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Iraqi forces, people entitled to retaliate US attack on PMU bases: IRGC
Dec 31, 2019 05:31The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has strongly condemned the United States’ latest military aggression against Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), commonly known by the Arabic name Hashd al-Sha’abi, saying Iraqis reserve the right to retaliate such a "crime."
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Iraq's Sadr says ready to work with Hashd al-Sha'abi to end US presence
Dec 31, 2019 03:40Senior Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr says he is willing to work with the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) -- better known as Hashd al-Sha'abi -- to end the United States military presence in Iraq through political and legal means.
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Top cleric condemns US strikes on PMU bases, urges respect for Iraq sovereignty
Dec 31, 2019 02:36Iraq’s most prominent Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has vehemently condemned recent US airstrikes on several bases of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), where more than two dozen fighters were martyred.
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Turkish police detain 94 people suspected of having ties to Daesh
Dec 30, 2019 12:53Turkish police have detained at least 94 people suspected of having ties to the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group amid nationwide raids aimed at preventing potential acts of terror ahead of New Year’s celebrations.
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Iran dismisses US baseless claim about involvement in attack on American forces in Iraq
Dec 30, 2019 11:45The Iranian government spokesman has vehemently dismissed the United States' unsubstantiated claim about the Islamic Republic's involvement in a rocket attack on an Iraqi military base housing US and Iraqi forces in the Arab country’s north.
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Iran, Russia: West disturbing peace in region
Dec 30, 2019 10:01Iran and Russia have denounced attempts by Western states, the United States in particular, at increasing tensions in West Asia region.
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US strikes in Iraq 'clear example of terrorism’: Iran
Dec 30, 2019 09:03Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi says US airstrikes on forces that have helped defeat Daesh terrorists in Iraq is a “clear example of terrorism".
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Iraqi president condemns US attack on PMU bases as death toll reaches 25
Dec 30, 2019 03:43Iraqi President Barham Salih has condemned Washington's attacks on Kata'ib Hezbollah, which is part of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), as the martyrdom toll from the air raids reaches more than two dozen.
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Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units confirm US attack on their base in Anbar
Dec 29, 2019 16:39Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), commonly known by the Arabic name Hashd al-Sha’abi, say US forces in the country have carried out an airstrike on a number of their facilities in the western Anbar province, reporting casualties.
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Rioters shut down Iraqi oilfield as unrest continues
Dec 29, 2019 07:57Protesters have shut down a southern oilfield, cutting off electricity to the facility in the latest wave of riots which have overshadowed peaceful protests and crippled the country.