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Iraqi commander: US anti-Iran pressure sign of idiocy
May 19, 2019 02:56An Iraqi commander says the United States’ increased pressure and threats aimed at Iran indicate Washington’s “new idiocy” and confusion.
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Trump plans to pardon soldiers accused or convicted of war crimes: Report
May 19, 2019 02:38US President Donald Trump has asked for immediate preparation of paperwork required to pardon several American troops convicted or accused of war crimes – including premeditated murder, attempted murder and desecration of a corpse, a report reveals.
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Iraq will remain part of 'axis of resistance' despite foreign plots: Nujaba leader
May 18, 2019 09:12Iraq’s Harakat al-Nujaba Secretary General Akram al-Kaabi says Iraq will remain part of the "axis of resistance" despite foreign-backed attempts to detach the Iraqi society from the regional developments.
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Iraqi parl. to vote on bill banning US military presence
May 17, 2019 13:46The Iraqi parliament is set to vote on a draft bill that would ban the United States-led military presence in Iraq, a report says.
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Tehran urges US to declassify its 'intelligence' on Iran threat in Iraq
May 17, 2019 07:46Iran’s ambassador to the UN has called on the US government to declassify its alleged intelligence on "Iranian threat" in Iraq, saying Tehran is confident the claim is "fake".
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Iraq ‘will not allow US to use its territory to attack Iran’
May 17, 2019 00:58Iraq’s ambassador to Moscow says Iraq will not allow the United States to use Iraqi soil to launch attacks against Iran, as Washington ratchets up tensions with Tehran.
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Iraqi national carrier to resume commercial fights to Syria after 8 years
May 16, 2019 15:07The national carrier of Iraq, Iraqi Airways, has announced that it will resume commercial flights to the Syrian capital for the first time since foreign-backed militancy broke out in the neighboring country eight years ago.
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Iran: US decision to pull diplomats out of Iraq over 'Iran threat' mere propaganda war
May 16, 2019 14:35Tehran's mission to the UN has rejected as a mere "propaganda war" America's decision to pull its diplomats out of Iraq amid claims of heightened "threats" from Iran, emphasizing that the Islamic Republic poses threat to no one — neither in Iraq nor elsewhere in the world.
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Four killed as anti-graft protest rocks Iraq's Najaf
May 16, 2019 08:10At least four people have been killed in Iraq’s holy city of Najaf during an anti-corruption protest called by a political movement led by cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.
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US orders departure of non-emergency employees from Iraq
May 15, 2019 08:31The US State Department has ordered the departure of non-emergency government employees from Iraq, following Washington's repeated expressions of concern about so-called threats from Iran's allies in the Arab country.