US Not Serious in Talks about Withdrawing Troops from Iraq: Expert - Tasnim News Agency

(Tasnim) – The US is trying to neuter the latest round of talks on potential withdrawal of its combat forces from Iraq, citing the history of Washington's refusal to commit to previous such negotiations, an expert warned.

US Military Smuggles Tonnes of Syrian Wheat to Neighboring Iraq - Report - Sputnik International

Twelve US trucks laden with tonnes of wheat from silos in northern Syria were seen going to neighboring Iraq through an illegal border crossing, Syrian state news agency SANA said Thursday.

US extends Iraq's sanction waiver ahead of talks | THE DAILY STAR

The US has granted Iraq the maximum extension to a sanctions waiver allowing it to import Iranian gas ahead of talks next month, an Iraqi official told AFP on Wednesday.

US will do what's necessary to defend itself after attack in Iraq, Austin says | THE DAILY STAR

The United States will do what it sees as necessary to defend its interests after a rocket attack last week against Iraq's Ain al-Sada airbase, which hosts American, coalition and Iraqi forces, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Sunday.

Biden Administration Won’t Rule Out Retaliation for Rocket Attack in Iraq - FARS

(FNA)- The Joe Biden administration on Tuesday would not rule out potential retaliation against those behind Monday’s deadly rocket attack in Iraq.

Erdogan tells party faithful Turkey is ready to expand operations in northern Iraq against Kurdish militants — RT World News

 Turkey is set to expand its military operations in northern Iraq against Kurdish militants, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told his AK party supporters on Tuesday, as he chided Western nations for failing to condemn terrorism.

Iran Denies Link with Erbil Rocket Strike - Tasnim News Agency

The Iranian Foreign Ministry categorically dismissed reports attributing a rocket attack on a US airbase in Erbil to Iran.

US 'outraged' by Iraq rocket attack, Blinken says - The Jerusalem post

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States is "outraged" by a rocket attack on Monday in the Iraqi Kurdistan region that reportedly killed a civilian contractor and injured several others, including a US service member and several American contractors.

Remains of 104 Yazidis killed by ISIL laid to rest in Iraq | Al Jazeera

More than 100 members of the Yazidi minority massacred by the ISIL (ISIS) armed group six years ago were laid to rest at a mass funeral in a northern Iraqi village.

US Equipping Military Base in Iraqi Kurdistan Region - FARS

The US army is expanding and equipping al-Harir military base in Kurdistan region in Northern Iraq, Iraqi sources said.

More Than 20 Dead In Baghdad Twin Suicide Bombing: Ministry | Barron's

The toll in a twin suicide bombing in an open-air Baghdad market on Thursday morning topped 20 dead and 40 wounded, an interior ministry official told AFP.

Source: US Attack against Jurf Al-Nasr Aimed at Paving Ground for ISIL’s Revival - FARS

(FNA)- A senior Iraqi source said that the early Tuesday airstrikes against Jurf al-Nasr region at the bordering areas of Iraq and Syria were aimed at preparing the ground for the ISIL to enter the country.

Iraq calls U.S. blacklisting of militia leader 'unacceptable' - TODAY

 Iraq denounced on Saturday as "unacceptable" a U.S. decision to blacklist the leader of a state umbrella group for mainly Iran-backed Shi'ite militia.

Iran to resume gas flows to Iraq after agreement reached on unpaid bills - The Jerusalem post

Iran will resume normal gas flows to Iraq from Wednesday after reaching an agreement with Iraq over unpaid bills, a spokesman for Iraq's electricity ministry said.

‘Blood cheaper than water’: Outrage over Trump Blackwater pardons | Al Jazeera

US President Donald Trump’s issuance of pardons for security guards convicted of killing at least 14 Iraqi civilians in a 2007 Baghdad massacre has caused international uproar, including in Iraq where people expressed outrage and sadness.

Trump pardons Blackwater security contractors over 2007 Iraq killings - BBC News

US President Donald Trump has pardoned four former Blackwater security guards convicted over their involvement in the killing of 14 Iraqi civilians in 2007.

US to draw down staff from Baghdad embassy amid ‘security concerns’ as anniversary of Soleimani assassination draws near – reports — RT

 Washington is set to pull diplomatic staff from its embassy in Baghdad in an effort to “minimize risk” as the one-year anniversary of the US kill strike on Iranian general Qassem Soleimani approaches, according to several reports.

Iranian commander killed by drone strike in Syria-Iraq border, reports say - Haaretz.com

A senior commander in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards was killed Sunday in a drone strike along the Syria-Iraq border, several Arab media outlets reported, citing Iraqi officials.

Lavrov: US intervention in Syria, Iraq and Libya leads to spread of destruction and devastation in these countries – Syrian Arab News Agency

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stressed that the US intervention in Syria, Iraq and Libya has never brought anything positive to the region, but rather it led to the spread of destruction and devastation in these countries.

US deployed strategic bombers to Middle East - US Central Command - TASS

The United States deployed B-52H strategic bombers to the Middle East on Saturday, US Central Command reported on its website.