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Resistance group urges removal of all US air bases from Iraq
Jul 29, 2021 02:26The Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq Movement, a subdivision of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) or Hashd al-Sha’abi, has called for the removal of all American air bases from the Arab country, after Baghdad and Washington agreed to rename the role of the US military on Iraqi soil.
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Iraq’s resistance groups say will not accept US military presence under whatsoever role, call for full withdrawal
Jul 28, 2021 11:37Several Iraqi resistance groups have opposed any presence of US military forces in their country, after Joe Biden claimed the US role in Iraq will not be a combat mission but a training and assisting one following a so-called agreement on the withdrawal of American forces.
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US, Israel behind Najaf airstrikes, Iraq must respond fittingly: Senior PMU cmdr.
Jul 27, 2021 11:21A senior commander of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) says the US and the Israeli regime have been behind “unrelenting attacks” on the resistance group, including Monday’s airstrikes in Najaf, urging the Iraqi government to “respond fittingly.”
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Biden announces rebranding of US occupation of Iraq
Jul 27, 2021 01:06US President Joe Biden claims the country is to end its “combat mission” in Iraq by the end of the year amid reports dismissing the move as simple rebranding of the American occupation.
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PMU’s military base in southern Iraq comes under drone attacks
Jul 27, 2021 00:51A military base belonging to a division of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), better known as Hashd al-Sha’abi, has come under drone attacks in the vicinity of the southern Iraqi holy city of Najaf.
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No need for any foreign combat forces on Iraqi soil: Prime Minister Kadhimi
Jul 25, 2021 12:02Iraq’s prime minister says there is no need for the US-led or any other foreign combat troops to be present on Iraqi soil in light of the capability of the Iraqi security forces and army to defend the country on their own.
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Two Turkish soldiers killed, two wounded in attack in northern Syria: Ministry
Jul 25, 2021 07:24Turkey’s Defense Ministry says two Turkish soldiers have been killed and as many wounded in an attack on their armored vehicle in northern Syria.
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Iraq signs deal with Lebanon to give Beirut 1mn tons fuel oil in exchange for medical services
Jul 25, 2021 02:21Iraq has reached a deal with cash-strapped Lebanon to provide it with one million tons of fuel oil in exchange for receiving medical services, helping the small Mediterranean country ease its acute power shortage.
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US military presence in Iraq not ‘expected to change’: Report
Jul 25, 2021 02:09The US military presence in Iraq is not “expected to change” despite Baghdad’s insistence on pulling out all American troops from the country, according to a report by the New York Times.
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Iraqi politicians slam Turkey’s interventionist remarks, vow strong response
Jul 22, 2021 13:41A number of Iraqi politicians and lawmakers have reacted to recent interventionist remarks by Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu during his recent visit to the city of Sirnak in southeastern Turkey, vowing strong response to any infringement of the Iraqi sovereignty and territorial integrity.