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Iran Claims a Victory as US Leaves Iraq

Last American forces leaving after more than two decades

(Newser) - Twenty years after US troops first rolled into Iraq, they're about to roll out for good. The Pentagon is set to remove its remaining 2,500 service members from the country by Wednesday under a 2024 deal, an exit Baghdad is marking with four public holidays dubbed "Independence...

Blaming Attack, Saudi Arabia Shuts Major Oil Pipeline

Repairs, more strikes could threaten supplies, analysts say

(Newser) - Saudi Arabia has temporarily shut its East-West pipeline—capable of moving 7 million barrels of crude a day across the kingdom to the Red Sea—after what it says were multiple drone strikes launched from Iraq. The pipeline has been the main workaround for getting oil out of the Gulf,...

US Sites Across Mideast Hit by Iran Drones, Missiles

New assault target facilities in Jordan, Kuwait, Iraq, and Bahrain

(Newser) - Iran's confrontation with Washington just jumped several notches. After US forces resumed strikes on Iran this week—hits that the Pentagon says targeted Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps facilities linked to attacks on US troops and shipping in the Strait of Hormuz—Tehran answered with missile and drone barrages on...

After 'Attempted Surprise Attack,' a Joint US-Saudi Strike

Nations carry out coordinated airstrikes on Iran-backed forces in Iraq after drone strikes

(Newser) - Saudi warplanes just stepped directly into the US-Iran shadow fight. American and Saudi jets on Tuesday carried out coordinated strikes on what US officials described as Iranian-backed militant sites in eastern Iraq, after more than 30 recent drone attacks attributed to Iran's Revolutionary Guard, reports the Washington Post . US...

Central Command Says US Stopped Iran 'Surprise Attack'

Military says US, Saudi Arabia also hit Iran-linked targets in Iraq

(Newser) - The US military said it knocked down an Iranian ballistic missile attack against American forces in the Middle East on Tuesday, shattering a brief pause in the fighting as mediators tried to get both sides back to negotiations. "Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces launched multiple ballistic missiles from Iran...

Wife Mourns Soldier Killed in Iraq: 'I Will Never Recover'

Pentagon IDs NC's Michael Swinton, 30, as service member killed Sunday during drone detonation

(Newser) - A US soldier killed while handling a downed drone in Iraq has now been identified as Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton of Fayetteville, North Carolina. The Pentagon says the 30-year-old was killed in action on Sunday during a controlled detonation at Erbil Air Base, per CBS News . US Central Command had...

US Military Is Exiting Iraq
US Military Is Exiting Iraq
Jul 15, 2026 1:30 AM CDT

US Military Is Exiting Iraq

After 23 years, presence will end by end of September

(Newser) - The US military will leave Iraq by the end of September, American and Iraqi officials said Tuesday, following a 23-year presence that started with the 2003 invasion against Saddam Hussein and ended with much smaller operations against the Islamic State group, the AP reports. President Trump, standing alongside Iraqi Prime...

US Soldier, UK Soldier Killed During Iraq Training Exercise

Deaths occurred Sunday at air base, but few details have been made public

(Newser) - One American soldier and one British soldier died during a training exercise in Iraq, US and UK officials said Monday without releasing further details. The deaths occurred Sunday at an air base in Irbil in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, where the US has retained a presence, the...

Kidnapped Shelly Kittleson Is Freed in Iraq

Militia frees American journalist after weeklong captivity amid prisoner swap

(Newser) - An American journalist seized off a Baghdad street has been freed after a week of captivity , reports the New York Times . Kataib Hezbollah, a powerful Iraqi militia aligned with Iran, said Tuesday it had released 49-year-old Shelly Kittleson and ordered her to leave the country. A militia commander said the...

Shelly Kittleson's Kidnappers May Be Eyeing an Exchange

Iraqi sources tell New York Times militia seeks prisoner swap

(Newser) - An American journalist snatched off a busy Baghdad street may be seen as a bargaining chip by an Iraqi militia. Two Iraqi security officials tell the New York Times that Kataib Hezbollah reached out to the Iraqi government and offered to release reporter Shelly Kittleson in exchange for several of...

US: Abducted Reporter Was Warned of Threats

American Shelly Kittleson was snatched off the streets of Baghdad on Tuesday, remains missing

(Newser) - A US journalist who was kidnapped in Baghdad had tried to cross from Syria into Iraq three weeks earlier and was initially turned back, an Iraqi official said Wednesday. US and Iraqi officials said Shelly Kittleson had also been warned of threats against her in the days before her abduction,...

US Journalist Snatched From Baghdad Street

US officials blame Iran-backed militia for abduction of Shelly Kittleson

(Newser) - An American journalist was kidnapped on Tuesday in Baghdad and Iraqi security forces are pursuing her captors, Iraqi officials said. The journalist was identified as freelancer Shelly Kittleson by one of the outlets she worked for. A US official blamed the Iran-backed Iraqi militia Kataib Hezbollah, the AP reports. The...

Military Shares American Toll of 'Operation Epic Fury'

Most injuries are being described as minor

(Newser) - American forces have taken significant hits in the conflict with Iran , according to a new US military tally. US Central Command says about 200 US service members have been wounded since the launch of "Operation Epic Fury," with spokesperson Capt. Tim Hawkins noting most injuries were minor and...

Air Force Tanker Crashes in Iraq, Sparking Search
Air Force Tanker
Crashes in Iraq
Mar 12, 2026 5:38 PM CDT

Air Force Tanker Crashes in Iraq

Search and rescue begins after KC-135, part of US campaign against Iran, goes down

(Newser) - A US Air Force refueling aircraft went down in western Iraq on Thursday, the military said, adding that search and rescue efforts were still in progress. US Central Command reported that a KC-135 tanker was lost in an incident involving two aircraft, adding that the second plane was able to...

Iran Strikes 2 Fuel Tankers in Iraqi Waters

UN Security Council condemns Gulf attacks as Iran steps up attacks on shipping

(Newser) - Two fuel tankers in Iraqi waters were attacked by Iran late Wednesday, setting both ablaze and killing at least one crew member, according to port officials and maritime security firms. The strikes, an escalation in Iran's attacks on shipping and oil infrastructure, came hours after three other commercial vessels...

Trump Reaches Out to 'Those Who Face Death' for Iran Help

US weighs what Kurdish forces can do as tensions escalate in Middle East

(Newser) - President Trump is quietly working the phones as the US-Israeli war with Iran unfolds—and he's reaching out to the Kurds. Sources tell Axios that on Sunday, Trump spoke with Masoud Barzani and Bafel Talabani, leaders of Iraq's two main Kurdish factions, in conversations described as being "...

A Senator Backs the Ex-Army Surgeon Who Saved Her Life

Iraq war doctor Adam Hamawy launches bid for New Jersey congressional seat

(Newser) - Tammy Duckworth is backing the doctor who once kept her alive on a battlefield in his bid for a seat in Congress. Duckworth on Thursday endorsed Dr. Adam Hamawy, the former Army surgeon who helped save her after her Black Hawk helicopter was shot down in Iraq in 2004. Hamawy,...

Princeton Student Freed After 903 Days in Captivity

Kidnapped by militia, Elizabeth Tsurkov now safe in Baghdad

(Newser) - A Princeton University doctoral student who spent more than 900 days captive in Iraq has been released, President Trump announced Tuesday. Elizabeth Tsurkov, a dual Israeli and Russian citizen, was kidnapped in 2023 by Kata'ib Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militia group designated by the US as a terrorist organization....

850-Year-Old Mosque Destroyed by ISIS Reopens

Mosul reconstruction project also restored churches

(Newser) - Iraq's prime minister presided over the official reopening of the historic al-Nuri Grand Mosque and its leaning minaret in the heart of Mosul's Old City Monday, eight years after the mosque was destroyed by militants from the Islamic State group.
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60-Plus Dead in Fire at New Shopping Center in Iraq

Officials say legal cases will be filed against owner

(Newser) - A fire engulfed a newly opened shopping center in eastern Iraq, killing more than 60 people, including children, Iraqi officials said Thursday. Civil defense teams rescued more than 45 people who became trapped when the fire broke out late Wednesday in the city of Kut in Wasit province, the Interior...

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