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U.S. Government to Provide Additional $100 Million for Iraq Stabilization

Today in Fallujah, Chargé d’Affaires Joey Hood announced that the United States Government intends to provide an additional $100 million to help stabilize liberated areas once held by the Islamic State. The United States Agency for International Development will provide the funds to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). With this $100 million contribution, the ...

By U.S. Embassy in Baghdad | 14 April, 2019 | Topics: Charge D’Affaires, Child and Family Matters, News, Press Releases

The U.S. Embassy Celebrates National Day – 243 Years of American Independence

U.S. EMBASSY BAGHDAD Office of the Spokesperson __________________________________________________________________________ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (MARCH 26, 2019) The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad celebrated its national day ...

By U.S. Embassy in Baghdad | 26 March, 2019 | Topics: Charge D’Affaires, Press Releases, U.S. Embassy in Baghdad

Coalition, partner forces liberate last territory held by Daesh

SOUTHWEST ASIA – The Coalition congratulates the Syrian Democratic Forces on the liberation of the remaining civilians under Daesh control and the elimination of Daesh’s self-proclaimed territorial caliphate in the Middle Euphrates River Valley, Syria, March 23, 2019. Since the beginning of operations in 2014, the Coalition and partner forces have liberated nearly 110,000 square ...

By U.S. Embassy in Baghdad | 23 March, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases

Delegation from the U.S. House of Representatives’ Armed Services Committee visits Baghdad

A delegation from the U.S. House of Representatives’ Armed Services Committee visited Baghdad to discuss U.S.-Iraq relations. Representatives John Garamendi of California, Deb Haaland of New Mexico, and Veronica Escobar of Texas, met with Prime Minister Adil Abd al-Mahdi and Speaker Mohammed al-Halbusi. They discussed the importance of the U.S.-Iraq relationship and the future of ...

By U.S. Embassy in Baghdad | 20 March, 2019 | Topics: Events, Key Officials, News, U.S. & Iraq, U.S. Embassy in Baghdad

The United States joins UNITAD in a solemn ceremony commencing exhumations of mass graves in Sinjar

Chargé d’affaires Joey Hood, Special Representative for Minority Assistance Programs Max Primorac, and representatives of CJTF were honored to join the UN Investigative Team for the Accountability on Da’esh (UNITAD) in a solemn ceremony commencing its support to the Iraqi Government as they begin exhumations of mass graves located in the village of Kocho, Sinjar ...

By U.S. Embassy in Baghdad | 19 March, 2019 | Topics: Charge D’Affaires, Events, News

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