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Existence of US bases violation of Iraq’s sovereignty, says Asa’ib leader
Apr 08, 2021 02:08A faction of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), also known as Hashd al-Sha’abi, has rejected as offensive the presence of foreign forces in Iraq with the professed aim of “protecting” the Arab country, calling the existence of US bases in Iraq a violation of the country’s sovereignty.
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US, Iraq ‘agree on American combat troops withdrawal’
Apr 08, 2021 01:36The United States and Iraq announce in a joint statement that they have agreed on the withdrawal of “all” American combat troops from the Arab country’s soil, with Washington attributing the prospect to sufficiency of the Iraqi military’s combat capability.
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Iraq’s Fatah alliance says Iraq-US talks must lead to full withdrawal of foreign troops
Apr 07, 2021 11:55Hadi al-Amiri, head of the Fatah (Conquest) Alliance at Iraq’s parliament, says the upcoming round of talks between Baghdad and Washington must lead to a complete withdrawal of foreign troops from the country.
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Chief of IRGC Quds Force wraps up two days of talks in Iraq: Al-Alam
Apr 06, 2021 13:26Brigadier General Esmaeil Qa’ani, the Commander of the Quds Force of Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), has ended a two-day trip to neighboring Iraq, the Arabic-language Al-Alam news network reports.
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Iran, Tajikistan set for expansion of defense cooperation: Hatami
Apr 06, 2021 11:44Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami has hailed deep-rooted, cordial relations with Tajikistan, saying the two countries are moving towards the further expansion of cooperation in the defense and military sectors on the basis of mutual respect and confidence.
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Roadside bomb attacks hit US logistics convoys in central Iraq, Baghdad
Apr 06, 2021 00:56Three separate roadside bomb attacks have struck convoys of trucks carrying logistical equipment belonging to US military forces in Iraq’s central provinces of al-Qadisiyah and Babil as well as the capital city of Baghdad.
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Two rockets target US-occupied Iraqi air base near Baghdad
Apr 05, 2021 01:41At least two rockets have targeted an Iraqi air base occupied by American troops near the capital Baghdad.
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Iraqi groups reject talks with US, vow to step up resistance until full withdrawal
Apr 04, 2021 02:37A prominent Iraqi anti-terror group has reacted to the upcoming round of so-called strategic talks between Baghdad and Washington, whose key agenda item is reportedly the US combat deployment, emphasizing that armed resistance and operations against American occupation forces will continue until they are fully removed from the Arab country.
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US claims naval ‘strike group’ in Mediterranean to hit Daesh in Syria, Iraq
Apr 04, 2021 02:33The US military has announced that a naval “strike group” of warships led by the USS Dwight Eisenhower aircraft carrier has begun flight operations this week to support what it claimed as “the continuing campaign” against remnants of Daesh terrorists in Syria and Iraq.
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Joint Iran-Iraq committee to pursue US assassination of Lt. General Soleimani: Rights official
Apr 03, 2021 06:57The secretary of the Iranian Judiciary’s High Council for Human Rights says an investigation committee set up jointly by Iran and Iraq will follow up the case of the US assassination of top Iranian anti-terror commander General Qassem Soleimani.