Tensions rise as the US military faces heightened security concerns amid ongoing strikes in the Kurdistan Region.

Esper said he has received to requests from Iraq to downsize the US military presence in Iraq, currently at about 5,000 troops. Ad Feedback. Ad Feedback. Ad Feedback. Ad Feedback.

U.S. Marines operating out of a small outpost in Iraq provided artillery and targeting support for Iraqi troops Thursday, expanding the American combat role in the country as the operation to ...

About 275 Marines and Army troops were deployed to the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad today and four warships steamed towards Iraq as tensions rose due to the advance of a radical Islamic insurgency.

US Marines prepare to build a military site during a sandstorm in western Anbar, Iraq, November 6, 2017. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed) 2017-11-13T19:55:28Z ...

A US Marine, Johnathan A. Pebley, 39, who fought in Iraq was killed in a Russian drone strike during a dangerous mission near the frontlines in Ukraine, his father told The Post.

A US Marine from Colorado who had been serving in Iraq was killed in combat over the weekend — just days after the Pentagon warned of an “ISIS resurgence,” according to defense of… ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has set up a small Marine artillery outpost in northern Iraq to protect a nearby Iraqi military base, expanding the number and the combat exposure of American troops ...

The U.S. military says it has placed a contingent of Marines at a small outpost in northern Iraq to provide protection for an Iraqi military base where U.S. advisers are present.

The U.S. has set up a small Marine artillery outpost in northern Iraq to protect a nearby Iraqi military base. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Watch Now. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays.

A US Marine who fought in Iraq and voluntarily deployed to Ukraine was killed in a Russian drone strike during a dangerous mission near the frontlines in the Eastern European country, his father said.