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US-led coalition hands over Qayyarah air base in northern Iraq to army forces: Source
Mar 26, 2020 13:23An Iraqi security source says the US-led military coalition purportedly formed to fight the Takfiri terrorist group of Daesh has handed over a strategic air base in the northern province of Nineveh to West Asian country’s military.
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US plans to build new base in western Iraq for Patriot missile system deployment: Source
Mar 23, 2020 13:57An Iraqi security source says the US military intends to construct a new military base in the country’s western province of al-Anbar for the deployment of Patriot missile systems.
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Iraqi soldiers deploy in Baghdad’s streets to impose curfew against coronavirus
Mar 19, 2020 13:42Iraqi soldiers deploy in Baghdad's streets to impose a curfew to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the Iraqi capital as Iraqi pilgrims make their way to the shrine of Prophet Muhammad's (SAWA) seventh infallible successor, Imam Musa al-Kadhim (AS), during preparations for the annual commemoration of his martyrdom.
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US-linked arms firms pressing Baghdad not to conclude weapons contracts with other states: Iraqi MP
Mar 19, 2020 02:40A member of the security and defense committee in the Iraqi parliament says US and Israeli arms firms are putting pressure on the Baghdad government not to discuss the procurement of sophisticated military equipment with other states, and sign arms contracts with them.
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Iraq’s PM-designate vows to prepare free, fair elections within a year
Mar 18, 2020 05:47Adnan al-Zurfi, who has been designated by President Barham Salih as Iraq’s prime minister, says his top priority is to set the stage for the holding of free and untainted parliamentary elections within a year from forming the next government.
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Iraq lodges complaint with UNSC over US airstrikes
Mar 17, 2020 14:53Iraq says it has lodged a formal complaint with the UN Security Council (UNSC) over a string of airstrikes carried out by the United States against multiple targets in the West Asian country.
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Iraqi president names Adnan al-Zurfi as new PM-designate, draws criticism
Mar 17, 2020 11:15In his latest bid to end Iraq’s months-long political stalemate, President Barham Salih has designated Adnan al-Zurfi as prime minister, tasking him with forming a government within a month, a decision which has been met with opposition from several factions.
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In hawkish remarks, Pompeo threatens Iraq with more aggression 'if US forces attacked'
Mar 17, 2020 02:58Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has threatened the Iraqi government with more acts of aggression if US troops in the Arab country remain a target for attacks, ignoring the fact that Washington has been occupying Iraq for many years and turning a blind eye to calls for a rapid withdrawal of US forces.
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Iraq will adopt different approach in case US troops refuse to withdraw: Badr bloc
Mar 15, 2020 16:18Iraq will adopt a different position on the presence of US and foreign military personnel on its soil if the troops refuse to withdraw despite demands by Baghdad as well as a related parliamentary resolution and a million-man demonstration to that end, the head of an Iraqi parliamentary bloc says.
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Iraq military demands foreign forces swiftly withdraw following US air raids
Mar 15, 2020 05:29The Iraqi military has called for an immediate withdrawal of all American and foreign troops from the country in accordance with a parliamentary resolution passed earlier this year, and in light of a string of airstrikes carried out by the United States against multiple locations of the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), better known by the Arabic name Hashd al-Sha’abi.