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Drones and rockets strike the Al-Asad Airbase in Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq, which houses U.S. troops.
2023-10-19

Iran launches twelve ballistic missiles at the Iraqi city of Erbil, Kurdistan Region, with explosions reported near the U.S. consulate and Erbil International Airport. The missiles are believed to be Fateh-110s. There are no reports of injuries or deaths.
2022-03-12

The United States-led CJTF–OIR hands over Al-Taqaddum Air Base to Iraqi security forces. It is the fourth military base to be returned to Iraq in recent weeks.
2020-04-4

The United States announces it will be sending 560 more United States Armed Forces soldiers to Iraq to help fight against ISIL.
2016-07-11

The United States Army's elite Delta Force captures their first suspected ISIL operative during a raid in northern Iraq. The detainee is being interrogated by the U.S. and is expected to be turned over to Iraqi officials in the coming days.
2016-03-1

The U.S. deploys around a dozen A-10 ground-attack planes to Turkey's southern Incirlik Air Base. A U.S. military official said the deployment had "added capability" to the coalition's efforts against ISIL in Iraq and Syria.
2015-10-20

10 killed, 13 wounded in Iraq gold market robbery in a market in Kirkuk, 250 km north of Baghdad.
2010-10-26

The United States ends combat operations in Iraq as its last combat brigade departs for Kuwait.
2010-08-18

Seven former British soldiers join 98 American soldiers to sue American defence firm KBR, who they say exposed them to dangerous levels of toxic chemicals in Iraq.
2010-06-10

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden holds talks with Iraqi political leaders ahead of the March parliamentary election.
2010-01-23