The Trump administration has reiterated to Iraqi leaders at multiple levels its threat to close the US Embassy in Baghdad if Iranian-backed militia attacks targeting US personnel in the country don’t subside, demonstrating the seriousness of the consideration, three US officials told CNN.
One contractor killed and one US service member injured in rocket attack in Iraq
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A civilian contractor was killed and a US service member was injured along with five other contractors when rocket fire landed on coalition forces near Erbil International Airport in Iraq, said Col. Wayne Marotto, t...
Covid cases surging in Tanzania, says US embassy as government downplays virus
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Covid-19 case numbers in Tanzania have risen considerably since January, says the United States embassy in the country's largest city, Dar es Salaam. The warning comes as the East African nation's president continu...
American detained in Russia is sick and unable to reach US embassy, his brother says
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Washington Paul Whelan, a US citizen who has been detained in Russia for more than two years, is sick and has struggled to reach the US Embassy, his brother said Wednesday. "Paul has been able to speak to our parents...
Small blast goes off near Israeli embassy in New Delhi
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New Delhi A small blast went off close to the Israeli embassy in the Indian capital of New Delhi on Friday afternoon, damaging the windows of parked vehicles. New Delhi police said a "very low intensity improvised ...
At least 13 killed as twin suicide bombings rock Baghdad
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Twin suicide bombs rocked a busy market in central Baghdad on Thursday morning, killing at least 13 people, a security official told CNN. Security forces say they pursued the two attackers before they blew themselv...
Survivors of Blackwater massacre in Iraq slam Trump’s pardons for US guards behind killing
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Baghdad, Iraq An Iraqi man who survived an infamous massacre of unarmed civilians by American security guards in Baghdad has condemned President Donald Trump's decision to pardon the men as "unjust." Seventeen Iraqi...
Rockets fired at Baghdad Green Zone in ‘terrorist act,’ Iraq says
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Baghdad A rocket attack on Baghdad's diplomatic Green Zone Sunday night was "a terrorist act" that undermines Iraq's international reputation, the country's president says. Eight rockets were fired at the heavily for...
The son of an Iraq War veteran designed an app to stop his dad’s PTSD nightmares
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When US Army veteran Patrick Skluzacek returned from Iraq in the mid-2000s, life was good -- every day was another welcome home party, he had a paid month off work, and he was finally back with family. But then the ...
Pope Francis to visit Iraq in March, Vatican says
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Rome Pope Francis will travel to Iraq in March 2021, the Vatican press office announced on Monday. His trip to the war-torn country could be his first trip outside of Italy since the coronavirus pandemic began. Fra...
Iraq War hero Alwyn Cashe is closer to being awarded the Medal of Honor
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A fallen US Army sergeant is poised to become the first Black service member to be awarded the Medal of Honor for actions in Iraq or Afghanistan. President Donald Trump on Friday signed legislation that waives the ...
US military anticipates Trump will issue order to plan for further troop withdrawals from Afghanistan and Iraq
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US military commanders are anticipating that a formal order will be given by President Donald Trump as soon as this week to begin a further withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan and Iraq before Trump leaves offic...
US embassy in Turkey warns of potential terror attack threat in Istanbul
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The US Mission in Turkey issued a warning to American citizens Friday of a potential terror attack threat in Istanbul and elsewhere in the country. The US Mission "has received credible reports of potential terrori...