Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani met with the new incoming commander of the anti-ISIS mission. The meeting took ...

The anti-Islamic State coalition of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve received its new commander at a ...

Brig. Gen. Kevin Lambert assumed command of Operation Inherent Resolve during a Baghdad ceremony, succeeding Maj. Gen. Kevin ...

The Trump administration's May 2025 announcement in Riyadh, and subsequent executive order in June, lifting all sanctions on Syria and praising al-Sharaa as a "young, attractive guy. Tough guy. Strong ...

Twenty-nine U.S. Army soldiers will be awarded the Purple Heart for their injuries in Iran's ballistic missile attack on Al Asad airbase in western Iraq in early January.. There were 110 U.S ...

Six months after Ahmad al-Sharaa led the ousting of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad he was shaking hands with Donald Trump, who would go on to describe him as a “young, attractive guy”. The ...

AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq - Soldiers of 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Task Force (TF) Cardinal have come together to create a welcoming spot for fellow ...

U.S. Army Sgt. Brandyn Brooks, a 15P aviation operations specialist with the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, Task Force CARDINAL, monitors mission systems at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, June 8, 2025.

The relationship between Iraq and Syria is somewhat fraught after the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad. Al-Sudani came to power with the support of a coalition of Iran-backed factions ...

BAGHDAD (AP) — An official invitation to new Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa to attend the upcoming Arab League summit in Baghdad has triggered sharp political divisions within Iraq.

Many of the 11 Bronze Star Medal — the fourth highest individual military award — recipients were exposed to attacks at Al Asad Air Base in Iraq, including the threat of ballistic missiles ...