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Wyoming Republican U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney applauded President Donald Trump's decision to order an air strike in Iraq that killed a top Iranian general, according to a Tweet she sent Friday. "Qassem Soleimani was an evil and deadly terrorist with the blood of thousands, including hundreds of Americans, on his hands...

Cheney spoke in Dubai at the annual Arab Strategy Forum.

IS controlled large swathes of Syria and Iraq where they declared a caliphate in 2014.

Exxon Mobil, based in Irving, Texas, didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.

Trump will present the Medal of Honor to Bellavia on June 25.

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis abruptly resigned following the announcement, and Trump's decision rattled allies around the world, including in Iraq.

Vice President Joe Biden says the United States continues to support Iraq in its fight against al-Qaida-linked militants.

BAGHDAD (AP) — The United Nations mission to Iraq says more people were killed in violent attacks across the country in April than in any other month since June 2008. The U.N. figures released on Thursday underscore concerns that security is quickly deteriorating in Iraq, where violence spiked in the last part of April...

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Exactly who is killing whom in Iraq, and why? Do we need a scorecard to distinguish the various factions at work, and to attempt to understand differing agendas and modes of destruction?Army Reserve Lt. Colonel Kerry C. Kachejian, a West Point engineer who was called back to direct operations for the rebuilding of Iraq in a deadly, chaotic war zone, will share his informed, personal insights to sh