Patriot batteries, other armaments to protect American troops at key bases; US State Department offers $10 million for info on Hezbollah leader coordinating Iraqi militias

$20,800 penalty comes after agency published story that said Baghdad was under-reporting confirmed COVID-19 cases

Tehran's foreign minister Zarif reacts with fury to Trump warning of 'heavy price' if US troops targeted again

Many local leaders and tribesmen fear burying victims could spread disease to their own communities and are sending bodies back to morgues

Incident shatters brief lull in violence around capital, with projectiles hitting near US embassy

International Monetary Fund urges governments to offer temporary tax relief and cash transfers as counter to expected rise in unemployment, drop in wages and remittances

No immediate reports of casualties or damage in fourth attack in a week, after tit-for-tat attacks by Iran-backed Kataeb Hezbollah militia

Two blasts hit Besmaya base south of Baghdad in third such attack within a week; initial reports make no mention of casualties

The barrage comes days after a similar attack killed 3 servicemen, including 2 Americans

British army also takes part in strikes on Kataib Hezbollah weapons facility day after missiles fired at base kill 3 troops