Iraq

Mr Cotton graduated from Ranger School but reportedly did not serve with elite regiment

BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 A.M.) – On Friday, the Iraqi forces announced the launch of the “Revenge of the Martyrs” operation to clear the areas in the capital, Baghdad, and the rest of the provinces from the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) terrorist organization. The spokesman for the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Major General Yahya Rasool, […]

Jill Biden, in her first solo outing as first lady, stopped on Capitol Hill to thank National Guard members for their service during her husband's inauguration.

Reuters revealed on Friday that the account it had attributed to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was fake. It posted an assassination attempt against Trump.

BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:10 P.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) terrorist organization claimed responsibility for the twin suicide bombings in central Baghdad on Thursday that killed more than 30 civilians and wounded 100 more. In a statement released by their media wing, the terrorist group revealed that the two suicide bombers that targeted […]

Attack wounded more than 100 people and raises fear of return to violence in Iraqi capitalTwo suicide bombers have killed at least 32 people and wounded more than 100 at a Baghdad market, raising fears of a return to the militant violence seen for years in Iraq after the 2003 US invasion and during the Islamic State era. In the worst such attack in three […]

The number of people killed in a terrorist attack in the center of Baghdad on Thursday has risen to 35, the Al Arabiya TV channel informed, citing Iraqi sources, adding that about 100 people have been injured. The channel informed earlier that two blasts were heard at a central square in Baghdad where a market is located. According to an Iraqi army […]

BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:40 P.M.) – A U.S.-led Coalition logistical supply convoy allegedly came under attack along a road between the Baghdad and Samawah on Thursday. According to local reports, the two separate logistical convoys were targeted by roadside bombs planted by unknown assailants in southern Iraq. No further details have released, nor has the U.S. […]

The bombing, the first in three years to target the Tayaran Square market in Baghdad, comes amid heightened political tensions over planned early elections and a severe economic crisis.

BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:10 P.M.) – The Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Mr. Mustafa Al-Kazemi chaired an emergency meeting of the leaders of the security and intelligence services at the headquarters of Baghdad Operations Command, following the occurrence of two suicide attacks in central Baghdad. Iraqi President Barham Salih […]

BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 A.M.) – Two powerful explosions rocked the city of Baghdad on Thursday after twin suicide bombers carried out an attack on a market in the central part of the Iraqi capital. According to local reports, the one suicide bomber blew himself up at a market for clothing in Tayaran Square, while the other carried out his attack in the Bab […]

BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 A.M.) – U.S. Senator (Kentucky) Rand Paul recently challenged the new Secretary of State nominee Anthony Blinken on his history of pushing regime change in the Middle East and North Africa. Sen. Paul began his argument by questioning Blinken’s role in the NATO intervention of Libya in 2001 and his support for the U.S. military […]

Former director of Special Forces Lieutenant General Sir Graeme Lamb has said the Overseas Operations Bill designed to end the legal witch-hunt of British troops will not protect them.

BEIRUT, LEBANON 4:10 P.M.) – The annual rankings of military strength of the countries of the world, issued by the Global Fire Power website, were released recently, along with the regional rankings. In the Middle East region, Turkey was considered the strongest military, followed by Egypt at number two and Iran at number three. Saudi Arabia ranked fourth […]

Carbis Bay in Britain's most southerly county has a population of just over 3,000 and is set to host the G7 meeting in June. Joe Biden is set to attend.

Joe Biden will be keeping busy during the first days of his presidency after vowing to enact several executive orders right away while on the campaign trail.

BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:40 P.M.) – The Iranian authorities retrieved the remains of 55 Iranians, who were killed in the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988), the Fars News Agency reported on Sunday. According to the publication, the Iranian authorities transferred the remains of the 55 soldier via the Shalamjah international border with Iraq. During the reception […]

BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:40 A.M.) – The Iranian media published on social media a new video clip of the Iranian missile strike on the Ain Al-Assad base in western Iraq, where US forces are stationed. This attack, which took place on January 8th, 2020, was carried out by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on the US forces at the Ain Al-Assad base, […]

As security intensifies in Washington, the Secret Service has released its restricted access plan, which includes what the agency is calling a 'Green Zone' in the heart of DC.

One photo taken on the steps of the Capitol showed a line of men wearing combat helmets and body armor in a formation known as 'ranger file'.