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Biden, Kadhimi seal agreement to end US combat mission in Iraq
Middle East
July 27, 2021
Biden, Kadhimi seal agreement to end US combat mission in Iraq
WASHINGTON, July 26 (Reuters) – US President Joe Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi sealed an agreement on Monday…
Biden, Iraqi PM to announce end of US combat mission in Iraq
Middle East
July 26, 2021
Biden, Iraqi PM to announce end of US combat mission in Iraq
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi are expected to announce on Monday that they’ve come to…
Analysis: How Afghan war showed limits of US military power
Middle East
July 18, 2021
Analysis: How Afghan war showed limits of US military power
WASHINGTON (AP) — It took only two months for U.S. invaders to topple the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2001, a…
Analysis: Biden lost faith in the US mission in Afghanistan over a decade ago
Middle East
July 9, 2021
Analysis: Biden lost faith in the US mission in Afghanistan over a decade ago
WASHINGTON, July 9 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s frustrations with Afghanistan boiled over more than a decade ago, and they…
Afghan pullout has US spies reorienting in terrorism fight
Middle East
July 3, 2021
Afghan pullout has US spies reorienting in terrorism fight
WASHINGTON (AP) — The two-decade war in Afghanistan has given US spies a perch for keeping tabs on terrorist groups…
Hostage advocates concerned by US pullout from Afghanistan
Middle East
June 9, 2021
Hostage advocates concerned by US pullout from Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (AP) — Advocates for Americans held hostage overseas are raising concerns that the US military withdrawal from Afghanistan will…
US pullout from Afghanistan half done, but questions remain
Middle East
June 8, 2021
US pullout from Afghanistan half done, but questions remain
WASHINGTON (AP) — The US withdrawal from Afghanistan is more than half done, and US officials say that while it…
EXPLAINER: Much about US pullout from Afghanistan is unclear
Middle East
May 22, 2021
EXPLAINER: Much about US pullout from Afghanistan is unclear
WASHINGTON (AP) — When he pulled the plug on the American war in Afghanistan, President Joe Biden said the reasons…
US commander says more work needed to counter small drones
Middle East
May 22, 2021
US commander says more work needed to counter small drones
BAGHDAD (AP) — A month after an explosives-laden drone targeted US forces at an Iraq base, the top American commander…
Drone attack on Iraqi base hosting US troops; no casualties
Middle East
May 8, 2021
Drone attack on Iraqi base hosting US troops; no casualties
BAGHDAD (AP) — In mid-April, a drone strike early on Saturday targeted a military base in Iraq that hosts US…