More US troops flown out of Iraq after Iran missile attack, officials say

Additional U.S. troops have been flown out of Iraq for closer evaluation of potential concussion injuries from the Iranian missile attack of Jan. 8, U.S. defense officials said Tuesday.

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US and Britain to ‘reduce troops’ in Iraq under plan to defuse regional tensions

The Western troop presence in Iraq is to be scaled down under a plan to defuse regional tensions over America’s killing of Iranian general Qassim Soleimani.

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France Sends Carrier Back to Mideast, Underlining Commitment to Ongoing Anti-ISIS Mission

French President Emmanuel Macron is sending the country’s aircraft carrier and Navy flagship back to the Middle East, to underline France’s commitment to the ongoing campaign to defeat ISIS and ensure it does not reemerge as a threat.

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Russia Supports Iran Joining Moscow-Beijing Security Bloc

Just days after the Iranian regime fired missiles at military bases in Iraq and accidentally shot down a Ukrainian passenger plane, Russia’s foreign minister has reiterated that Moscow supports full membership for Tehran in a Eurasian security bloc sometimes viewed as an aspiring counterweight to NATO and the West.

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Dozens wounded as Iraqi protesters up pressure on government

Iraqi security forces wounded dozens of protesters on Sunday as renewed anti-government demonstrations gripped the capital and Iraq’s south, activists and officials said.

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Pentagon reveals 11 US troops were wounded in Iranian ballistic missile attack on Iraq bases

The Pentagon has revealed that 11 U.S. service members received treatment for concussions from an Iranian missile strike on Jan. 8.

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