Rockets strike US Embassy in Baghdad

Rockets strike US Embassy in Baghdad

(VOVWORLD) - Five rockets crashed into a riverbank near the US Embassy in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone on Sunday without causing any injuries or serious damages, a statement from...
Trump agrees US-Iraq security partnership

Trump agrees US-Iraq security partnership

(VOVWORLD) - US President Donald Trump and Iraqi President Barham Saleh agreed on Wednesday on the need for a continued US military role in Baghdad, the White House said in a...
ISIS announces new leader

ISIS announces new leader

(VOVWORLD) - The new leader of the Islamic State (ISIS) has been confirmed as Amir Mohammed Abdul Rahman al-Mawli al-Salbi, according to officials from two intelligence services
US Military resumes joint operations with Iraq

US Military resumes joint operations with Iraq

(VOVWORLD) - The United States military resumed joint operations with Iraq on Wednesday, ending a 10-day pause that began after an American airstrike killed top Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani...
US-Iran tensions de-escalate

US-Iran tensions de-escalate

(VOVWORLD) - Since Iran launched a missile attack targeting two military bases in Iraq manned by US personnel on Wednesday, no further military action from either side has been reported. Washington and...
NATO, EU call for de-escalation of Iran tension

NATO, EU call for de-escalation of Iran tension

(VOVWORLD) - NATO and EU called on Iran to avoid “further violence and provocations”, as tensions mount in the Middle East after US forces killed Iran’s top general, Qasem Soleimani,...
Iran fires missiles at two US troop bases in Iraq

Iran fires missiles at two US troop bases in Iraq

(VOVWORLD) - Iran launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles targeting two Iraqi military bases manned with US and coalition personnel at Ain Al-Asad and Erbil, the Pentagon spokesperson Jonathan...
Iran fires rockets at Iraqi airbase

Iran fires rockets at Iraqi airbase

(VOVWORLD) - Iran fired rockets early on Wednesday at Iraq’s al Asad airbase, which hosts U.S. forces, hours after the funeral of an Iranian commander whose killing in a...
Iran's General killed in airport attack

Iran's General killed in airport attack

(VOVWORLD) - Iraqi television reported Friday that General Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' (IRGC's) Quds Force, was killed by a US air attack at...