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March 4, 2021

Ahead of Pope visit, survivor recalls Christian church massacre in Iraq

Six Al Qaeda-linked militants stormed and seized the church, killing dozens inside. At the time, the Oct. 31, 2010 attack was the bloodiest in a drumbeat of violence that Iraq’s Christians suffered during the brutal sectarian warfare following the 2003 U.S. invasion.

March 4, 2021

COVID-19 strikes 2 US Navy warships moored in Bahrain, at least 40 infected

Two American warships continued to be out of action in Bahrain on Thursday amid heightened tensions with Iran following a spate of rocket attacks on American troops in Iraq and a U.S. airstrike in Syria late last week. 

March 3, 2021

Lawmakers introduce bill to repeal Biden's war powers following Syria strike

A bipartisan group of senators Wednesday called for the repeal of presidential war powers granted by Congress in 1991 and 2002, which would revoke authorization for military force in the Middle East, as tensions rise between the U.S. and Iran.

March 3, 2021

American contractor in Iraq dies from 'cardiac episode' as rockets hit base hosting US troops, Pentagon says

An American contractor has died Wednesday after suffering a "cardiac episode" while sheltering in place during a rocket attack at an airbase in Iraq that hosts U.S., Iraqi and coalition troops, the Pentagon said. 

March 3, 2021

Pope Francis will still travel to Iraq despite rocket attack: 'We can't disappoint'

Pope Francis is pushing ahead with the first papal trip to Iraq despite rising coronavirus infections, hoping to encourage the country’s dwindling number of Christians who were violently persecuted during the Islamic State's insurgency while seeking to boost ties with the Shiite Muslim world. 

March 1, 2021

Pope Francis' planned Iraq trip sparks security, health fears

On Friday, Pope Francis heads to a country where ISIS tried its best to wipe Christians out altogether not so long ago. Add to the formidable pressure of lifting spirits in a war-torn country, there is a very real terrorist threat. And a raging pandemic.

February 26, 2021

Threat level raised for US troops in Iraq; American contractors put on high alert

EXCLUSIVE — The Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve has raised the threat level for US service members in Iraq, while US contractors at Balad Air Base were put on high alert fearing a response to US airstrikes in Syria, two sources familiar with the move tell 91±¬ÁÏ.

February 15, 2021

Iraq rocket attack kills contractor, wounds US service member, coalition says

A rocket attack at a U.S.-led military base in Kurdish northern Iraq on Monday killed a civilian contractor and wounded five other people including a U.S. service member, according to initial reports, the U.S. coalition in Iraq said.

February 8, 2021

Pope moves ahead with plans to meet Shiite leader in Iraq

The pope will meet with priests and nuns at the site of a 2010 massacre that killed 58 people.

January 30, 2021

Iraq kills ISIS commander, week after Baghdad suicide blasts

Iraqi security forces have killed a senior commander of the Islamic State group, the prime minister said on Thursday, a week after the rare, twin suicide bombing by IS militants killed dozens in Baghdad.