US reduces total number of troops in Iraq amid shift in bases

The U.S. is reducing the number of troops in Iraq from 2,500 to under 2,000, while leaving Al-Asad Air Base in Western Iraq.
The Associated Press

What to know about the US strikes in Iraq and Syria and its attacks with the UK in Yemen

British forces on Saturday joined their American allies in new attacks against militia in Yemen. The U.S. military earlier ...

In reversal, at least 250 US troops will remain at Iraq air base

Rather than withdraw, a small force of US troops will operate out of the Ain al-Asad Air Base, Iraq's prime minister said.
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Iraq war hero reveals agony of life-changing tinnitus after 'wearing faulty ear plugs' in combat

Veteran Lee Rowlands was following a 'rite of passage' when he enlisted in the 'world's best army' at 18, with a family military history on both sides. But what he did not know was he would go on to ...
Yahoo

On eve of 9/11 anniversary, lawmakers push to repeal retaliatory war powers in Iraq

WASHINGTON — The House passed an amendment on Wednesday to officially repeal the military force permissions approved in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks — nearly 24 years after they were first ...
Homeland Security Today

U.S. to Shift Iraq Mission from Combat to Security Partnership Pentagon Confirms

The Department of War released the following statement from Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell regarding the planned transition of U.S. operations in Iraq. The statement outlines how the United ...