Saudi Arabia will not compensate for oil freight rate jump
Saudi Arabia and Iraq have said they are unable to provide freight rebates for crude oil shipments under default contract terms due to a record rise in tanker rates, documents seen by …
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U.S. troops withdrawing from Iraq
The United States has started withdrawal of its troops from Iraq, Al Arabiya TV reported citing Iraqi parliament member Ali al-Ghanimi. He said that U.S. troops are beginning to leave 15 military bases in Iraq. In …
New Iraq prime minister vows to hold internationally-monitored elections
Iraq’s president appointed Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi as prime minister on Saturday after parties failed to name a candidate nearly two months after Adel Abdul-Mahdi was ousted by mass protests, Global News reports. In his first …
More U.S. troops diagnosed with traumatic brain injury after Iran strike
The Pentagon said 50 U.S. service members were now diagnosed with traumatic brain injury after missile strikes by Iran on a base in Iraq, 16 more than the military had previously announced. "As of today, 50 U.S. service members …
U.S. embassy in Iraq hit by rocket attack
At least three people have been injured in a missile attack on the U.S. embassy located in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on January 26, Iraq’s Alsumaria TV reported citing sources in Iraqi security services. It is not yet …
More U.S. troops sent from Iraq for medical treatment after missile attack - media
U.S. Central Command announced that additional U.S. troops who were serving at a base in Iraq that was struck by Iranian missiles earlier this month have been transported to an American medical facility in Germany. The injured …
Pentagon insists US troops are 'FORCE FOR GOOD' in Iraq after its parliament votes to expel them
The US Defense Department has claimed that its military presence makes Iraq more secure and "prosperous," despite calls by Iraqi lawmakers for the removal of all foreign troops from the country and growing tensions with Iran. …
U.S. troops were still injured in Iran missile attack
Several U.S. service members were injured during last week's Iranian missile attack on Al-Asad airbase in Iraq despite the Pentagon initially saying that no casualties had taken place. "While no U.S. service members were killed …
U.S. threatens Iraq with sanctions if it purchases S-400
The U.S. State Department’s principal deputy assistant secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Joey Hood that Iraq could face US sanctions if the former purchased S-400 air-defence systems from Russia. Replying to …
Rockets fired at U.S. military base in Iraq
Camp Taji military base, hosting U.S. forces, north of Baghdad, has been targeted with a missile strike yesterday, Iraq's armed forces has said. Iraq's military issued a statement saying there were no casualties after the …
Five reasons why the US-Iran crisis is not over
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Iraqi military base that houses U.S. forces attacked
Four people were wounded yesterday in an attack on Balad air base in northern Iraq which houses U.S. personnel. The Iraqi military said in a statement that eight Katyusha rockets had been fired at the base, about 80 km north of …
Video agency's cameraman killed in Iraq
On Friday, two reporters were shot dead in Basra, Iraq by unidentified armed men after filming protests in the country, according to the Journalistic Freedoms Observatory, Sputnik News reports. Ruptly stringer cameraman Saaf …
Iraq considers purchase of Russian air-defense missile system
Members of the Iraqi parliament said the country was considering the purchase of a Russian air-defense system as the Kremlin moves to step up its presence in the Middle East and drive a wedge between Baghdad and Washington, The Wall Street …
Why does Merkel need to visit Kremlin urgently?
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s visit to Moscow, scheduled for January 11, will be a one-day trip, a spokesperson for the German embassy in Russia said. "The chancellor will arrive in Moscow for a one-day …
Iran's attack on U.S. facilities in Iraq intended to cause minimal casualties - media
The Iranian missile strike on American facilities in Iraq was a calibrated event intended to cause minimal casualties, give the Iranians a face-saving measure and provide an opportunity for both sides to step back from the brink of war, senior …
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Had U.S. forces warning before Iranian missile strikes?
U.S. forces at Iraqi bases most likely had some warning before missiles launched by Iran struck this morning, thanks to a facility devoted to detecting and providing alerts about launches anywhere in the world, according to public documents and a …
Iran says 80 American soldiers killed in missile strikes
Iranian state television said that at least 80 American soldiers were killed in attacks involving 15 missiles Tehran launched on U.S. targets in Iraq, adding that none of the missiles were intercepted. State TV, citing a senior …
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