Goodbye Iraq: As Obama’s withdrawal deadline nears, last US combat brigade heads home

Barack Obama

Blazing summer heat causes blowouts in Saudi electric grid as people struggle to stay cool

Record high temperature cause Saudi power outages

Kuwait breathes easier after record heat nearly tops out power supply

Heat wave breaks in Kuwait

CAIRO — Temperatures in Kuwait have dropped slightly from the record 126 degrees Fahrenheit earlier this week — a record surge of heat that had pushed the tiny OPEC nation’s power grid to the brink.

US troops who have died while serving in Iraq and Kuwait

US troops killed in Iraq and Kuwait

Army Pvt. Francisco J. Guardado-Ramirez