Spokesman of the Joint Operations Command in Iraq, Tahsin Al-Khafaji, confirmed on Tuesday that three US combat units will have withdrawn from Ain Al-Assad and Harir bases in Anbar and Erbil by the end of this month, adding that Iraq is no longer in need of the foreign military presence. Al-Khafaji ...
Tensions rocked the Western alliance as European Union leaders backed France in its anger over a scrapping mega-contract. The tensions in the transatlantic alliance overshadowed the beginning of the UN General Assembly week, after Australia last week canceled a multi-billion-dollar contract for French submarines, instead opting for US nuclear-powered ones ...