US conducts yet another round of airstrikes on Syria, Iraq
The airstrike on Syria was the second since Joe Biden assumed office. According to Syrian Arab News Agency, one child and three adults were killed in the attack
US strike on several locations inside Syria draws global criticism
US president Joe Biden authorized the airstrikes as a response to the recent attacks on US military bases in Iraq. The move is being criticized by anti-war and progressive sections as a sign of continuation of Trump-era policies in the region
Iraqi militias propose ceasefire on the condition that US occupying forces leave the country
Militias point to the Iraqi parliament’s resolution which called for the expulsion of foreign troops from Iraq, adding that the US troops are “not welcome in the country”
Mustafa al-Kadhimi, Iraq’s new PM, faces tough challenges on economy, foreign soldiers
After months of political uncertainty, Mustafa al-Kadhimi has been confirmed as the new prime minister of Iraq. However, the former intelligence chief is likely to face a number of challenges, including addressing the demands of protesters
US forces withdraw from three Iraqi bases
We look at the history of the invasion even as US troops withdraw from certain bases.
US troops vacate K1 base in Iraq’s Kirkuk province
The K1 base in northern Iraq is the third base vacated by the US and NATO coalition forces this month. The troops will now be deployed at bases in Baghdad and the nearby Ain al-Asad air base
Moqtada al-Sadr calls for million-man march against US troops in Iraq
The Iraqi parliament has already passed a resolution asking the government to initiate the process of withdrawal of foreign troops from the country, following the assassination of Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis on January 3
The tenuous deployment of US troops in Iraq
With the resolution of the Iraqi parliament demanding the withdrawal of all foreign troops from the country, the presence of the nearly 5,200 US soldiers has become a major flashpoint
Retaliatory attack by Iran heightens tensions with the US
Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei has called the move a “slap in the face for US” and has demanded the end of US presence in the region
US conducts airstrikes on Kataib Hezbollah targets in Syria and Iraq
Over 30 militia fighters were killed and 55 others injured in the US strikes which were a response to a rocket attack in which one US civilian contractor was killed
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