Category: iraq war
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How Turkey dries out Arab neighbours by exploiting the Euphrates River on occupied Kurdish land
Turkiye has built multiple dams allowing it to limit the flow of water desperatedly needed to keep Iraq’s rivers from drying up. Iraq and Turkiye plan to sign an agreement regarding the joint management of water resources, Iraqi News Agency (INA) reported on 2 November, following a meeting between the two countries’ foreign ministers in…
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Iraq’s Yezidis reject resettlement in Kurdistan, demand return to Sinjar
Dozens of displaced Yezidis protested on Monday at the Jam Mashko camp in Zakho, northern Iraq, rejecting a government plan to resettle them in the Kurdistan Region instead of enabling their return to Sinjar, their original homeland. Demonstrators carried banners condemning the decision, stressing that they have endured over 11 years of displacement without concrete…
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Conspicuous movements beneath the surface
Over a dozen have been arrested following a clash that killed several, including a civilian and an Iraqi police officer. Three people were killed on Sunday when a gunfight broke out in Baghdad between members of the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) and Iraqi security forces. PMU fighters stormed a Ministry of Agriculture building in Baghdad…
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Rocket attack targets Kirkuk Airport, drone intercepted near oil facility
Two homemade Katyusha rockets struck the military section of Kirkuk International Airport in Iraq, lightly wounding two security personnel. A third rocket hit a home in Kirkuk without casualties. Airport operations remain unaffected. Later, Iraqi air defenses repelled a drone near the Baiji oil refinery, which continued functioning normally. No group claimed responsibility. Iraq is…
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Iraqi criminal court gives death sentence to two over execution of top cleric Sadr
An Iraqi criminal court has sentenced two men to death for involvement in the execution of prominent Shia cleric Mohammad Baqir al-Sadr and his sister during the brutal crackdown of former dictator Saddam Hussein on religious dissent. The Iraqi National Security Service announced in a statement on Monday that the court convicted Saadoun Sabri Jamil…
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zion*st colony used depleted uranium bombs in Iran strikes: Report
zion*st entity and the US have previously been accused of using depleted uranium bombs, which are radioactive and cause increased rates of cancer in exposed populations. A well-informed source revealed to Fars News Agency on 26 June that zionist entity may have used depleted uranium (DU) munitions in its recent airstrikes targeting sensitive sites across…
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Baghdad probes drone attacks on Iraqi, US military sites
No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks, which coincided with heavy zion*st airstrikes on Iran’s capital. The Iraqi government has launched an investigation into the drone attacks that targeted several military bases in the country overnight. “The attacks occurred between 2:15 am and 3:45 am (local time) and involved small, explosive-laden drones that struck…
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Iraqi MP files lawsuit against Syrian president over ‘terrorist’ past
Iraq extended an invitation for the former Al-Qaeda leader to attend the Arab League Summit in Baghdad next month. Iraqi Member of Parliament Alaa al-Haidari has filed a lawsuit with the Iraqi Public Prosecution against Jolani of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham terrorists entity, Shafaq News reported on 29 April. In a video statement from the Supreme…
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Turkey expands military occupation of northern Iraq: Report
Turkish forces occupy Iraq under the pretext of combatting the Kurdish PKK group, which recently declared a ceasefire after its leader issued a call to disarm The Turkish military has significantly expanded its presence in Iraq since the leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) declared an immediate ceasefire early last month. “The Turkish military…
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The war of attrition
In the one hundred year aggression on Palestine by the ‘Israeli’ enemy, no other power has delivered greater blows than the Islamic Resistance of Lebanon, followed by Ansar Allah and the Iraqi Islamic Resistance. Some scholars with names and reputations have stated throwing stones, including one of my favourites, Rashid Khalidi. “The limited responses to…
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