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The World of Nowruz (2)
Mar 26, 2020 14:29If you remember we talked about Nowruz in India and Pakistan. Today we will discuss Nowruz in Azerbaijan Republic, Turkey and Iraq.
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US-led coalition hands over Qayyarah air base in northern Iraq to army forces: Source
Mar 26, 2020 13:23An Iraqi security source says the US-led military coalition purportedly formed to fight the Takfiri terrorist group of Daesh has handed over a strategic air base in the northern province of Nineveh to West Asian country’s military.
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Assange’s extradition, escalation of the US 'war on terror' (2)
Mar 26, 2020 04:17WikiLeaks’ publisher Julian Assange has been charged under the Espionage Act for publishing classified documents which exposed US war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan. This indictment is recognized by free speech groups as an unprecedented attack on the First Amendment. In February, the first week of the UK hearing of the US request for Assange’s extradition revealed a scale of this "war" that goes well beyond press freedom.
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Assange’s extradition, escalation of the US 'war on terror' (1)
Mar 25, 2020 10:13WikiLeaks’ publisher Julian Assange has been charged under the Espionage Act for publishing classified documents which exposed US war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan. This indictment is recognized by free speech groups as an unprecedented attack on the First Amendment. In February, the first week of the UK hearing of the US request for Assange’s extradition revealed a scale of this "war" that goes well beyond press freedom.
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From cluster bombs to toxic waste: Saudi Arabia is creating the next Fallujah in Yemen
Mar 24, 2020 05:54In addition to killing and injuring hundreds of innocent civilians, American-made weapons have exposed Yemen’s people to highly toxic substances on a level not seen since the now-infamous use of radioactive depleted uranium by the United States in Fallujah, Iraq, which to this day is causing abnormally high rates of cancer and birth defects.
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US plans to build new base in western Iraq for Patriot missile system deployment: Source
Mar 23, 2020 13:57An Iraqi security source says the US military intends to construct a new military base in the country’s western province of al-Anbar for the deployment of Patriot missile systems.
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Iraqi soldiers deploy in Baghdad’s streets to impose curfew against coronavirus
Mar 19, 2020 13:42Iraqi soldiers deploy in Baghdad's streets to impose a curfew to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the Iraqi capital as Iraqi pilgrims make their way to the shrine of Prophet Muhammad's (SAWA) seventh infallible successor, Imam Musa al-Kadhim (AS), during preparations for the annual commemoration of his martyrdom.
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US-linked arms firms pressing Baghdad not to conclude weapons contracts with other states: Iraqi MP
Mar 19, 2020 02:40A member of the security and defense committee in the Iraqi parliament says US and Israeli arms firms are putting pressure on the Baghdad government not to discuss the procurement of sophisticated military equipment with other states, and sign arms contracts with them.
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Iraq’s PM-designate vows to prepare free, fair elections within a year
Mar 18, 2020 05:47Adnan al-Zurfi, who has been designated by President Barham Salih as Iraq’s prime minister, says his top priority is to set the stage for the holding of free and untainted parliamentary elections within a year from forming the next government.
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Iraq lodges complaint with UNSC over US airstrikes
Mar 17, 2020 14:53Iraq says it has lodged a formal complaint with the UN Security Council (UNSC) over a string of airstrikes carried out by the United States against multiple targets in the West Asian country.