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US threatens to cut off Iraq's access to oil account in New York if troops expelled: Paper
Jan 12, 2020 04:59Iraqi officials say the administration of US President Donald Trump has threatened to shut off Iraq's access to a key central banking account if Baghdad expels American troops from the Arab country.
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KRG supports Baghdad’s decision on US troop pullout from Iraq
Jan 12, 2020 04:06The President of Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, Nechirvan Barzani, says the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) supports a decision made by the central government in Baghdad concerning the withdrawal of US military forces from the country.
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Iraq's PMU commanders hold summit over US assassinations
Jan 11, 2020 09:58Operation commanders of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units have convened to examine recent developments in the country, specifically US assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani and the Iraqi deputy PMU head Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.
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Martyred Soleimani established security in the region: Friday Prayer Leader
Jan 10, 2020 14:49Tehran's Interim Friday Prayer Leader said that Lieutenant-General Qasem Soleimani cleared the region from Daesh terrorists, enhanced the West Asia's security, and spread the culture of resistance throughout the region.
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Bangladeshis denounce US for assassinating Iran’s Soleimani
Jan 10, 2020 12:58People in Bangladesh have protested the United States’ assassination of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani.
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Iraq wants US to set up mechanism for withdrawal of troops
Jan 10, 2020 10:38Iraq’s caretaker Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi has called on the United States to dispatch a delegation to Baghdad tasked with formulating a mechanism for the withdrawal of US troops from the country in the wake of the assassination of Iran's Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the second-in-command of Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units (PMU).
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Which US bases in Iraq did Iran strike?
Jan 10, 2020 10:19On January 8, Iran launched strikes on two US-run bases in Iraq, including the Ain al-Assad airbase. The strikes were in retaliation for the US assassination of Major General Qassem Soleimani. Ain al-Assad is one of the largest US airbases in the region.
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Several Hashd al-Sha’abi forces martyred in Israeli raids on Syria
Jan 10, 2020 09:34Israel has launched several airstrikes on eastern Syria near the Iraqi border, martyring at least eight fighters of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), a key player in the fight against Daesh and other Takfiri groups in the region.
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World leaders call for restraint amid US-Iran tensions
Jan 10, 2020 05:39The Pope has welcomed Iran’s new Ambassador Mohammed Taher Rabbani to the Vatican's Apostolic Palace where he presented the Pope with his credentials. He also welcomed US Ambassador Callista Gingrich.
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Americans say Soleimani's assassination made US less safe, Trump 'reckless' on Iran: Poll
Jan 10, 2020 05:20The vast majority of Americans say the US assassination of Iranian Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani has made America less safe and shows that President Donald Trump's behavior with Iran is "reckless," according to a new poll.