BEHIND THE LINES: Around 20 attacks against US personnel and facilities have been carried out since President Joe Biden’s inauguration in January. But the slow build-up of attacks started earlier.
A US SOLDIER walks by during the handover of Taji military base from US-led coalition troops to Iraqi security forces in August 2020.(photo credit: THAIER AL-SUDANI/REUTERS)ByJONATHAN SPYER
