Iraq, Islamic State and Syria

Senior Islamic State Leader Killed in Joint Iraqi-U.S. Operation, Iraq Says
The killing comes as the group has been reconstituting in Syria, carrying out more attacks than at any time since it lost control of its territory nearly six years ago.
Islamic State leader for Iraq and Syria killed, Iraq says
Al-Rifai was killed in an operation by members of the Iraqi national intelligence service and U.S.-led coalition forces, Iraqi officials said.
Head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed, Iraqi prime minister says
Iraqi Prime Minister Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has said that the head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria was killed in an operation by members of the Iraqi national intelligence service along with U.
Islamic State Leader for Iraq and Syria Killed, Iraqi PM Announces
The leader of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed, Iraq's prime minister said on Friday. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rifai, also known as Abu Khadija,
Iraq says key Islamic State leader is dead
Iraqi leader announces the death of the IS deputy caliph on social media; Iraqi forces say he was targeted in an airstrike in the Anbar desert
Iraqi PM Al Sudani says top ISIS leader killed
The leader of ISIS in Iraq and Syria, "considered one of the most dangerous terrorist in Iraq and the world", has been killed, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani said on Friday. Iraqi security forces,
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CEO of Iraq and Afghanistan vets group to step down later this spring
Iraq War veteran Allison Jaslow announced Thursday that she will step down from her role as CEO of Iraq and Afghanistan ...
US military doctors aren't ready for the next war, retired Air Force trauma surgeon tells Congress
Witnesses and senators repeatedly referenced an analysis that found only 10% of military surgeons were ready for war in 2019, ...
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Netherlands apologizes for 2015 Hawija, Iraq bombing that killed at least 70 civilians
Nearly a decade after an airstrike from a Dutch F-16 hit a bomb factory in Hawija, Iraq, causing a massive explosion that ...
Trump admin ends waiver allowing Iraq to buy Iranian electricity as part of 'maximum pressure' campaign
The Trump administration ended a waiver that allowed the Iraqi government to buy Iranian electricity as part of its "maximum ...
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New York thanks Afghan and Iraq War vets with commemorative medals
The New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs is now issuing commemorative Afghanistan and Iraq War medals ...
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Worldcategory· March 11, 2025 Trump's hostage envoy visited Iraq to push to free kidnapped Princeton researcher, sources say U.S. President Donald Trump's Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs Adam ...
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Meet Ret. Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan “Razin’” Caine Who Trump Tapped To Head America’s Highest Military Office
President Donald Trump’s new nominee for the highest military officer in the land earned his stars through a long-storied ...
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Drone targets Turkish military base in Nineveh
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A military base housing Turkish troops in the northern Iraqi province of Nineveh was targeted by an explosive-laden drone on Tuesday night without inflicting casualties, ...