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US taking revenge on Iraqi popular forces for defeating Daesh: Leader
Jan 01, 2020 06:58Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has strongly condemned the deadly American air raids that targeted the positions of Iraq’s Hashd al-Sha’abi forces, saying Washington is in fact taking revenge on the popular forces because of the key role they played in defeating the Daesh terror group.
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4,000 US troops ordered to deploy in West Asia amid Iraq unrest: Officials
Jan 01, 2020 04:58Up to 4,000 American paratroopers have been ordered to deploy to West Asia region following mass protests outside the US embassy by Iraqi protesters infuriated over Washington’s recent deadly military aggression on the Arab country.
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Trump says does not foresee war with Iran over Iraq
Jan 01, 2020 04:41US President Donald Trump says he does not foresee a war with Iran over the situation in Iraq, claiming that the US marines have handled the situation well.
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Iran calls on US to quit destructive policies in region
Jan 01, 2020 04:27Iran has called on the United States to abandon its destructive policies in the region as Tehran rejects Washington’s groundless accusation that the Islamic Republic is behind anti-US protests in Iraq.
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Iran to expand rail network by 1,500 kilometers by 2022: Minister
Jan 01, 2020 04:08Iran will further expand its railway network by 1,500 kilometers in the next two years as the country aims to accommodate much of the regional freight transportation through its rail corridors.
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US Embassy in Iraq evacuated amid angry protests over airstrike on PMU
Dec 31, 2019 14:02The United States’ Embassy in Baghdad has been evacuated after thousands of angry Iraqi demonstrators gathered outside the gates of the compound to condemn Washington’s fatal military aggression that targeted Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU).
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Iran hits back at Germany over accusation of ‘destabilizing region’
Dec 31, 2019 10:41Iran has hit back at Germany for accusing it of regional meddling, censuring Berlin for turning a blind eye to the United States’ interference in Western Asia.
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Iraqi forces, people entitled to retaliate US attack on PMU bases: IRGC
Dec 31, 2019 05:31The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has strongly condemned the United States’ latest military aggression against Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), commonly known by the Arabic name Hashd al-Sha’abi, saying Iraqis reserve the right to retaliate such a "crime."
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Iraq's Sadr says ready to work with Hashd al-Sha'abi to end US presence
Dec 31, 2019 03:40Senior Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr says he is willing to work with the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) -- better known as Hashd al-Sha'abi -- to end the United States military presence in Iraq through political and legal means.
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Top cleric condemns US strikes on PMU bases, urges respect for Iraq sovereignty
Dec 31, 2019 02:36Iraq’s most prominent Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has vehemently condemned recent US airstrikes on several bases of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), where more than two dozen fighters were martyred.