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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 567

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Illustrative - US soldiers patrol an area near Syria's northeastern Semalka border crossing with Iraq's Kurdish autonomous territory, on November 1, 2021. (Delil Souleiman/AFP)
July 17, 2024, 2:26 pm
Drones said to target Iraq base used by US-led forces to ’embarrass’ Baghdad
Iraqi security officials say Iran-backed groups trying to push American coalition out of area; one drone downed outside base, second explodes inside; no injuries or damage
By AFP and ToI Staff
Ain al-Asad air base in the western Anbar desert, Iraq, December 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser, File)
March 3, 2021, 6:31 pm
US contractor dies of heart attack during rocket onslaught at Iraq base
Pentagon says contractor ‘suffered a cardiac episode while sheltering’; no one claims responsibility for attack
By SAMYA KULLAB and Lolita C. Baldor
Satellite image showing ongoing construction at an alleged Iranian military base in Syria's Boukamal region, near the Iraqi border, on September 21, 2019. (ImageSat International)
September 24, 2019, 5:57 pm
Photos show ongoing work at Iran-linked Syrian base despite reported IDF strikes
New fortifications, roads, buildings seen in satellite images of compound near Iraq; heavy construction also spotted nearby at border crossing believed to be under Tehran’s control
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative: Popular Mobilization Forces members stand by a burning truck after a drone attack blamed on Israel near Qaim border crossing, in Anbar province, Iraq, August 25, 2019. (AP Photo)
September 22, 2019, 2:46 pm
Airstrikes said to target Iran-backed militia base in Iraq
Popular Mobilization Force targets attacked for third time in a week; some have blamed Israel for strikes
By ToI Staff
Paramilitary fighters from the Popular Mobilization Forces and members of the Iraqi armed forces advance through Hawija on October 5, 2017, after retaking the city from the Islamic State terror group. (AFP Photo/Ahmad Al-Rubaye)
July 7, 2019, 3:39 pm
Iraq moves to secure desert near Syria border from jihadist sleeper cells
Move comes after vestiges of Islamic State carried out attacks in remote province despite terror group’s defeat
By AFP
Iraqi lawmakers attend the first parliament session in Baghdad, Iraq, September 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)
September 15, 2018, 4:33 pm
Iraq parliament elects nominee of pro-Iran list as speaker
Under an unofficial agreement dating back to 2003, the prime minister position is reserved for Shiites, president is a Kurd, and parliament speaker a Sunni
By Agencies
This file photo taken on May 25, 2016 shows armed men in uniform identified by Syrian Democratic forces as US special operations forces riding in the back of a pickup truck in the village of Fatisah in the northern Syrian province of Raqqa. (AFP/Delil Souleiman)
October 26, 2016, 3:06 am
US says coalition laying groundwork to retake Raqqa from IS
As jihadist group loses ground in its last Iraqi stronghold of Mosul, Western powers look to dislodge it from its Syrian capital
By Lolita C. Baldor
US-backed Kurdish and Arab fighters advance into the Islamic State's bastion of Manbij, in northern Syria, on June 23, 2016. (AFP/Delil Souleiman)
August 13, 2016, 1:14 pm
IS frees hundreds of abducted civilians in north Syria
Meanwhile, as Iraqi forces make significant gains across country, locals struggle to rebuild cities shattered by jihadists
By Agencies
Smoke rises after an airstrike by US-led coalition warplanes as Iraqi security forces advance towards the Shuhada neighborhood of Fallujah, Iraq, Friday, June 3, 2016, during fighting between Iraqi security forces and the Islamic State group. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
July 30, 2016, 4:33 pm
Brother-in-law of IS leader al-Baghdadi said killed in Iraq
Airstrike in town near Syrian border kills 12 other high-ranking terror figures; IED-making lab, weapons depot also destroyed
By ToI Staff
Citizens inspect the scene after a bomb explosion at outdoor market in Baghdad's northern neighborhood of Shaab, Iraq, May 17, 2016. (AP/Khalid Mohammed)
July 3, 2016, 5:17 am
Officials: Bombings in Baghdad kill at least 23
Islamic State claims attack, which rocks crowded commercial district popular with young people and families during Ramadan
By AP
Citizens inspect the scene after a bomb explosion at outdoor market in Baghdad's northern neighborhood of Shaab, Iraq, May 17, 2016. (AP/Khalid Mohammed)
July 3, 2016, 2:47 am
Officials: Bombing in central Baghdad kills at least 18
Attack rocks crowded commercial district popular with young people and families during Ramadan; 45 wounded
By AP
A member of the Iraqi government forces stands next to the charred vehicles on a road southwest of Fallujah after Iraqi forces airstrikes destroyed 260 vehicles carrying militants from the Islamic State group trying to flee after their defeat in Fallujah, June 29, 2016. (AFP/MOADH AL-DULAIMI)
June 30, 2016, 6:39 pm
Iraq says IS, fleeing Fallujah, ripped apart by airstrikes
Helicopters kill over 150 jihadists and destroy 260 vehicles, Baghdad says
By Ammar Karim
US-backed Kurdish and Arab fighters advance into the Islamic State's bastion of Manbij, in northern Syria, on June 23, 2016. (AFP/Delil Souleiman)
June 28, 2016, 11:35 pm
US-backed Syrians move to cut Islamic State supply route
Anti-IS coalition asks residents of strategic town of Albu Kamal to stay clear of jihadist positions ahead of air strikes
By AFP
A still image from video of Iraqi troops carrying Iraqi flags on their vehicles after a senior Iraqi commander declared that the city of Fallujah was "fully liberated" from Islamic State group militants, in Fallujah, Iraq, June 26, 2016. (AP Video via AP)
June 26, 2016, 4:21 pm
Iraqi commander: Fallujah ‘liberated’ from Islamic State
UN Refugee Agency says fighting has driven 85,000 people from their homes in the area in the past month
By AP
Iraqi security forces enter central Fallujah after fight against Islamic State fighters, Friday, June 17, 2016. (AP Photo)
June 18, 2016, 1:45 am
Iraq says most of Fallujah retaken from IS forces
PM al-Abadi congratulates troops, expects small pockets of resistance to be ‘cleaned out within hours’
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra
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