Tag: Iraq
How to help a failed state?
Last week’s disaster in Beirut epitomizes everything that is wrong with Lebanon. But we didn’t have to wait for an investigation into the explosion at the Beirut port that left more than 150 people...
Turkey launches airstrikes against Kurds in northern Iraq
Turkish fighter jets launched strikes against Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) fighters in northern Iraq on Sunday night in retaliation for attacks against Turkish army bases, according to the Turkish Defense Ministry.
The warplanes took off...
Khamenei: Americans will be expelled from Iraq, Syria
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday that the Americans will be pushed out of Iraq and Syria, and that U.S. actions in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria led to it being hated...
Shi’ite militia supporters storm US embassy compound in Iraq
Dozens of Iraqi Shi’ite militiamen and their supporters broke into the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad on Tuesday, setting fire to a reception area.
An Associated Press reporter saw the flames from inside the compound, and said...
Iraqi leaders blame Israel, US for strikes on Shi’ite militias
Iraqi President Barham Salih and Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi on Monday condemned airstrikes carried out the day before on targets associated with paramilitary groups linked to Iran, Reuters reported.
According to the Popular Mobilization...
Jordan, Iraq sign nuclear energy agreement
Jordan and Iraq signed a nuclear-energy cooperation agreement on Saturday, according to reports in Jordanian media.
The protocol was signed by Jordan Atomic Energy Commission chairman Khaled Toukan and Iraqi Higher Education and Scientific Research...
Report: Israel attacked Iranian targets in Iraq with US and Russia permission
Israel bombed Iranian weapons warehouses in Iraq three times in recent weeks after reaching an understanding with the United States and Russia, the London-based pan-Arab daily Asharq Al-Awsat reported on Wednesday.
Western diplomatic sources told the newspaper...
Iran continues efforts to surround Israel with missiles and hostile forces
Iran is facing severe economic pressure due to U.S. sanctions, yet recent reports indicate that the Islamic Republic is still investing significant resources in building up attack capabilities throughout the Middle East, with a...
Iraqi officials: Restoration of citizenship does not extend to Iraqi Jews living in Israel
Gen. Fadhi Alwan Kazem, head of the Citizenship Department in Iraq’s Ministry of Interior, said in a March 17 debate about citizenship for persecuted minorities that aired on Al-Iraqiya TV (Iraq) that Jews are...
Pompeo: Iran is ‘origin’ of threats against US in Iraq
In a press briefing on Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blamed Iran for attacks on U.S. interests in Iraq, reported Reuters.
After identifying Iran as the “origin” of threats against Americans in Iraq, Pompeo explained:...