U.S. troops conduct training during counter-Islamic State operations. Iraqi forces and American troops have killed a senior commander of the IS group who was wanted by the U.S. (Staff Sgt. Jacob ...

With 90% of Iranian-backed groups agreeing to surrender weapons, experts warn that secret stockpiles, divided loyalties, and ...

Black smoke rises from damaged oil storage tanks following drone attacks on an oil field in the Sarsang district of Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region, Thursday, July 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Rashid ...

For the first time, several well-known armed groups in Iraq have released statements supporting the idea of “the state’s ...

More than a month after Iraq's parliamentary elections, the country's top leaders remain locked in talks to form a government ...

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WASHINGTON -- United States and Iraqi military forces conducted a raid in western Iraq that targeted ISIS leaders and killed 15 ISIS militants, U.S. Central Command said in a statement. Seven U.S.

BAGHDAD -- The fall of Bashar Assad in Syria has led Iran-allied factions in neighboring Iraq to reconsider their push for U.S. forces to exit the country, multiple Iraqi and American officials told ...

FILE - U.S. Army soldiers stand outside their armored vehicle on a joint base with the Iraqi army, south of Mosul, Iraq, Feb. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed, File) WASHINGTON (AP) — A ...

Political factions in Iraq have been maneuvering since the parliamentary election more than a month ago to form alliances ...

— -- The following are the U.S. military personnel who have been killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom from March 1, 2005 to August 31, 2005. All dates reflect when the incidents occurred local time.

The Iraqi military is facing “psychological collapse” amid desertions and a lack of equipment as the militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) continue to capture more territory in Iraq ...