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Turkey's top diplomat visits Iraq and seeks support against Kurdish militant group

Mar. 14, 2024 18:01 PM EDT

BAGHDAD (AP) — Turkey’s top diplomat was in Baghdad for high-level meetings on Thursday, ahead of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's expected visit next month and a potential Turkish offensive against a Kurdish militant group that maintains bases in Iraq. The talks between Turkish...

US drone strike in Baghdad kills high-ranking militia leader linked to attacks on American troops

Feb. 07, 2024 21:57 PM EST

BAGHDAD (AP) — A U.S. drone strike blew up a car in the Iraqi capital Wednesday night, killing a high-ranking commander of the powerful Kataib Hezbollah militia who is responsible for “directly planning and participating in attacks” on American troops in the region, the U.S. military said...

US drone strike targeted heads of Iran-backed militia in Baghdad, officials say. The group says a commander was killed

Feb. 07, 2024 15:29 PM EST
WASHINGTON (AP) — US drone strike targeted heads of Iran-backed militia in Baghdad, officials say. The group says a commander was killed.

Airstrike in central Baghdad kills Iran-backed militia leader as regional tensions escalate

Jan. 04, 2024 14:44 PM EST

BAGHDAD (AP) — A U.S. airstrike on the headquarters of an Iran-backed militia in central Baghdad on Thursday killed a high-ranking militia commander, militia officials said. Thursday’s strike comes amid mounting regional tensions fueled by the Israel-Hamas war and fears that it...

Bombings hit event for Iran's Gen. Qassem Soleimani, a shadowy figure slain in 2020 US drone strike

Jan. 04, 2024 13:22 PM EST

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — For Iranians backing the country's theocracy, whose icons since the Islamic Revolution have been stern-faced clergymen, Gen. Qassem Soleimani represented a popular figure of national resilience in the face of four decades of U.S. pressure. For the U.S. and...