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Iraqi Government Plans to Demobilize Illegal Militias
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 10.23.2006 Courtesy Story The Iraqi government has plans to demobilize all illegal militias, including radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s so-called “Mahdi Army,” the senior U.S. diplomat in Iraq said today. Iraqi Prime...
Iraqi Army Unit Assumes Command of Forward Base
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 02.01.2006 Courtesy Story The Iraqi army's 5th Brigade, 6th Division, assumed control of a base in central Baghdad from the U.S. 4th Infantry Division's 4th Brigade Combat Team during a transfer-of-authority ceremony...
Iraqi, U.S. Troops Disarm IED, Find Weapons Cache in Desert
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 02.01.2006 Courtesy Story U.S. soldiers destroyed an improvised explosive device attached to railroad tracks about 20 miles south of Baghdad Jan. 30. Elsewhere, Iraqi and U.S. soldiers yesterday discovered a large weapons...
Iraqi, Multinational Forces Hunt Insurgents, Weapons
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 01.04.2005 Courtesy Story Iraqi and multinational forces have increased the hunt for insurgents and the explosive weapons used in their attacks. Multinational Force Iraq forces continue to discover and clear improvised...
Iraqi, U.S. Soldiers Capture Insurgents; Find Weapons Caches
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 07.27.2005 Courtesy Story Iraqi army and coalition soldiers failed to find a known terrorist responsible for mortar attacks against Iraqi police stations during a July 26 combined cordon-and-search mission, Multinational...
Iraqi Counterinsurgency Troops to Target Urban Terrorists
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 06.18.2004 Courtesy Story Specially trained Iraqi troops will soon deploy into Baghdad to go after city-dwelling terrorists, a senior U.S. military officer told a House panel June 17. An element of the Iraqi Army, the...
Iraqi Official to American Press: Report More Good
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 06.19.2004 Courtesy Story Iraq's deputy prime minister implored the American press to provide more balanced coverage of operations in Iraq. Barham Salih, a prominent leader from Kurdish northern Iraq, made his plea June...
Iraqi People Must Take Responsibility, Kurdish Leader Says
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 06.17.2004 Courtesy Story The Iraqi people must be responsible for their own security and not depend on American troops to defeat terrorism in Iraq, the leader of the People's Union of Kurdistan said today. Following...
Iraq Situation Improving, But Challenges Remain, Sanchez Reports
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 10.23.2003 Courtesy Story The situation in Iraq continues to improve, but challenges remain, according to the commander of the coalition ground forces there. "Noncompliant elements" continue to challenge the progress the...
Iraq Progress Continues, But More Work Ahead, Official Says
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 10.24.2003 Courtesy Story U.S. and coalition forces are "an amazing group" that is "doing a magnificent job," enduring hardships and risks as they continue to make steady progress in Iraq, a senior defense official said....
I'm a female solo traveller who's been to more than 60 countries - here's how I stayed safe in Iraq
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July 5, 2025
An American woman who grew up next to the Twin Towers in New York, and was just five when 9/11 happened, says she was forced to 'face her own biases' head on during an unexpected trip to Iraq – and details the extraordinary measures she took to...
Iraq Refers First Case Involving Saddam Officials for Trial
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 03.01.2005 Courtesy Story Iraq's new court system is moving forward on prosecuting five men charged with mass executions following an attempt on former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's life in 1982. Chief Investigative...
Iraq authorities shut down news channel for covering ‘sensitive topics’
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July 4, 2025
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) called on Iraqi authorities Wednesday to immediately reverse the unexplained suspension of Iraq AlHadath, a privately owned news channel based in Baghdad, after a surprise government raid forced it off...
Jordan imports 1.6 million barrels from Iraq in 5 months
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July 3, 2025
Ammon News - Jordan imported more than 1.6 million barrels of Iraqi oil during the first five months of 2025. Iraq’s oil exports to Jordan in January, February, March, April, and May reached 1.64 million barrels, a 10.4 percent decline compared to...
Iraqi, Coalition Forces Detain 15, Destroy Cache, Thwart Attack
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 05.23.2007 Courtesy Story Iraqi and coalition forces seized 15 suspected terrorists, destroyed a weapons cache and thwarted an attack on a State Department convoy in Iraq over the past two days. During an operation in...
Iraq Rebuilding Progress Should Be Taken in Context, General Says
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 05.23.2007 Courtesy Story U.S.-led reconstruction efforts in Iraq are making a tangible difference on the ground, but cannot quickly undo 25 years of systemic neglect of the country’s infrastructure, the officer in charge...
Iraqi Government Considers Adding Security Forces
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 05.22.2007 Courtesy Story The Iraqi government may add as many as 15,000 more troops to its current 348,000-person security force to help decrease the country’s dependence on coalition forces, a top U.S. Army officer...
Iraq Infrastructure Needs Maintenance, Operations Procedures
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 11.26.2007 Courtesy Story Establishing proper maintenance procedures and operations processes is as important as providing power plants, hospitals and other infrastructure in Iraq, a senior U.S. military engineer said...
Iraqi Government Wants Continued U.S. Troop Presence
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 11.27.2007 Courtesy Story The government of Iraq appreciates the efforts and sacrifices of U.S. servicemembers engaged in the country’s fight against insurgents, and it desires a continued American troop presence as Iraqi...
Iraqi Targeting Success Now Equals Coalition Efforts
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 11.26.2007 Courtesy Story Iraqi forces can now gather intelligence and go after targets as successfully as U.S. units there, a senior intelligence advisor in the region said today. Iraqi intelligence gathering and...