Biden says US combat mission in Iraq to conclude by year end

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Monday the U.S. combat mission in Iraq will conclude by the end of the year, an announcement that reflects the reality on the ground more than a major shift in U.S. policy.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Biden says US combat mission in Iraq to conclude by year end

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Monday the U.S. combat mission in Iraq will conclude by the end of the year, an announcement that reflects the reality on the ground more than a major shift in U.S. policy.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Biden says US combat mission in Iraq to conclude by year end

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Monday the U.S. combat mission in Iraq will conclude by the end of the year, an announcement that reflects the reality on the ground more than a major shift in U.S. policy.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Biden says US combat mission in Iraq to conclude by year end

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Monday the U.S. combat mission in Iraq will conclude by the end of the year, an announcement that reflects the reality on the ground more than a major shift in U.S. policy.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Among Iraqis, the name Rumsfeld evokes nation's destruction

BAGHDAD (AP) — When he heard on the news that Donald Rumsfeld had died, Ali Ridha al-Tamimi and his wife sat down with their four children and told them: “This is the person who ruined our country.”

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Among Iraqis, the name Rumsfeld evokes nation's destruction

BAGHDAD (AP) — When he heard on the news that Donald Rumsfeld had died, Ali Ridha al-Tamimi and his wife sat down with their four children and told them: “This is the person who ruined our country.”

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Among Iraqis, the name Rumsfeld evokes nation's destruction

BAGHDAD (AP) — When he heard on the news that Donald Rumsfeld had died, Ali Ridha al-Tamimi and his wife sat down with their four children and told them: “This is the person who ruined our country.”

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Among Iraqis, the name Rumsfeld evokes nation's destruction

BAGHDAD (AP) — When he heard on the news that Donald Rumsfeld had died, Ali Ridha al-Tamimi and his wife sat down with their four children and told them: “This is the person who ruined our country.”

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

No timetable for withdrawal of troops after US, Iraq talks

BAGHDAD (AP) — The mission of U.S. forces in Iraq has shifted to training and advisory roles, allowing for redeployment of combat forces remaining in the country, U.S. and Iraq delegates said Wednesday, after a third round of strategic U.S.-Iraq talks.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

No timetable for withdrawal of troops after US, Iraq talks

BAGHDAD (AP) — The mission of U.S. forces in Iraq has shifted to training and advisory roles, allowing for redeployment of combat forces remaining in the country, U.S. and Iraq delegates said Wednesday, after a third round of strategic U.S.-Iraq talks.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

No timetable for withdrawal of troops after US, Iraq talks

BAGHDAD (AP) — The mission of U.S. forces in Iraq has shifted to training and advisory roles, allowing for redeployment of combat forces remaining in the country, U.S. and Iraq delegates said Wednesday, after a third round of strategic U.S.-Iraq talks.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Iraqi PM grapples with militia threat as talks with US start

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister asked Iran's leaders to rein in Iran-backed militias in Iraq and in a strongly worded message to Tehran, suggested he would confront the factions, two Iraqi officials said Wednesday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

A growing challenge for Iraq: Iran-aligned Shiite militias

BAGHDAD (AP) — It was a stark message: A convoy of masked Shiite militiamen, armed with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades, drove openly through central Baghdad denouncing the U.S. presence in Iraq and threatening to cut off the prime minister's ear.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

A growing challenge for Iraq: Iran-aligned Shiite militias

BAGHDAD (AP) — It was a stark message: A convoy of masked Shiite militiamen, armed with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades, drove openly through central Baghdad denouncing the U.S. presence in Iraq and threatening to cut off the prime minister's ear.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

A growing challenge for Iraq: Iran-aligned Shiite militias

BAGHDAD (AP) — It was a stark message: A convoy of masked Shiite militiamen, armed with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades, drove openly through central Baghdad denouncing the U.S. presence in Iraq and threatening to cut off the prime minister's ear.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Biden: Strikes in Syria sent warning to Iran to 'be careful'

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Friday that Iran should view his decision to authorize U.S. airstrikes in Syria as a warning that it can expect consequences for its support of militia groups that threaten U.S. interests or personnel.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Biden: Strikes in Syria sent warning to Iran to 'be careful'

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Friday that Iran should view his decision to authorize U.S. airstrikes in Syria as a warning that it can expect consequences for its support of militia groups that threaten U.S. interests or personnel.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Biden: Strikes in Syria sent warning to Iran to 'be careful'

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Friday that Iran should view his decision to authorize U.S. airstrikes in Syria as a warning that it can expect consequences for its support of militia groups that threaten U.S. interests or personnel.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Biden: Strikes in Syria sent warning to Iran to 'be careful'

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Friday that Iran should view his decision to authorize U.S. airstrikes in Syria as a warning that it can expect consequences for its support of militia groups that threaten U.S. interests or personnel.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Biden says US airstrikes in Syria told Iran: 'Be careful'

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Friday that Iran should view his decision to authorize U.S. airstrikes in Syria as a warning that it can expect consequences for its support of militia groups that threaten U.S. interests or personnel.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Congress split on US strikes in Syria on Iran-backed militia

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration defended the U.S. military airstrikes in Syria as legal and appropriate Friday, saying they took out facilities that housed valuable “capabilities” used by Iranian-backed militia groups to attack American and allied forces in Iraq.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

US strike, first under Biden, kills Iran-backed militiaman

BAGHDAD (AP) — A U.S. airstrike in Syria targeted facilities belonging to a powerful Iranian-backed Iraqi armed group, killing one fighter and wounding several others, an Iraqi militia official said Friday, signaling the first military action undertaken by U.S. President Joe Biden.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

US to reduce staff at Baghdad embassy amid regional tensions

BAGHDAD (AP) — The U.S. is withdrawing some staff from its embassy in Baghdad, Iraqi and U.S. officials said Thursday, temporarily reducing personnel amid regional security concerns.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Clashes with cleric's supporters kill 5 in southern Iraq

BAGHDAD (AP) — Supporters of a firebrand Iraqi cleric shot dead five people on Saturday, according to medical officials, in overnight clashes with anti-government protesters in southern Iraq.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Two protesters dead as supporters of Iraqi cleric rally

BAGHDAD (AP) — Confrontations between demonstrators and followers of a firebrand cleric left two protesters dead in southern Iraq on Friday, officials said, as thousands also took to Baghdad's streets in a show of support for the preacher ahead of elections next year.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Iran's allies on high alert in Trump's final weeks in office

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iran has instructed allies across the Middle East to be on high alert and avoid provoking tensions with the U.S. that could give an outgoing Trump administration cause to launch attacks in the U.S. president's final weeks in office, Iraqi officials have said.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Iraqi FM condemns Baghdad rocket attack as 'terrorist act'

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's foreign minister Wednesday condemned a rocket attack in the capital a day earlier, calling it a “terrorist act," and said combat operations by the U.S.-led coalition will cease once troop withdrawals take place in the coming weeks.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Iraqi military says 4 rockets land in Baghdad's Green Zone

BAGHDAD (AP) — Four rockets struck inside Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone on Tuesday, Iraq’s military said, wounding at least two people and signaling an end to an informal truce announced by Iran-backed militias in October.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Iraqi officials say 2 rockets land in Baghdad's Green Zone

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say at least two Katyusha rockets have hit inside Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, signaling an end to an informal truce announced by Iran-backed militias in October.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Iraq ratifies new election law, paving way for early vote

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's president ratified on Thursday a new election law aimed at giving political independents a better chance of winning seats in parliament, paving the way for early elections next year.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Iraq clears sit-in square, a year after mass protests began

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi security forces on Saturday cleared out sit-in tents from the capital's central square that has been the epicenter of the anti-government protest movement, a year after the eruption of demonstrations against corruption led to months of clashes with authorities across Iraq.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Tear gas fired as thousands mark one year of Iraq protests

BAGHDAD (AP) — Thousands of people took to Iraq’s streets on Sunday to mark one year since mass anti-government demonstrations swept the country, with police firing tear gas in central Baghdad to stop protesters from crossing strategic bridges and both sides reporting injuries.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Thousands rally in Iraq to mark one year of protests

BAGHDAD (AP) — Thousands of protesters took to the streets on Sunday to mark one year since mass anti-government demonstrations swept Baghdad and Iraq's south, sparking calls to end to rampant corruption.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Iran-backed militias offer truce for US pullout from Iraq

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi militias backed by Iran have agreed to temporarily halt attacks targeting the American presence in Iraq, on the condition that U.S.-led coalition troops withdraw from the country in line with a parliamentary resolution, three militia officials said Sunday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

As planned, US-led coalition pulling out of 2nd Iraqi base

QAYARA AIR BASE, Iraq (AP) — The U.S.-led coalition on Thursday started pulling out of a second base in Iraq, in line with a planned drawdown of troops, hours after two rockets hit inside Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

One-two punch of new virus, falling oil prices threaten Iraq

BAGHDAD (AP) — The economic fallout from the coronavirus coupled with a sudden drop in oil prices is threatening to catapult Iraq into an unprecedented crisis.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

One-two punch of new virus, falling oil prices threaten Iraq

BAGHDAD (AP) — The economic fallout from the coronavirus coupled with a sudden drop in oil prices is threatening to catapult Iraq into an unprecedented crisis.

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One-two punch of new virus, falling oil prices threaten Iraq

BAGHDAD (AP) — The economic fallout from the coronavirus coupled with a sudden drop in oil prices is threatening to catapult Iraq into an unprecedented crisis.

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

US-led coalition troops pull out of base in western Iraq

BAGHDAD (AP) — Troops from the U.S.-led coalition pulled out from a base in western Iraq on Thursday as part of a planned drawdown, Iraqi and coalition officials said, while training activities by the coalition were suspended amid concerns about the coronavirus.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Iraqi officials say rockets strike Baghdad's Green Zone

BAGHDAD (AP) — At least three rockets struck Baghdad's fortified Green Zone near the American Embassy late Tuesday, a day after an attack on a training base south of Baghdad where U.S.-led coalition troops and NATO trainers were present, Iraqi security officials said. It was the fourth such attack in …

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Iraqi officials say rockets strike Baghdad's Green Zone

BAGHDAD (AP) — At least three rockets struck Baghdad's fortified Green Zone near the American Embassy late Tuesday, a day after an attack on a training base south of Baghdad where U.S.-led coalition troops and NATO trainers were present, Iraqi security officials said. It was the fourth such attack in …

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Iraqi officials say rockets strike Baghdad's Green Zone

BAGHDAD (AP) — At least three rockets struck Baghdad's fortified Green Zone near the American Embassy late Tuesday, a day after an attack on a training base south of Baghdad where U.S.-led coalition troops and NATO trainers were present, Iraqi security officials said. It was the fourth such attack in …

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Iraq officials: Rocket attack hits base housing US troops

BAGHDAD (AP) — A barrage of rockets hit a base housing U.S. and other coalition troops north of Baghdad on Saturday, Iraqi security officials said, just days after a similar attack killed three servicemen, including two Americans.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Iraq officials: Rocket attack hits base housing US troops

BAGHDAD (AP) — A barrage of rockets hit a base housing U.S. and other coalition troops north of Baghdad on Saturday, Iraqi security officials said, just days after a similar attack killed three servicemen, including two Americans.

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Iraq officials: Rocket attack hits base housing US troops

BAGHDAD (AP) — A barrage of rockets hit a base housing U.S. and other coalition troops north of Baghdad on Saturday, Iraqi security officials said, just days after a similar attack killed three servicemen, including two Americans.

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Iraq's protesters struggle to keep waning movement going

BAGHDAD (AP) — At the once bustling hub of the largest anti-government protest movement in Iraq's modern history, crowds have dwindled, and donation boxes have sprouted up. Loudspeakers resound with calls by activists for funds to keep their hard-fought revolution alive.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Iraq's protesters struggle to keep waning movement going

BAGHDAD (AP) — At the once bustling hub of the largest anti-government protest movement in Iraq's modern history, crowds have dwindled, and donation boxes have sprouted up. Loudspeakers resound with calls by activists for funds to keep their hard-fought revolution alive.

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Iraq's protesters struggle to keep waning movement going

BAGHDAD (AP) — At the once bustling hub of the largest anti-government protest movement in Iraq's modern history, crowds have dwindled, and donation boxes have sprouted up. Loudspeakers resound with calls by activists for funds to keep their hard-fought revolution alive.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Iraq army says US strikes kill 5 security forces, 1 civilian

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's military said five security force members and a civilian were killed early Friday in a barrage of U.S. airstrikes launched hours after a rocket attack killed and wounded American and British servicemen at a base north of Baghdad.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Iraq army says US strikes kill 5 security forces, 1 civilian

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's military said five security force members and a civilian were killed early Friday in a barrage of U.S. airstrikes launched hours after a rocket attack killed and wounded American and British servicemen at a base north of Baghdad.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Iraq army says US strikes kill 5 security forces, 1 civilian

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's military said five security force members and a civilian were killed early Friday in a barrage of U.S. airstrikes launched hours after a rocket attack killed and wounded American and British servicemen at a base north of Baghdad.

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

U.S. trains Iraqi forces as Tikrit battle continues

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Iraq PM confident in post-US future

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Iraqi premier: No need for US troops after 2011

BAGHDAD - Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Saturday that an agreement requiring U.S. troops to leave by the end of 2011 will stand because Iraqi forces are capable of taking care of the country's security.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Militant turns on al-Qaida chiefs

BAGHDAD - Leery of using a mobile phone, the militant tasked with directing some of Baghdad's deadliest recent bombings would get his orders from al-Qaida in Iraq's leadership by meeting a go-between near a grocery store named Mr. Milk.

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Iraqis defy intimidation to vote

BAGHDAD - Insurgents bombed a polling station and lobbed grenades at voters Sunday, killing 36 people in attacks aimed at intimidating those taking part in an election that will determine whether the country can overcome the sectarian divisions that have plagued it since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Iraq to Blackwater guards: Get out

BAGHDAD - Iraq has ordered hundreds of private security guards linked to Blackwater Worldwide to leave the country within seven days or face possible arrest on visa violations, the interior minister said Wednesday.

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