Tag: Iraq
Benny Gantz: Iranian Deal Should Include Nukes, ‘Oversight’, Tehran’s Activities in Region
israel is a fierce opponent to the possible reconstruction of Iran’s 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which it considers not strict enough,...
Biden, Iraqi PM Agree Those Responsible For Recent Attacks in Iraq ‘Must Be Held Fully to Account’
Middle East03:03 GMT 24.02.2021(updated 04:36 GMT 24.02.2021) On Monday, US State Department spokesperson Ned Price stated that Washington "will respond in a...
Who’s Interfering With Whom? New Documents Highlight Rank UK Hypocrisy Towards Russia
Leaked documents have revealed that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (UKFCO) has been sponsoring a co-ordinated campaign (including through the media) with the clear...
UK Serious Fraud Office Over The Moon After Securing Third Conviction in Iraqi Oil Bribes Scandal
In 2003, British and US troops invaded Iraq and ousted Saddam Hussein on the false pretence that he had Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs)....
Washington ‘Reserves Right to Respond’ to Rocket Attack on US Base in Iraq
Middle East10:16 GMT 17.02.2021(updated 10:47 GMT 17.02.2021) A civilian contractor was killed and at least nine other people, including a US soldier,...
Pentagon to Present Biden With Retaliation Options After Rocket Attack on US Army Base in Iraq
A barrage of rockets hit the Erbil Air Base in Iraqi Kurdistan on Monday, killing a civilian contractor and injuring nine other people, according...
IRGC Commander Touts Corps Ground Force’s ‘Destructive’ Power as US-Iranian Tensions Persist
Middle East14:16 GMT 12.02.2021(updated 14:35 GMT 12.02.2021) Over the past several weeks, Iran’s Armed Forces have conducted a series of exercises, as...
Denmark Reconsidering Cooperation With Australian Elite Soldiers After Reports of Killings, Torture
A shocking internal report, based on statements from witnesses, documents, and photos, described extrajudicial killings and a general “toxic warrior culture” within the Australian...
59 Vehicles in Two Convoys Reportedly Snuck Into Syria From Iraq Carrying Equipment for US Forces
Middle East19:17 GMT 08.02.2021(updated 19:29 GMT 08.02.2021) The Biden administration promised to reverse course on much of Trump’s foreign policy, freezing troop...
US Coalition Says Joint Operation Killed Daesh Commander in Iraq After Baghdad Takes Sole Credit
Middle East19:21 GMT 31.01.2021(updated 19:31 GMT 31.01.2021) The Iraqi and Syrian militaries and their allies have spent the past three years engaged...
Taliban Warns of ‘Consequences’ Amid Reports That Biden Has Scrapped Trump Pledge on Afghan Pullout
World09:59 GMT 31.01.2021(updated 11:18 GMT 31.01.2021) The Trump administration reached a peace deal with the Taliban last February, with the agreement...
Iranian Lawmakers Push Bill to Formalise Anti-Israel ‘Axis of Resistance’ Military Alliance
Middle East10:18 GMT 30.01.2021(updated 10:58 GMT 30.01.2021) The ‘Axis of Resistance’, also known as the ‘Resistance Front’, is a loose political alliance...
Iranian Commander Says Country Has Amassed Enough Missile Firepower to Eliminate Any US Threat
The Islamic Republic has accumulated a vast arsenal of ballistic and cruise missiles, most of them domestically sourced. Earlier this month, on the eve...
I Get By With a Little Help From My Friends: Israel Authorises US Deployment of Iron Dome Near Iran
Israel began using the Iron Dome in 2011, with the missile defence system reporting a 90 percent success rate and over 2,000 interceptions of...
US ‘Plundering’ Syrian Oil to ‘Send to Israel’, Claims US Ex-Diplomat
Syria’s state-run media earlier reported that 200 troops had been flown to US bases in al-Shaddadi on 21 January for future deployment at Omar...
‘Back Into Wars on the First Day’: Trump Jr Blasts Biden Amid Reports US Could Beef Up Iraq Presence
World10:10 GMT 22.01.2021(updated 10:17 GMT 22.01.2021) Baghdad was rocked by twin terrorist attacks on Thursday, with at least 32 people killed and...
