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(MENAFN) Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah militia confirmed on Tuesday that US journalist Shelly Kittleson has been released and directed her to leave the country without delay. "This release will not be repeated," said group member Abu Mujahid al-Assaf in...

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(MENAFN) Iraq's Civil Aviation Authority lifted its airspace ban on Wednesday, restoring full flight operations across the country in the wake of a landmark ceasefire between Washington and Tehran.

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(MENAFN) Baghdad issued a sharp condemnation Wednesday against Israeli attacks on civilian areas across Lebanon, including the capital Beirut, as the death toll climbed to at least 254 with over a thousand wounded.

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(MENAFN) Iraq’s Kataib Hezbollah militia announced on Tuesday the release of US journalist Shelly Kittleson, instructing her to leave the country immediately, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein held discussions with his Pakistani counterpart Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Wednesday evening regarding efforts to achieve a ceasefire and end regional hostilities, according to reports from Iraq’s Foreign...

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JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. – The U.S. Army Reserve’s 1st Brigade, 78th Training Division, welcomed its new commander during a traditional change-of-command ceremony Oct. 24 here on Sharp Field.

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(MENAFN) Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) announced Monday that coordinated airstrikes struck two of its military positions in the country's northern and northeastern regions in rapid succession.

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(MENAFN) Iraq’s Joint Operations Command announced on Wednesday that a state-appointed committee, responsible for separating armed factions from the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) and merging them into national security institutions, has...

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A British Army veteran living with a service-related cold injury has completed a near-vertical ice climb in the Scottish Highlands.

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(MENAFN) The US Embassy in Iraq has urged American citizens to exercise heightened caution and reiterated its warning against travel to the country, citing ongoing regional instability.

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(MENAFN) A landmark convoy of Iraqi fuel tankers crossed into Syria on Wednesday through the al-Tanf-al-Waleed border crossing, formally restoring a strategically vital transit route that had remained severed for over ten years.

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(MENAFN) The U.S. Embassy in Iraq issued an urgent security alert late Wednesday night, advising American citizens in the country to maintain heightened readiness and remain vigilant as regional tensions continue to escalate rapidly.

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(MENAFN) The first convoy of Iraqi fuel tankers entered Syrian territory on Wednesday via the Al-Tanf–Al-Walid border crossing, heading toward the Baniyas coastal refinery for eventual export to international markets, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Iraq's parliament has set April 11 as the date for a long-awaited session to elect the country's next president, as the nation's protracted political impasse shows little sign of self-resolution.

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(MENAFN) A tragic road accident in southern Iraq left 21 people dead and 19 others injured on Sunday after a passenger bus overturned on the highway connecting the cities of Nasiriyah and Basra, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced in the early hours of Monday that it had struck the headquarters of Kurdish opposition groups in Iraq's northern Sulaymaniyah province, further widening the arc of regional...

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(MENAFN) Twenty-one people were killed and 19 others injured Sunday after a bus overturned on the highway linking Nasiriyah and Basra in southern Iraq, prompting Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi to order an immediate investigation into the deadly...

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(MENAFN) Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said early Monday that it carried out strikes on the headquarters of Kurdish opposition groups in northern Iraq, specifically in the Sulaymaniyah province, as tensions in the region continue to rise....

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(MENAFN) Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani condemned an attack on the residence of Nechirvan Barzani, president of Iraq’s Kurdish Regional Government (KRG), as reported on Saturday.

DVIDS - Georgia

When Brig. Gen. Michael Ake looks back at his military career, he’ll remember the people.