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The United States is carrying out retaliatory strikes in Iraq in response to a rocket attack on Wednesday that killed two U.S. troops and a British service member at a base north of Baghdad, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Thursday. CBC | World News
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Trump authorizes military response to attack on U.S. soldiers in Iraq
U.S. President Donald Trump has authorized the U.S. military to respond to Wednesday’s rocket attack in Iraq that killed two American troops and a British service member, the Pentagon said on Thursday. CBC | World News
Read More »Gloves OFF! Piers Morgan and Alastair Campbell clash in fiery Twitter spat over Iraq war
THE Pair were engaged in a slanging match online following a tweet from Julia Hartley-Brewer about the tragic death of Caroline Flack. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Canadian special forces troops back on the job in Iraq, says commander
Canadian special forces troops are back to full employment in northern Iraq — but for how long? CBC | World News
Read More »Canadian military resumes some operations in Iraq following Iran scare
The Canadian military is resuming some operations in Iraq following a temporary suspension of activities last week. CBC | World News
Read More »Canada pauses military operations in Iraq amid escalating U.S.-Iran tensions
Canada’s top military commander has formally hit the pause button on operations in Iraq as fallout from the U.S. targeted killing of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad continues. CBC | World News
Read More »World War 3: Warning against all travel Iraq and ‘all but essential’ travel to Iran
WORLD WAR 3 is real concern for many after Donald Trump ordered a drone strike in Iraq, killing a military leader. The move has angered leaders of Iran and Iraq and many fear WW3 due to escalation. What is the travel advice for Britons? Daily Express :: Travel Feed
Read More »Iran and Iraq warning: Foreign Office tells Brits to avoid travel as tensions escalate
BRITONS are being warned to avoid all travel to Iraq and all but essential travel to Iran in the wake of the US airstrike which killed a senior Iranian military commander as he was driven from Baghdad airport. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »As U.S. airstrike ramps up threat of war, about 500 Canadian Forces personnel are serving in Iraq
Canada has several hundred CF personnel deployed in Iraq on two missions: Operation Impact, which is Canada’s contribution to the global coalition’s war against the Islamic State (ISIS), and the NATO mission to Iraq, a Baghdad-based training mission. It also maintains diplomatic offices in Baghdad and Erbil. CBC | World News
Read More »5 Iran-backed militia members killed in airstrike: Iraq official
An Iraqi official says an airstrike north of Baghdad has hit two cars carrying members of Iran-backed militia, one day after a U.S. airstrike killed top Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani. CBC | World News
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