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Obama to Pull All US Troops From Iraq By End Of Year
2011-10-24 Read More...
President Barack Obama said Friday he was bringing all U.S. Forces home from Iraq by end of year, ending a war that stretched nearly nine years, divided the country, transformed the military and left an enduring mark on American

Iraq to Get $82m US Ammunition
2011-10-18 Read More...
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress October 5 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Iraq for various explosive projectiles and charges, as well as associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support

Iraq Gets Modern Air Traffic Control System
2011-10-17 Read More...
Members of the Electronic Systems Center completed work in September that improves and upgrades Iraq's Air Traffic Control (ATC)

Iraq Wants 5,000 U.S. Trainers
2011-10-13 Read More...
Iraq requested that more than 5,000 U.S. military trainers stay on past the formal U.S. withdrawal date of December 31, and is awaiting a "yes or no" from the United States, according to a statement that President Jalal Talabani issued earlier this

Iraq Delays Security Hand Over to Police
2011-10-11 Read More...
Iraq is delaying handing over security to Police in major cities over concerns that some forces were not ready to take on a stubborn insurgency as the last US troops prepare to withdraw end of this year.

Iraqi Won't Grant Immunity to US Trainers
2011-10-06 Read More...
Leaders of Iraq's political forces, meeting under patronage of President Jalal Talabani earlier this week, agreed to keep American trainers to train Iraqi forces but would not grant them immunity as requested by

Iraq Settles 1st F-16s Payment
2011-09-30 Read More...
The Iraqi government has transferred its first payment for 18 F-16C Fighting Falcons, bringing Iraq closer to independently securing its airspace, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little

Iraq Signs Deal for 18 F-16 Warplanes
2011-09-28 Read More...
Iraq has signed a contract to buy 18 Lockheed Martin F-16 warplanes to bolster its Air Force, an Adviser to Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki

Iraq Receives Final Shipment of Abrams Tanks
2011-09-09 Read More...
The final shipment of M1A1 Abrams tanks, purchased by the Iraqi government, arrived at Besmaya Combat Training Center

US Air Force Secretary Discusses F-16 Deal in Iraq
2011-09-08 Read More...
US Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley was in Iraq this week for a visit that an Iraqi Defense Ministry spokesman said included talks on F-16 fighter jets, which Iraq is seeking to

US-Iraq: F-16 Deal Not Signed Yet
2011-09-02 Read More...
Washington and Baghdad have made significant progress on a deal for Iraq to buy Lockheed Martin's F-16 warplanes but do not have a signed contract, a US military official

Panetta: Iraq Agrees to Extend US Military Role
2011-08-23 Read More...
Iraq agreed to keep American troops in Iraq beyond a year-end deadline for their withdrawal, US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta

New Acting Iraqi Defense Minister
2011-08-17 Read More...
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki appointed current Culture Minister Saadoun Al-Dailami as Acting Defense Minister, after 74 Iraqis got killed in a series of bomb

Iraq to Acquire 36 US Fighter Jets
2011-08-02 Read More...
Iraq’s Prime Minister said his country will purchase 36 fighter jets from the United States, more than doubling the number Iraq was previously planning to

$13bn US-Iraq Deal Cancelled Due to Corruption
2011-07-28 Read More...
A U.S. arms deal under which Iraq would buy $13 billion in weapons has been cancelled after a request from the Iraqi Parliament's Integrity

US Hands Over Basra Port to Iraqi Forces
2011-07-27 Read More...
U.S. forces handed control of security for Basra Port to Iraqi Forces on Tuesday, an Iraqi Navy Official

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