The Republic of Iraq: bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, Kuwait to the southeast, Saudi Arabia to the south, Jordan to the southwest and Syria to the west. The capital, and largest city, is Baghdad.
Here’s What You Need to Remember: Weakened by years of warfare and a dysfunctional government and military, Iraqi defenses wouldn’t pose much of a threat. Iraq would be a fairly safe [...]
Early in the morning on March 19, 2003, U.S. Special Operations Forces infiltrated western Iraq to neutralize strategic radar and command installations. It was one of the first attacks of the [...]
January 20, 2021: The government is being pressured by the United States to crack down on Iranian weapons shipments being allowed to cross the border into Syria at guarded border crossings. The [...]
In the run up to 2003’s disastrous Iraq War, the Bush Administration lobbed forth every possible reason it could to increase public support of the coming invasion. Now infamous, these charges [...]
The 30th anniversary of the US-led response to Iraq’s illegal occupation of Kuwait has been marked by the Australian War Memorial. The Australian War Memorial has marked the 30trh anniversary of [...]
America sits on the precipice of a presidential inauguration the likes of which we have never seen in our lifetime. A deeply divided nation is still coming to terms with the events on Capitol [...]
The U.S. has completed troop-level drawdown in Iraq and Afghanistan, acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller announced on Jan 15. There are now 2,500 U.S. service members in Iraq and 2,500 in [...]
Share Article U.S. military forces in Afghanistan and Iraq have shrunk to 5,000 troops across both countries, with 2,500 personnel in each, meeting a Jan. 15 deadline from President Donald J. [...]
The U.S. military has drawn down to outgoing POTUS45’s ordered levels in Iraq and Afghanistan, Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller said in separate statements this morning. Let’s be [...]
This news release was originally published on the Department of Defense’s website. Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller reports that the United States has reduced the force levels in [...]