorities to pursue accountability against any party found to have used Iraqi soil as a staging ground for drone attacks on Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, as regional...

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(MENAFN) Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi on Wednesday ordered authorities to take firm action against any individuals or groups found responsible if investigations confirm that Iraqi territory was used to launch attacks against Saudi Arabia and...

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(MENAFN) A US soldier lost his life during what military officials described as a "training-related incident" at a military installation in northern Iraq, according to a statement released by the Pentagon on Wednesday.

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(MENAFN) A United States Army soldier has died following a "training-related incident" at a military airbase in northern Iraq, the Pentagon confirmed on Wednesday, marking a tragic loss for the American armed forces.

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(MENAFN) US Special Envoy for Syria and Iraq Tom Barrack on Wednesday welcomed a significant shift in Iraq's security landscape, praising Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi's push to bring armed factions under formal state authority. "We extend our...

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(MENAFN) US Special Envoy for Syria and Iraq Tom Barrack welcomes Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi’s support for integrating armed groups into state institutions and bringing weapons under government control, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Iraqi authorities have launched an investigation into a drone attack on Saudi Arabia allegedly originating from Iraqi territory, as Baghdad scrambled to distance itself from the incident and called for joint cooperation with Riyadh to...

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(MENAFN) Iraq has opened an investigation into reports that drones involved in an attack on Saudi Arabia may have entered the kingdom’s airspace from Iraqi territory, according to official statements.

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(MENAFN) According to reports, US Special Envoy for Syria and Iraq Tom Barrack has welcomed recent steps by Iraqi authorities aimed at integrating armed factions into state institutions and placing all weapons under government control.

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(MENAFN) A separatist organization said early Wednesday that its headquarters in Iraq’s northern Erbil province came under missile attack allegedly launched from Iran, according to reports.