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Security Prompts Northwestern Baghdad Reconstruction, Resettlement
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 3, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 10.21.2008 Courtesy Story Security improvements throughout northwestern Baghdad have prompted reconstruction and residents’ returns to their homes, but the successes remain fragile in light of insurgent cells intent on...
PM Barzani, UN Envoy push for resolution to Baghdad rift
Shafaq News
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2025-07-03T21:20:48+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News - Erbil On Thursday, Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani met with UN Special Representative for Iraq Mohamed El Hassan to discuss outstanding disputes with Baghdad....
Troops Kill Four, Seize Large Weapons Cache in Iraq
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 11.26.2007 Courtesy Story Iraqi and coalition forces killed four suspected terrorists yesterday in an operation that also claimed the life of a child. Meanwhile, combined forces uncovered a significant weapons cache,...
Chairman Says Time Has Come for Iraq to Act on Status Agreement
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 3, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 10.20.2008 Courtesy Story Iraq is running out of time to approve a status of forces agreement that will let U.S. forces remain in the country past Dec. 31, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today. Though the...
Erdogan appoints general accused of torture, corruption and aiding jihadists to lead $30 billion military fund
Nordic Monitor
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July 3, 2025
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Retired Lt. Gen. Zekai Aksakallı, a key figure in a controversial coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016, and a former commander of the Turkish Special Forces, has been appointed chairman of OYAK (Ordu Yardımlaşma Kurulu),...
German government expands arms cooperation with Ukraine
World Socialist Web Site
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July 4, 2025
A Leopard 2 tank is seen during a visit of German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius at the Bundeswehr tank battalion 203 at the Field Marshal Rommel Barracks in Augustdorf, Germany, Feb. 1, 2023. [AP Photo/Martin Meissner]While the US government is...
New Zealand PM affirms support for NATO military escalation
World Socialist Web Site
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July 4, 2025
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon attended the NATO summit at The Hague on June 24-25 during an overseas trip that included a stopover in Beijing to meet with Chinese President XI Jinping. Luxon was at the summit as part of NATO’s...
Two Soldiers Die in Iraq; Previous Casualties Identified
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 05.23.2007 Courtesy Story Two Multinational Force West soldiers died yesterday during combat in Anbar province, military officials reported, and the Defense Department has identified two previous casualties. The soldiers’...
Bush to Visit Pentagon to Discuss Long-Range Plans for Military
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 11.28.2007 Courtesy Story President Bush is slated to visit the Pentagon today to talk with senior leaders about long-term strategic plans for the military, the Pentagon press secretary told reporters yesterday. Bush will...
Group Helps Military Families Take Flight
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 3, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 10.19.2008 Courtesy Story While on patrol in northern Iraq last year, Army Spc. Kevin Hardin of Jupiter, Fla., was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade. He suffered injuries to his hands and arms. As a result, some of his...
The Media Line: Israeli Military Official Says Iran’s Missiles Can Hit Europe, Aiming To Reach East Coast of US
SRN News
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July 3, 2025
Audio By Carbonatix Israeli Military Official Says Iran’s Missiles Can Hit Europe, Aiming To Reach East Coast of US Iran’s launchers could not match their ballistic missile stockpile; Israel’s preemptive strikes were key to reducing threat By...
‘Making America militarized again’: Use of military in U.S. erodes democracy, veteran advocates say
Los Angeles Times
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July 4, 2025
Spouses experiencing health emergencies alone, because their loved ones are serving on the streets of Los Angeles. Troops fatigued by a mission they weren’t prepared for. Children of active-duty troops left without their parents, who were deployed...
Military Academy Bowl Victories Shine Light on Armed Forces
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 3, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 12.30.2009 Courtesy Story The Air Force and Naval academy football teams triumphed in their respective bowl games today, shining a spotlight on the servicemember-athletes comprising the rosters and the armed forces they...
Troops in Iraq Capture Suspect, Weapons
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 3, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 05.10.2009 Courtesy Story Coalition and Iraqi forces detained one suspect and uncovered a weapons cache in operations last week, military officials said. During a combined mission in northwest Baghdad's Mansour district...
U.S. Soldier in Custody Following Slaying of 5 Americans in Iraq
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 3, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 05.10.2009 Courtesy Story An American soldier suspected in involvement in the shooting deaths of five U.S. servicemembers today in Baghdad is in U.S. custody, defense officials said. The incident occurred around 2 p.m....
Iraqi militias kept quiet in the Israel-Iran war. Will it last?
The New Arab
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July 3, 2025
In Iraq, where US and Iranian interests exist in uneasy proximity, escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran are often felt on the ground. During last month’s 12-day Israel-Iran war, which entailed Israeli and American strikes on Iranian...
A history of the federal election of the North Island: 1993 to 2004
Campbell River Mirror
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July 3, 2025
This is Part Eleven of a multiseries. Read Parts One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, and Ten. The 1993 Canadian Election returned Canada to the hands of the Liberal Party of Canada. Jean Chrétien and his party won 177 seats and...
Explosions rock Erbil near U.S. consulate as drones target northern Iraq
Al Bawaba
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ALBAWABA- A pair of explosions rocked the northern Iraqi city of Erbil late Thursday, including one near the U.S. Consulate, in what authorities suspect were coordinated drone attacks. Air raid sirens reportedly sounded continuously at the...
Counterfeit Iraqi Dinars: Central Bank Hosts Workshop
Iraq Business News
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July 3, 2025
By John Lee. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has held a three-day training workshop in Erbil on the "Core Standards for Detecting Counterfeit Currency," in collaboration with its branch office in the Kurdistan Region. Organised by the CBI's Banking...
Iraq Makes First Payment for 18 F-16 Fighters
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 3, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 09.27.2011 Courtesy Story The Iraqi government has transferred its first payment for 18 F-16C fighter aircraft, bringing Iraq closer to independently securing its airspace, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said...