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US and Iraqi troops pass a poster of Muqtada al-Sadr, evidence of continued support for the anti-American cleric and his Mahdi Army militia, in Basra, Iraq, on June 10, 2008. (AP Photo/Kim Gamel)
August 12, 2026, 10:12 pm
Officials say US forces on track to complete Iraq pullout by September 30
Washington, Baghdad agreed in 2024 to wind down US-led operations against the Islamic State; Iraq also calls on Iran-backed militias to disarm, though they’re unlikely to do so
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra and ABBY SEWELL
Illustrative: A shepherd walks by as smoke rises into the sky from an air base following attacks in Harir, Iraq, March 12, 2026. (AP/Leo Correa)
May 10, 2026, 12:37 am
Israel said to have built secret base in Iraqi desert to support Iran air campaign
According to Wall Street Journal, Israeli troops launched airstrikes against Iraqi forces who nearly discovered the airbase in early March; at the time, Iraq blamed US for the strikes
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Newly graduated Iraqi army officers take part in a military parade during the Army Day celebrations at Military College in Baghdad on January 6, 2026. (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)
January 18, 2026, 7:16 pm
Iraq announces full withdrawal of US-led coalition from non-Kurdish regions
Baghdad says former US military sites to ‘come under the full control of Iraqi security forces,’ some two years after the US reached a deal to pull forces from Iraq
By AFP
Officers and civilians from the US, Israel and around 20 other countries work at the Civil-Military Coordination Center in Kiryat Gat, Israel, November 19, 2025 (Lazar Berman/The Times of Israel)
November 23, 2025, 6:16 am
As US dives into remaking Gaza, shades of nation-building come into focus
US president pledged to steer clear of projects like George W. Bush’s Iraq and Afghanistan commitments, yet his Gaza plan is increasingly starting to resemble those misadventures
By Lazar Berman
An airplane model at a roundabout near Erbil airport in the capital of Iraq's autonomous northern Kurdish region on April 15, 2021. (Safin Hamid / AFP)
July 4, 2025, 12:03 pm
Drone downed near Iraqi Kurdistan airport where US-led coalition troops are based
No damage or injuries caused at Erbil airport, only one flight delayed; explosive UAV also falls near Kirkuk airport
By AFP
People riding on a moped wave Iraqi and Iranian flags as they celebrate in front of the Iranian embassy in Baghdad on June 24, 2025, following a ceasefire between Israel and Iran. (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)
June 25, 2025, 3:02 pm
Iraq arrests pro-Iran commentator who claimed radar struck by drone aided Israel
Abbas al-Ardawi detained for ‘incitement intended to insult and defame the security institution’ after now-deleted post saying French radar ‘served’ Israel against Iran
By AFP and ToI Staff
US military spokesman Brig. Gen. Kevin J. Bergner speaks during a press conference in Baghdad, Iraq, next to a poster of senior Hezbollah operative Ali Mussa Daqduq, on July 2, 2007. (AP Photo/Wathiq Khuzaie, Pool)
November 23, 2024, 9:14 am
IDF killed Syria-based Hezbollah officer behind 2007 massacre of US troops — report
Ali Mussa Daqduq helped plan Iran-backed attack that killed 5 at American-Iraqi base, was tasked by terror group with forming observation posts against Israel on Syrian soil
By ToI Staff
Abu Ali Al-Tunisi. (US Treasury Department)
September 14, 2024, 2:02 pm
Iraqi and US forces kill top ISIS commander in joint operation
US Treasury had offered $5 million for info on Abu Ali Al-Tunisi; several other prominent members of terror group killed; troops seized weapons, computers, phones,10 explosive belts
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra and BASSEM MROUE
Fighters from the Popular Mobilization Forces attend the funeral of a commander from the Kataib Hezbollah paramilitary group killed in a US airstrike, in Baghdad, Iraq on February 8, 2024. (AP/Hadi Mizban, File)
September 13, 2024, 1:02 pm
US blames Iran-linked groups for Tuesday attack on Iraq diplomatic compound
US embassy reports no casualties in blast, which occurred ahead of Iranian president’s visit to Iraq; military official says explosion was caused by ‘two Katyusha-type rockets’
By AFP
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
This handout picture provided by Hezbollah's media office on February 10, 2024 shows Lebanese Shiite terror group's leader, Hassan Nasrallah, meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian at an undisclosed location in Lebanon. (Photo by Hezbollah's Media Office / AFP)
February 18, 2024, 9:22 pm
Report: Iran cautioned Hezbollah not to spark full-scale war with Israel
Washington Post says Tehran warned it does not want to give Netanyahu cause for war, hopes to preserve achievements of Oct. 7
By Michael Horovitz and Reuters
The commander of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Esmail Qaani, speaks during a ceremony marking the anniversary of the 2020 killing of Guards general Qasem Soleimani, in Tehran, Iran, on January 3, 2024. (ATTA KENARE / AFP)
February 18, 2024, 10:31 am
Iraqi armed groups dial down US attacks at request of Iran commander
Quds Force chief Qaani said to meet factions at Baghdad airport; no attacks on US forces since Feb. 4; lull allowed talks to resume over future of US troops in Iraq
By Ahmed Rasheed, Parisa Hafezi and Timour Azhari
File: US soldiers patrol an area in the town of Tal Hamis, southeast of the city of Qameshli in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh governorate, on January 24, 2024. (Delil Souleiman/AFP)
February 3, 2024, 4:48 pm
Iran calls US strikes in Iraq, Syria a ‘strategic mistake’; UK backs ‘steadfast ally’
Syria and Iraq assail Washington for violation of sovereignty; Hamas says US ‘poured oil on fire’; EU foreign policy chief calls for calm; unconfirmed reports of nearly 40 killed
By Agencies and ToI Staff
File: US army soldiers, part of the US-led coalition against the Islamic State (IS) group, walk around at the K1 Air Base northwest of Kirkuk in northern Iraq before a planned US pullout on March 29, 2020. (Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP)
January 25, 2024, 10:08 pm
Iraq, US agree to start talks on phased withdrawal of US-led military coalition
US secretary of defense says countries will shift to ‘enduring bilateral security partnership’; US official says announcement unrelated to surge in attacks on bases since Oct. 7
By TARA COPP and Qassim Abdul-Zahra
An aerial file photo taken from a helicopter shows Ain al-Asad air base in the western Anbar desert, Iraq, December 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
January 21, 2024, 6:47 am
US troops in Iraq suffer minor injuries in attack by pro-Iran militia on air base
CENTCOM says most missiles intercepted, but others hit Ain al-Asad base, with damage assessment ongoing
By Phil Stewart and Timour Azhari
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