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Forever Wars Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

It’s time for U.S. to end forever wars

By Paul Gosar

Sen. Bill Hagerty, Tennessee Republican, speaks during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing with Attorney General Merrick Garland, Wednesday, June 9, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Stefani Reynolds/The New York Times/Pool via AP wire) **FILE**

EXCLUSIVE: GOP senators demand public hearings before voting to repeal Iraq War authorization

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Illustration on ending U.S. involvement in Afghanistan by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Biden ending the Afghan War and closing Gitmo

By Jed Babbin

In this April 23, 2020, file image from video, Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., speaks on the floor of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. The Democratic-led House, with the backing of President Joe Biden, is expected to approve legislation Thursday, June 17, 2021, to repeal the 2002 authorization for use of military force in Iraq. (House Television via AP) ** FILE **

House votes to repeal 2002 Iraq War authorization

By Kevin Freking - Associated Press

In this file photo from April 1, 2015, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, right, speaks with then-U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, center, and U.S. Robert Malley, left, Senior Director for Iran, Iraq, and the Gulf States, National Security Council during a break outside the hotel at the Beau Rivage Palace Hotel as the Iran nuclear talks continue, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Malley currently serves as the Biden administration's special envoy to Iran and is working to salvage the Obama-era Iran deal that President Trump canceled. (AP Photo/Keystone,Laurent Gillieron) ** FILE **

Iran’s misdeeds, terror efforts dismissed in Biden push for new nuclear deal

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Iran protests Iraq over raid on diplomatic site

Associated Press

Protests erupt in Iraqi city after killing of activist

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Drone attack on Iraqi base hosting US troops; no casualties

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Chinese in Iraq blocked from flying home after virus cases

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Raslan Haddad, the presenter of the local TV prank show, Tannab Raslan, stands in front of a map of Iraq during an interview with The Associated Press in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, May. 5, 2021. Responding to viewer outrage, Iraq's media regulator canceled the show that lured guests into simulated ambushes by militants, forcing participants and viewers to relive the fear that was widespread under the rule of the Islamic State group. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Iraq’s prank TV show depicting IS attacks taken off air

By SAMYA KULLAB - Associated Press

A follower of populist Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr holds a picture of him while receiving a dose of the Chinese Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine at a clinic in Sadr City, Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, May 4, 2021. Iraq’s vaccine rollout had been faltering for weeks. Apathy, fear and rumors kept many from getting vaccinated despite a serious surge in coronavirus infections and calls by the government for people to register for shots. It took al-Sadr’s public endorsement of vaccinations — and images of him getting the shot — to turn things around. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Iraq pushes vaccine rollout amid widespread apathy, distrust

By ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD - Associated Press

Iraq’s health minister resigns over Baghdad hospital fire

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Iraq military: 4 rockets hit Iraqi air base, no casualties

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The intensive care unit at the Ibn al-Khatib hospital is damaged following a fire that broke out last Saturday evening killing over 80 people and injuring over 100, in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, April 27, 2021. Medical staff who witnessed the first moments of a Baghdad hospital fire described horrific scenes: deafening screams, a patient who jumped to his death to escape the inferno and relatives who died because they refused to abandon coronavirus patients tethered to ventilators. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Iraqi medics recount horrors from Baghdad’s hospital inferno

By SAMYA KULLAB and ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD - Associated Press

In this image made from video, first responders work the scene of a fire at a hospital in Baghdad on Saturday, April 24, 2021. The fire broke out in the Baghdad hospital that cares for coronavirus patients after oxygen cylinders reportedly exploded late Saturday, officials said. (AP Photo)

Iraq Interior Ministry: 82 killed in Baghdad hospital fire

By Samya Kullab - Associated Press

In this image made from video, first responders work the scene of a fire at a hospital in Baghdad on Saturday, April 24, 2021. The fire broke out in the Baghdad hospital that cares for coronavirus patients after oxygen cylinders reportedly exploded late Saturday, officials said. (AP Photo)

Fire sweeps through Baghdad hospital COVID-19 ward

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Gunmen kill two Guard members in Iran’s Kurdish area

Associated Press

FILE - This undated booking photo provided by the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office shows Ali Yousif Ahmed Al-Nouri, who was arrested in January 2020 in Arizona as part of an extradition request made by the Iraqi government and has been accused of participating in the killings of two police officers nearly 15 years ago in Iraq. Prosecutors on Friday, April 16, 2021, urged a judge to approve the Iraqi government's extradition request for Ahmed, an Iraqi native who came to the United States as a refugee in 2009 and became a U.S. citizen in 2015. Ahmed has denied involvement in the killings. (Maricopa County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

Feds push to extradite Phoenix driving school owner to Iraq

By JACQUES BILLEAUD - Associated Press

In this undated photo released by FBI Sacramento shows Omar Abdulsattar Ameen. A federal judge in California refused Wednesday, April 21, 2021, to allow the extradition to Iraq of Ameen, accused of killing for the Islamic State, saying cellphone evidence shows he was in Turkey at the time of the slaying. The U.S. Justice Department has tried since 2018 to return Omar Abdulsattar Ameen to Iraq under a treaty with that nation. (FBI Sacramento via AP)

Judge rejects US bid to send refugee to Iraq in terror case

By DON THOMPSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 31, 2021 file photo, released by the Saudi Royal Palace, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, center right, accompanies Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on his arrival to Riyadh International Airport, Saudi Arabia. A first round of direct talks held in April 2021, in Iraq, between regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran is seen as a positive sign of de-escalation following years of animosity. The hosting of the talks is also a significant step for Iraq, which has ties with both the U.S. and Iran and has often borne the brunt of Saudi-Iran rivalry. (Bandar Aljaloud/Saudi Royal Palace via AP, File)

Iran, Saudis hold talks in Baghdad, few expect quick results

By SAMYA KULLAB - Associated Press