Tag: iraq
Iraq launches attack to retake Tikrit from Islamic State
(Reuters) - Iraq's armed forces, backed by Shi'ite militia, attacked Islamic State strongholds north of Baghdad on Monday as they launched an offensive to...
Baghdad bombings kill 37
Baghdad: A wave of bomb attacks around Baghdad killed 37 people and wounded dozens more on Tuesday, as at least seven explosions struck in...
Marine who vanished in Iraq found guilty of desertion, gets 2...
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A U.S. Marine who vanished a decade ago in Iraq was convicted Monday of desertion for leaving his post there...
Chris Kyle’s American Sniper Movie Trailer: Opens Christmas Day
From director Clint Eastwood comes “American Sniper,” starring Bradley Cooper as Chris Kyle, the most lethal sniper in U.S. military history. In theaters December...
Some U.S. troops authorized for Iraq may go soon – Pentagon
The U.S. Defense Department says some of the additional 1,500 U.S. troops authorized to advise and train Iraqi forces for their fight against Islamic...
