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US Air Strikes Hit Over 85 Iran-Linked Targets In Syria, Iraq
The US military launched retaliatory air strikes against Iranian forces and Tehran-backed militia groups in both Iraq and Syria on Friday, following a drone attack that killed three American soldiers at a remote base in Jordan.
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Iraq Condemns US Strikes, Calls It "Violation Of Sovereignty"
After the US airstrikes targeting militia positions in both Iraq and Syria, the spokesman for the commander-in-chief of the Iraqi armed forces said these strikes come at a time when Iraq is "striving to ensure stability in the region"
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Iran-Backed Militia Responsible For Attack On Troops In Jordan: US
The White House said Wednesday that the Islamic Resistance in Iraq militia grouping was behind the weekend drone attack that killed three American soldiers at a base in Jordan.
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Biden Says US Strikes In Iraq Aimed To Deter Iran, Militants From Attacks
The U.S. military's air strikes on Monday in Iraq aimed to deter Iran and Iran-backed militia groups from conducting or supporting attacks on United States personnel and facilities, President Joe Biden said on Wednesday.
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Syria, Iran-Backed Groups Vow Revenge As US Defends Iraq Strikes
The United States on Monday strongly defended weekend strikes against Iran-aligned militias but the fighters vowed revenge and both Iraq and Syria condemned the unilateral US air strikes as violations of their sovereignty.
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US Strikes Near Syria-Iraq Border Kill 5 Militia Fighters: War Monitor
US strikes on eastern Syria near the border with Iraq killed at least five Iran-backed militia fighters, a war monitor reported on Monday.
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Loud Debates, Fun Banter: Clubhouse — an Outlet for the Middle East
Clubhouse is being lapped up by people in the Middle East. More than 970,000 people from the Middle East have downloaded the new platform since it launched outside the US in January. It has offered space for in-person conversations in an age where direct contact is at the mercy of the pandemic and it’s brought together those at home and the many ...
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US Embassy In Baghdad, Stormed By Protesters Over Air Strikes, Evacuated
The U.S. ambassador to Iraq and other staff were evacuated from their embassy in Baghdad for their safety on Tuesday, Iraqi officials said, as thousands of protesters and militia fighters outside the gate denounced U.S. air strikes in Iraq.
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US To Close Its Consulate In Iraq's Barsa Citing Threats From Iran
The United States announced on Friday it will effectively close its consulate in the Iraqi city of Basra and relocate diplomatic personnel assigned there following increasing threats from Iran and Iran-backed militia, including rocket fire.
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Bashar Al-Assad Says US Must Leave Syria, Cites Iraq Example
President Bashar al-Assad said the United States should learn the lesson of Iraq and withdraw from Syria, and promised to recover areas of the country held by US-backed militias through negotiations or force.
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Hacked Messages Show Qatar Appearing To Pay Hundreds Of Millions To Free Hostages
Qatar had entered secret talks to free 25 of its citizens from Iraqi kidnappers, yet the bargaining had turned into a kind of group shakedown, the official said, with a half-dozen militias and foreign governments jostling to squeeze cash from the wealthy Persian Gulf state.
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ISIS Exploits Rain, Hits Iraqi Militias West, South Of Mosul
ISIS terrorists have staged near simultaneous attacks on positions of state-sanctioned militias west and south of Iraq's northern city of Mosul, apparently taking advantage of bad weather conditions that normally disrupt air support, two militia officials said on Saturday.
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Iraq's Parliament Adopts Law Legalizing Shia Militias
Iraq's parliament on Saturday voted to accord full legal status to government-sanctioned Shia militias as a "back-up and reserve" force for the military and police and empower them to "deter" security and terror threats facing the country, like the Islamic State group.
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In Northern Iraq, Yazidis Risk All To Flee ISIS
When shells began crashing around the town of Tal Afar as Shi'ite militias brought the fight to ISIS in northern Iraq, Abu Faraj saw his chance to escape captivity.
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan Warns Shiite Militias in Iraq Not To Attack Turkmen
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday warned Shiite militias in Iraq against attacking Turkmen residents of Tal Afar, a town near the ISIS Mosul bastion.
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US Air Strikes Hit Over 85 Iran-Linked Targets In Syria, Iraq
The US military launched retaliatory air strikes against Iranian forces and Tehran-backed militia groups in both Iraq and Syria on Friday, following a drone attack that killed three American soldiers at a remote base in Jordan.
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Iraq Condemns US Strikes, Calls It "Violation Of Sovereignty"
After the US airstrikes targeting militia positions in both Iraq and Syria, the spokesman for the commander-in-chief of the Iraqi armed forces said these strikes come at a time when Iraq is "striving to ensure stability in the region"
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Iran-Backed Militia Responsible For Attack On Troops In Jordan: US
The White House said Wednesday that the Islamic Resistance in Iraq militia grouping was behind the weekend drone attack that killed three American soldiers at a base in Jordan.
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Biden Says US Strikes In Iraq Aimed To Deter Iran, Militants From Attacks
The U.S. military's air strikes on Monday in Iraq aimed to deter Iran and Iran-backed militia groups from conducting or supporting attacks on United States personnel and facilities, President Joe Biden said on Wednesday.
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Syria, Iran-Backed Groups Vow Revenge As US Defends Iraq Strikes
The United States on Monday strongly defended weekend strikes against Iran-aligned militias but the fighters vowed revenge and both Iraq and Syria condemned the unilateral US air strikes as violations of their sovereignty.
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US Strikes Near Syria-Iraq Border Kill 5 Militia Fighters: War Monitor
US strikes on eastern Syria near the border with Iraq killed at least five Iran-backed militia fighters, a war monitor reported on Monday.
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Loud Debates, Fun Banter: Clubhouse — an Outlet for the Middle East
Clubhouse is being lapped up by people in the Middle East. More than 970,000 people from the Middle East have downloaded the new platform since it launched outside the US in January. It has offered space for in-person conversations in an age where direct contact is at the mercy of the pandemic and it’s brought together those at home and the many ...
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US Embassy In Baghdad, Stormed By Protesters Over Air Strikes, Evacuated
The U.S. ambassador to Iraq and other staff were evacuated from their embassy in Baghdad for their safety on Tuesday, Iraqi officials said, as thousands of protesters and militia fighters outside the gate denounced U.S. air strikes in Iraq.
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US To Close Its Consulate In Iraq's Barsa Citing Threats From Iran
The United States announced on Friday it will effectively close its consulate in the Iraqi city of Basra and relocate diplomatic personnel assigned there following increasing threats from Iran and Iran-backed militia, including rocket fire.
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Bashar Al-Assad Says US Must Leave Syria, Cites Iraq Example
President Bashar al-Assad said the United States should learn the lesson of Iraq and withdraw from Syria, and promised to recover areas of the country held by US-backed militias through negotiations or force.
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Hacked Messages Show Qatar Appearing To Pay Hundreds Of Millions To Free Hostages
Qatar had entered secret talks to free 25 of its citizens from Iraqi kidnappers, yet the bargaining had turned into a kind of group shakedown, the official said, with a half-dozen militias and foreign governments jostling to squeeze cash from the wealthy Persian Gulf state.
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ISIS Exploits Rain, Hits Iraqi Militias West, South Of Mosul
ISIS terrorists have staged near simultaneous attacks on positions of state-sanctioned militias west and south of Iraq's northern city of Mosul, apparently taking advantage of bad weather conditions that normally disrupt air support, two militia officials said on Saturday.
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Iraq's Parliament Adopts Law Legalizing Shia Militias
Iraq's parliament on Saturday voted to accord full legal status to government-sanctioned Shia militias as a "back-up and reserve" force for the military and police and empower them to "deter" security and terror threats facing the country, like the Islamic State group.
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In Northern Iraq, Yazidis Risk All To Flee ISIS
When shells began crashing around the town of Tal Afar as Shi'ite militias brought the fight to ISIS in northern Iraq, Abu Faraj saw his chance to escape captivity.
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan Warns Shiite Militias in Iraq Not To Attack Turkmen
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday warned Shiite militias in Iraq against attacking Turkmen residents of Tal Afar, a town near the ISIS Mosul bastion.
