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Iran Brings In Iraqi Militia To Crack Down On Protesters Amid US Threats
Foreign militia, in the guise of Shia pilgrims, are reportedly entering Iran to help crush the nationwide unrest against Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei's regime.
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US Operated Iraqi Oil Field On Fire After Drone Strike During Attacks
An oil field in Iraq 's Dohuk province was set ablaze Tuesday after being struck by a drone.
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Iran's Silent Allies: Baghdad To Beirut, Why Is No One Picking Up The Phone
For more than four decades, Iran has built an alliance of proxy forces across the Middle East, a self-styled "Axis of Resistance", to project power, repel US and Israeli influence, and insulate itself from direct confrontation.
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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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Who Are Kataib Hezbollah? Group Blamed For Killing 3 US Troops In Jordan
The U.S. believes the attack that killed three U.S. troops on the JordanianSyrian border has the "footprints" of Iranbacked Iraqi militia Kataib Hezbollah, the Pentagon said. Who
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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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Iranian Commander Killed In Airstrike At Iraq-Syria Border
An air strike killed a commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards at the Iraq-Syria border sometime between Saturday and Sunday, Iraqi security and local militia officials said on Monday.
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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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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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Tribal Militia Torturing Detainees In Mosul Offensive: Amnesty
Men and boys from Iraqi villages recaptured from the ISIS group in the operation to retake Mosul have been unlawfully detained, tortured and ill-treated by tribal militia, Amnesty International said Thursday.
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ISIS Leader Baghdadi 'Trapped' As Forces Gear Up To Take Mosul: Report
ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been hiding in the group's besieged stronghold of Mosul, encircled by the Iraqi army and allied militias, a senior Kurdish commander told the Independent daily.
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At Least 17 Civilians Killed In ISIS Bombings In Baghdad
Separate suicide bombings ripped through busy commercial areas in Shia milita dominated neighborhoods of the Iraqi capital on Tuesday, killing at least 17 civilians, officials said.
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Suicide Attack Kills At Least 14 In Baghdad, Say Iraqi Officials
A police officer says the suicide bomber blew himself up on Monday inside a restaurant in Dhi Qar province that is frequented by Shiite paramilitary militia fighters.
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Iran Brings In Iraqi Militia To Crack Down On Protesters Amid US Threats
Foreign militia, in the guise of Shia pilgrims, are reportedly entering Iran to help crush the nationwide unrest against Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei's regime.
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US Operated Iraqi Oil Field On Fire After Drone Strike During Attacks
An oil field in Iraq 's Dohuk province was set ablaze Tuesday after being struck by a drone.
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Iran's Silent Allies: Baghdad To Beirut, Why Is No One Picking Up The Phone
For more than four decades, Iran has built an alliance of proxy forces across the Middle East, a self-styled "Axis of Resistance", to project power, repel US and Israeli influence, and insulate itself from direct confrontation.
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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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Who Are Kataib Hezbollah? Group Blamed For Killing 3 US Troops In Jordan
The U.S. believes the attack that killed three U.S. troops on the JordanianSyrian border has the "footprints" of Iranbacked Iraqi militia Kataib Hezbollah, the Pentagon said. Who
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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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Iranian Commander Killed In Airstrike At Iraq-Syria Border
An air strike killed a commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards at the Iraq-Syria border sometime between Saturday and Sunday, Iraqi security and local militia officials said on Monday.
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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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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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Tribal Militia Torturing Detainees In Mosul Offensive: Amnesty
Men and boys from Iraqi villages recaptured from the ISIS group in the operation to retake Mosul have been unlawfully detained, tortured and ill-treated by tribal militia, Amnesty International said Thursday.
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ISIS Leader Baghdadi 'Trapped' As Forces Gear Up To Take Mosul: Report
ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been hiding in the group's besieged stronghold of Mosul, encircled by the Iraqi army and allied militias, a senior Kurdish commander told the Independent daily.
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At Least 17 Civilians Killed In ISIS Bombings In Baghdad
Separate suicide bombings ripped through busy commercial areas in Shia milita dominated neighborhoods of the Iraqi capital on Tuesday, killing at least 17 civilians, officials said.
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Suicide Attack Kills At Least 14 In Baghdad, Say Iraqi Officials
A police officer says the suicide bomber blew himself up on Monday inside a restaurant in Dhi Qar province that is frequented by Shiite paramilitary militia fighters.
