Category: Iraq

Rocket From Iran-Backed Militia Kills US Contractor, Wounds US Service Member in Iraq: Coalition

ERBIL—A rocket attack at a U.S.-led Coalition 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. It was the most deadly attack to hit U.S.-led forces for almost a year in Iraq,…


Turkey Says Terrorists Executed 13, Including Soldiers, Police, in Iraq

ISTANBUL—Terrorists from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) have executed 13 kidnapped Turks, including military and police personnel, in a cave in northern Iraq, Turkish officials said on Sunday, amid a military operation against the group. Forty eight PKK terrorists were killed during the military operation, while three Turkish soldiers were killed and three wounded,…


ISIS Claims Responsibility for Iraq Suicide Attacks Killing at Least 32

The ISIS terrorist group claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing attack that killed at least 32 people and injured more than 100 in Baghdad, Iraq. The organization said it was behind the attack, according to a statement posted on the group’s Telegram channel, as reported by the Reuters news agency. The SITE Intelligence Group also…


Security Firms Say ‘Suspicious Object’ Found on Oil Tanker Off Iraq

Maritime security companies said a suspicious object—possibly a type of mine—was discovered on an oil tanker off the coast of Iraq. According to Dryad Global, one of the firms, crew members on the Liberian-flagged MT Pola “identified the presence of a suspicious object attached to the [MT Pola’s] hull whilst conducting StS 6nm South Al…


Marine Who Lost Both Legs in Iraq Becomes Second-Ever Police Officer With Prosthetic Legs

Zach Briseno dreamed of becoming a police officer ever since he was a child. When he lost his legs in a 2007 roadside bombing in Iraq, it seemed like this dream was finished forever. But Briseno has caught national attention after becoming the second police officer in the U.S. with prosthetic legs. “Looking down, you…