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Trump pardons ex-campaign aide, Blackwater contractors and disgraced lawmakers
Dec 25, 2020 19:22US President Donald Trump approved a wave of pre-Christmas pardons, granting clemency to a former campaign aide caught up in the Russia investigation, disgraced Republican lawmakers and several contractors convicted of massacring Iraqi civilian in Baghdad.
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Iraqis suspicious of US plan to close embassy in Baghdad
Dec 25, 2020 09:18A senior Iraqi lawmaker says reports of the US bid to shut down its embassy in Baghdad following recent rocket attacks are “groundless” rumors aimed at forcing the Iraqi government to give in to Washington’s demands.
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UN 'concerned' over Trump’s pardons for guards who massacred Iraqi civilians
Dec 24, 2020 09:49The UN Human Rights Office has voiced deep concern over US President Donald Trump’s decision to pardon four former American security contractors convicted of killing Iraqi civilians in the capital Baghdad in 2007.
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Iran rejects US blame game over rocket attack on embassy in Iraq
Dec 24, 2020 08:28Iran has dismissed US President Donald Trump’s accusations against Tehran regarding a recent rocket attack on the American embassy in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad.
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Iraq denounces Trump’s pardon of Blackwater guards
Dec 24, 2020 05:47Iraq’s government and the Hezbollah Brigades have denounced a decision by the US President Donald Trump to pardon Blackwater criminals jailed for the killing of unarmed Iraqi civilians in Baghdad.
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Soleimani, a sight for sore eyes to freedom-seekers
Dec 22, 2020 14:16Lt. Gen. Qassem Soleimani was a sight for sore eyes to the freedom-seeking people of the region, and the globe. He was assassinated by the evil forces of our time, but his legacy will endure throughout the times to come.
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Iran ‘strongly refutes’ Pompeo’s ‘irresponsible’ remarks on embassy attack
Dec 22, 2020 04:18Iran has dismissed “irresponsible” remarks by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo regarding a recent rocket attack against the US embassy in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, saying the accusations are meant to stoke tensions and that Washington’s military presence is the “source of instability” in the region.
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Anyone seeking to block parl. resolution on US troops’ pullout must be held accountable: Iraqi MP
Dec 22, 2020 04:00An Iraqi legislator has underlined that the parliament’s resolution calling for the withdrawal of all foreign military troops from the country is irreversible, stressing that anyone seeking to hamper the implementation of the decision must be held accountable.
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Iranian holy city of Qom to commemorate Iraq’s assassinated PMU commander
Dec 21, 2020 12:00Iran’s holy city of Qom is to host a specialized exhibition on the life and works of Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the Commander of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) who was assassinated last January outside Baghdad International Airport on a direct order from US President Donald Trump.
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Iraq's top Shia leaders condemn rocket attack on US embassy, call for state of emergency
Dec 21, 2020 04:25Influential Shia leaders of Iraq have separately condemned the rocket attack against the US embassy in Baghdad, calling on the Iraqi government to protect diplomatic missions against such “uncontrolled” attacks by “outlaw” groups.