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Category: Iraq

Posted inIraq

Iraq rescue: SAS, Delta Force in skydiving mishap

by Dave Makichuk February 5, 2021February 8, 2021

It was a HALO jump. High-altitude, low opening, according to the UK’s Daily Mail. A secret night-time covert insertion against the Islamic State in Iraq. Business as usual, when you’re in the killing business. Cruising at around 18,000 feet, supplementary oxygen would be involved in the drop, along with night vision goggles. In the HALO […]

Posted inIraq

US threatens to close embassy in Baghdad

by AT Contributor September 27, 2020September 27, 2020
Posted inIran

How Iran transformed post-war Iraq ties

by AT Contributor September 20, 2020September 20, 2020
Posted inMiddle East

Trump cuts troops in Iraq as campaign heats up

by Paul Handley September 11, 2020September 11, 2020
Posted inIraq

Delta’s daring raid heroics net highest honor

by Dave Makichuk September 7, 2020September 7, 2020
Posted inIraq

Top ISIS analyst assassinated in Iraq

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse July 8, 2020July 11, 2020
Posted inIraq

Covid-19 kills father of modern Iraqi architecture

by AT Contributor April 14, 2020April 14, 2020
Posted inIraq

Iraq PM nominee juggled Iran, US ties to get nod

by Ali Choukeir April 11, 2020April 11, 2020
Posted inMiddle East

Iraq faces financial calamity after crude crash

by Maya Gebeily March 20, 2020March 21, 2020
Posted inIran

Centurion C-RAM: The solution that isn’t

by Stephen Bryen March 18, 2020March 21, 2020
Posted inIran, Iraq, Middle East, United States, World

Iraq must break free from foreign powers

by Jennifer Lyn February 17, 2020February 18, 2020
Posted inIran, Iraq, Middle East, United States, World

US meddling in Iraq: the situation post-Soleimani

by Sajad Abedi February 17, 2020February 18, 2020
Posted inIran, Iraq, Middle East, United States, World

US uneasy over Iraq’s new prime minister

by MK Bhadrakumar February 8, 2020February 18, 2020
Posted inIran, Iraq, Middle East, United States, World

Iraq’s new prime minister is being set up to fail

by Faisal Al Yafai February 6, 2020February 18, 2020
Posted inAfghanistan, AT Finance, Iraq, Middle East, South Asia, United States, Vietnam, World, Yemen

The art of the deal, Pentagon-style

by William J. Astore February 5, 2020February 18, 2020
Posted inIran, Iraq, Middle East, United States, World

US, Iran still at risk of a disastrous collision

by Prabir Purkayastha February 5, 2020February 18, 2020
Posted inIraq, Middle East

Chaos in Iraq may further US regional strategy

by MK Bhadrakumar January 29, 2020February 18, 2020
Posted inIraq, Middle East

العراق: مقتل 12 شخص في أسبوع خلال اشتباكات بعد عودة الاحتجاجات

by Waad Ahmed January 23, 2020February 18, 2020
Posted inAfghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, South Asia, United States, World

Insatiable money sinkhole: the Pentagon

by Mandy Smithberger January 22, 2020February 18, 2020
Posted inIran, Iraq, Middle East, United States, World

Iranian, US inconsistencies after Soleimani killing

by S K Chatterji January 17, 2020February 18, 2020

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