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100 US Special Operation Forces Arrive to Iraq
2015-12-23 Read More...
Special troops of the US Armed Forces arrived to Iraq to conduct confidential fighting tasks, the representative of command of the international coalition headed by Washington Colonel Steve Warren

Iraq Asks Germany for Further Assistance in Fight Against IS
2015-12-09 Read More...
In a meeting with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Baghdad on Monday, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi requested that Germany play a more active role in the fight against the so-called “Islamic State”

US Deploying New Force of Special Operations Troops to Iraq
2015-12-03 Read More...
The United States said it was deploying a new force of special operations troops to Iraq to conduct raids against Islamic State there and in neighboring Syria, a ratcheting up of

New Chairman of U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Visits Iraq
2015-10-22 Read More...
The United States won assurances from Iraq on Tuesday that it would not seek Russian air strikes against Islamic State, America’s top General said, adding he warned Baghdad that a Russian air role would impede the U.S.-led

AM General Wins New Orders in Iraq, Tunisia, Lebanon
2015-10-14 Read More...
AM General has been awarded new HMMWV contracts and modifications to existing domestic and international contracts for vehicles and parts for Iraq, Afghanistan, Tunisia, Israel, Turkey, Kenya, Lebanon and the United States totaling $42,165,170.

Iraq May Share Intelligence on ISIL with Russia, Syria & Iran
2015-09-29 Read More...
The Iraqi government, backed by the United Stated for years, is now taking another independent geopolitical step towards its neighbors, Iran and Syria, as well as Russia - it's going to share intelligence without Washington's approval.

Iraq-Russia Discuss Military Cooperation
2015-07-29 Read More...
Iraqi Defense Minister Khaled al-Obeidi (photo) went to Russia on Monday to discuss military cooperation between the two countries.

India, China, Iraq Largest Importers of Russian Weapons
2015-07-24 Read More...
India, China, and Iraq have received the most weapons and military equipment in 2014 from Russia’s state-run Rostec company, according to the company’s annual report published on Wednesday.

U.S. to Set Up New Military Base in Iraq’s Anbar Province
2015-06-12 Read More...
The Obama administration is preparing a plan to set up a new military base in Iraq's Anbar province and send several hundred additional trainers and advisers to help bolster Iraqi forces that have struggled in the fight against ISIS militants there,

SGO Uses MineWolf Demining Vehicle in Kurdistan, Iraq
2015-06-08 Read More...
Sterling Global Operations’ (SGO) initial projects in Kurdistan, Iraq using the world's first fully operational Micro-MineWolf armored anti-mine vehicle resulted in faster destruction of anti-personnel mines and demining of explosives-contaminated

Iraqi Forces Lost 2,300 US Humvees to ISIS
2015-06-05 Read More...
Facing criticism from the Pentagon, Iraq’s Prime Minister announced government fighters have lost around 2,300 Humvees to the self-proclaimed Islamic State (ISIS) terror group. The vehicles were part of the hundreds of millions of dollars worth of

US Delivers 2,000 AT-4 Anti-Tank Weapons for Iraq
2015-06-03 Read More...
The United States has delivered 2,000 AT-4 anti-tank weapons destined for Iraq, sending 1,000 directly to the government in Baghdad, with the US-led coalition holding the other half in the region for training Iraqis and for future contingencies, a

Russia Offers Military Aid to Visiting Iraqi Prime Minister
2015-05-25 Read More...
Russia offered visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi military and other aid on Thursday to help push back Islamic State militants (ISIS) who have made further sweeping gains in both Iraq and Syria last week.

US to Deliver 2,000 Anti-Tank Weapons to Iraq Early June
2015-05-22 Read More...
The Pentagon said on Thursday the United States would deliver 2,000 AT-4 anti-tank rockets to Iraq as early as next week, 1,000 more than announced on Wednesday, to help Baghdad combat suicide car bombings by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria

Iranian, Iraqi Defense Ministers Meet in Baghdad
2015-05-20 Read More...
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan who is visiting Baghdad to boost the two states' defense cooperation told his Iraqi counterpart in a meeting on Monday that Tehran will stand beside the Iraqi nation and government with all

U.S. to Expedite Military Aid to Iraq
2015-05-19 Read More...
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden spoke with Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi on Friday about the attacks by Islamic State militants (ISIS) on the city of Ramadi, and pledged the United States would expedite U.S. aid to Iraqi Forces.

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