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By Mar 19, 2021
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A Marine looks back at the invasion of Iraq, 18 years later: ‘The war can’t go on unless all the poop’s burned’

18 years after the invasion of Iraq, a Marine looks back on his role in the whirlwind march to Baghdad.
By Sep 28, 2020
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US threatens to close its massive embassy in Baghdad

Washington has made preparations to withdraw diplomats from Iraq after warning Baghdad it could shut its embassy, two Iraqi officials...
By Jul 6, 2020
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Rocket intercepted before it could hit Baghdad’s Green Zone

Police said an anti-rocket system set up to defend the U.S. embassy shot down a rocket which exploded in mid-air.
By Jan 27, 2020
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One injury confirmed after rocket attack on the US embassy in Baghdad

CNN reporter Barbara Starr confirmed on Sunday that the embassy had been struck by three rockets. Iraq's former foreign minister...
By Jan 24, 2020
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‘No, No America’— Iraq protesters demand US military pullout

"We want them all out - America, Israel, and the corrupt politicians in government."
By Jan 22, 2020
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82nd Airborne paratroopers to replace Marines protecting US Embassy in Baghdad

The 82nd Airborne soldiers will take over security at the embassy in Baghdad from the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task...
By Jan 13, 2020
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Trump: ‘It doesn’t really matter’ whether Soleimani posed imminent threat to United States

"[I]t doesn’t really matter because of his horrible past!"
By Jan 3, 2020
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Are we going to war with Iran? — A timeline of official statements

"We did not take action to start a war," Trump says after US kills Iranian general, deploys troops near Iran.
By Jan 3, 2020
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US to deploy 3,500 paratroopers to the Middle East in response to threats of retaliation from Iran

Thousands of additional paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division will soon deploy to U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility, a...
By Jan 2, 2020
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Rock-throwing Iraqi militias quit US embassy after protests

The protests marked a new turn in the shadow war between Washington and Tehran
By Dec 31, 2019
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Videos show Iraqi protesters storming the US embassy in Baghdad

Thousands of Iraqi protestors stormed the front gates of the U.S. embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday in one of the...
By Dec 9, 2019
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Rockets hit base near Baghdad airport, six Iraqi troops wounded

It's the third attack in less than a week on Iraqi military bases.
By Dec 6, 2019
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Iran may have been behind attack on Iraq’s Balad Air Base, State Department says

"We're waiting for full evidence, but if past is prologue then there's a good chance that Iran was behind it"
By Nov 10, 2019
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More than 280 Iraqis killed since protests began across the country

Security forces have used live ammunition, tear gas and stun grenades against mostly young, unarmed protesters, killing more than 280...
By Oct 31, 2019
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‘All of them are thieves’ — Iraqi prime minister’s fate in limbo as protests swell

"Our demand is not only to replace Adel Abdul Mahdi, we want the whole government uprooted"
By Oct 26, 2019
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At least 3 Iraqis killed, 84 wounded in Baghdad protests

Demonstrators and security forces clashed on Saturday in renewed anti-government protests.
By Oct 20, 2019
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Iran-backed militias deployed snipers across Baghdad during Iraq’s deadly anti-government protests, officials say

Iran-backed militias deployed snipers on Baghdad rooftops during Iraq's deadliest anti-government protests in years, two Iraqi security officials told Reuters
By Oct 3, 2019
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Death toll in Iraq rises to 27 after security forces fire on protesters

"The bullets do not scare us. They do not scare Iraqis. This will all come down over their heads," said...
By Oct 3, 2019
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Blasts rock Baghdad’s Green Zone as death toll from Iraq protests rises

Over the past three days, nationwide protests over unemployment, corruption and public services have left 18 people dead and over...
By May 19, 2019
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No casualties after rocket fired into middle of Baghdad’s Green Zone

A rocket was fired in Iraqi capital Baghdad's heavily-fortified Green Zone, which houses government buildings and foreign embassies.
By May 13, 2019
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US to citizens: Maybe don’t travel to Iraq anytime soon, OK?

The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad has issued a security alert to U.S. citizens that warns of "heightened tensions" in Iraq...
By Mar 16, 2018
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We Asked Gen. Petraeus Whether The Iraq War Was Really Worth It. Here’s What He Said.

Fifteen years of war have turned Iraqi cities such as Ramadi, Fallujah, and Mosul into ruins. Iraq remains as divided...
By Jan 16, 2018
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Don’t Call It An Insurgency: Only ‘Disparate Cellular Structures’ Of ISIS Remain In Iraq, DoD Says

Nearly 15 years after the U.S. military toppled Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, the U.S. government is replaying its post-invasion script...
By Nov 2, 2017
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Nat Geo’s miniseries chronicles ‘Black Sunday’ and the hell those soldiers faced in Sadr City

By the time the sun set on Baghdad on April 4, 2004, more than 60 soldiers were wounded, and eight...
By Oct 9, 2017
Entertainment

EXCLUSIVE: In New Video For Nat Geo’s War Miniseries, Homefronts Are Battlegrounds, Too

Days after releasing an emotionally charged new trailer for The Long Road Home, National Geographic is unveiling another look at...