The announcement confirms one last draw down of American soldiers from the Middle East before President Trump leaves office.
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Two U.S. Troops Killed in Rocket Attack in Iraq
At least a dozen more were injured at Camp Taji after several Russian Katyusha rockets were launched from northeast Baghdad and hit
Two Marines Killed in Iraq During Counter-ISIS Operation
Two members of a Marine Special Operations team were killed in northern Iraq while conducting an operation with Iraqi forces
Wagging the Dog — Rabid Trump Is Not the Worst
Reading Time: 4 minutes The term “wag the dog” was made popular by the iconic 1997 movie of that name.
The Killing of Soleimani Was Not an ‘Assassination’
The IRGC commander spent his career undermining the international order. He wasn’t entitled to the protections afforded to ordinary political
Iran Retaliates, Launches ‘More than a Dozen’ Missiles at U.S. Troops Based in Iraq
The Iranian government claimed responsibility Tuesday evening for rocket attacks on Iraq’s Al-Asad air base which houses U.S. troops.
Trump Disavows Iranian Regime Change, Says U.S. Killed Soleimeni to ‘Stop a War’
‘We took action last night to stop a war. We did not take action to start a war,’ Trump told reporters
U.S. Kills Iranian Terrorist Leader Qassim Soleimani in Baghdad Airstrike
A U.S. airstrike struck a convoy in Baghdad airport Thursday night, killing Iranian Major-General Qassim Soleimani, head of the elite