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Tensions in Iraq are escalating following a series of rocket and drone attacks on bases housing troops from the United States

BAGHDAD (AP) — The leader of an Iran-backed Iraqi militia has vowed to retaliate against America for the deaths of four of his men in a U.S. airstrike along the Iraq-Syria border last month. He says it will be a military operation everyone will talk

Trump, who initially claimed no Americans were hurt in the missile strikes, said at a press conference in Davos that potential traumatic brain injuries are less severe than, say, missing limbs.

Three rockets landed inside Baghdad's Green Zone on Tuesday morning, Iraqi police sources informed Reuters. The rockets were launched from Zafaraniyah district outside Baghdad and are linked to Iranian militia support as tensions rise between the U.S.

Several troops injured in an Iranian rocket attack earlier this month initially seemed healthy after suffering brain injuries, a military source told the Washington Examiner on Friday.

The United States has no plans to withdraw troops from Iraq and will assess the postings of American forces worldwide, Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said yesterday.

The decision to restart military operations in Iraq came less than two weeks after Iraq’s Parliament voted to expel all American forces from Iraq.

The following is a transcript of President Trump's remarks on Iran Wednesday morning:

Trump tweeted that an assessment of casualties and damages was underway. The initial outlook, he said, was

While previous US presidents knew killing Iran's top general wasn't worth the risk or repercussions, Donald Trump has a unique approach to foreign policy, writes David Lipson. Without going into detail, Mr Trump said he acted because General Soleimani was planning a "big attack and very bad

American officials confirm rockets have been fired at the Al-Asad airbase in Iraq, which houses US forces. Follow live.

Iran says it has launched "tens" of surface-to-surface missiles at Iraq's Ain Assad air base housing U.S. troops over America's killing of a top Iranian general.

President Donald Trump said that the United States would not leave Iraq until the country paid the United States for the military base.

Rockets were fired near two US bases in Iraq, days after a US airstrike in the country killed top Iranian military leader, Qassem Soleimani, according to Reuters and other outlets. On Saturday, two rockets reportedly landed near Iraq's US Embassy in B

BEIRUT (AP) — The latest on U.S.-Iran tensions (all times local): 4:45 p.m. Iraq's parliament has voted to expel the U.S. military from the country. Lawmakers voted Sunday in favor of a resolution ...

Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, a veteran Iraqi militant who was closely allied with Iran, was killed overnight Friday in a U.S. strike that also felled Iran's top general

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reacted to the Tuesday attack on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad by suspected Iranian-backed militants, telling Fox News' Mike Emanuel that Tehran will always be held accountable for any

Iraq's government warned Monday that its relations with the United States were at risk after deadly American air strikes against a pro-Iran group sparked anger on the streets, with protesters torching US flags."American forces acted on their polit

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. says it has carried out military strikes in Iraq and Syria targeting a militia blamed for an attack that killed an American contractor.U.S. forces conducted...

A rocket was fired into the Iraqi capital's heavily fortified Green Zone Sunday night, landing less than a mile from the sprawling U.S. Embassy, an Iraqi military spokesman said. The ... Click to Continue