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U.S. Defense Secretary Concludes Visit to Iraq
2019-10-25 Read More...
Iraq on Wednesday rejected any long-term presence of U.S. forces that have crossed its border during a retreat from northern Syria, after visiting Defense Secretary Mark Esper initially indicated the troops would remain, Reuters

Iraq Denies Arrival of New U.S. Soldiers to Al Asad Air Base
2019-07-09 Read More...
An Iraqi operations command denied on Saturday news reports about the deployment of more U.S. soldiers at the Ain al-Asad air base in Anbar

Iraq Appoints New Defense, Interior Ministers
2019-06-26 Read More...
The Iraqi parliament approved on Monday three more Ministers in Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi’s cabinet following several months of political

New Zealand to Withdraw All Troops from Iraq by June 2020
2019-06-13 Read More...
New Zealand announced it would withdraw all of its troops from Iraq by June 2020 following the defeat of the Islamic State militant

Germany, Holland Suspend Military Training Operations in Iraq
2019-05-17 Read More...
Germany and the Netherlands (Holland) said on Wednesday they were suspending military training operations in Iraq as the United States warned of increased threats from Iran-backed forces amid an escalation of tensions between Washington and Tehran,

Iraq Receives All 36 F-16IQ Fighting Falcon Jets
2019-05-10 Read More...
Iraq has received all of Lockheed Martin’s F-16IQ Fighting Falcon combat aircraft, with the last 9 of 36 aircraft delivered to Balad Airbase, north of Baghdad, on 3 May, Jane’s

Iraq, Russia Negotiating S-400 Missile System Deal
2019-05-07 Read More...
Iraq and Russia are now engaged in talks over a deal to supply Baghdad with a Russian missile defense system, a former Iraqi lawmaker said, IraqiNews.com

Iraqi F-16 Fighter Jet Carries Out First Joint Air Mission
2019-04-23 Read More...
The Iraqi Air Force Command announced the participation of an Iraqi F-16 fighter aircraft for the first time with the International Air Force in a “defensive” air mission to fly over the Iraqi-Syrian border, National Iraqi News Agency (NINA)

Canada Extends Military Missions in Iraq, Ukraine
2019-03-21 Read More...
Canadian Defense and Foreign Ministers announced the extension of the functions of the Canadian military training missions in Iraq and Ukraine, National Iraqi News Agency (NINA)

Chairman of Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) Visits Iraq
2019-03-14 Read More...
Secretary-General of the Iraqi Ministry of Defense General Mohammed Jawad Kazem praised Pakistan’s support for Iraq on the military level, National Iraqi News Agency (NINA)

Iraq Publicly Displays New T-90S Main Battle Tank
2019-01-11 Read More...
The Iraqi military publicly displayed recently delivered T-90S main battle tanks during the 98th anniversary of the country’s Armed Forces on 6 January, Defence Blog

Iraq’s Chief-of-Staff Receives US Counterpart
2019-01-08 Read More...
Chief-of-Staff of the Iraqi Army General Othman Al-Ghanmi (photo) discussed in Baghdad Sunday with his US counterpart General Mark Millie cooperation and coordination in the military field, National Iraqi News Agency (NINA)

Baghdad to Host 8th Iraq Defense Exhibition in March 2019
2019-01-07 Read More...
Under the patronage of His Excellency Prime Minister of Iraq and General Commander of Iraq Armed Forces, and the full support of Iraq Defence, Interior and Trade Ministries, the United Company for Fairs is organising the 8th Edition of International

Iraq Requests Five Armed Bell 407GX Helicopters
2018-10-08 Read More...
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Iraq of five (5) Armed Bell 407GX helicopters configured with M240 7.62mm Machine Guns for an estimated cost of $82.5

German Defense Minister Concludes Visit to Iraq
2018-09-19 Read More...
German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen paid a visit to Iraq earlier this week. In Baghdad on Monday, she met with Prime Minister Haider al Abadi and Defense Minister Khaled al Obeidi

Iraq Receives First Batch of BMP-3 Infantry Fighting Vehicles
2018-09-03 Read More...
The First shipment of the Russian BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicle has arrived to Iraq, news reports said last

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