Tag: #Iraq
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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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On September 13, 1993, Lebanese civilians protested the Oslo Accords: 9 were killed by the army
Today and as before, the ‘Lebanese Army’ and the ‘Lebanese Government’ have neither been on the right side of history nor have they been with their own people. Rather, they have always chosen to fortify the zionist-american agenda.
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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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Muslims Mark Arbaeen: Pilgrims Flock into Holy Shrines in Iraqi City of Karbala
Millions of Muslims from across the world have converged in holy Iraqi city of Karbala to mark Arbaeen, the 40th day after martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS), the third Imam and grandson of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH). They moved toward Karbala on foot from different directions and descended upon the shrine of Imam Hussein (AS)…
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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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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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Syria’s Alawites Targeted Again Amid Rising Violence
Syria’s Alawite communities are facing a new wave of violence, particularly in central regions and the western coastal areas, leaving at least 18 people dead in less than 48 hours. The escalation includes roadside executions, abductions, and arson attacks, with no official response so far from the country’s leadership. One of the most brutal incidents…
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Ex-UK Special Forces break silence on ‘war crimes’ by colleagues; former PM Cameron was aware
They handcuffed a young boy and shot him. He was clearly a child, not even close to fighting age. Confessions of a veteran SAS Former members of UK Special Forces have broken years of silence to give their accounts of war crimes committed by colleagues in Iraq and Afghanistan. Giving their accounts publicly for the…
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