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Grand Ayatollah Sistani strongly condemns protesters’ gruesome lynching of teenager
Dec 13, 2019 12:39Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Sistani has strongly condemned lynching of a 16-year-old teenager by a group of protesters in Baghdad’s Al Wathba Square, warning about the consequences of such brutality.
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Mob of ‘protesters’ lynch Iraqi teenager in gruesome crime
Dec 13, 2019 08:59A group of “protesters” in Baghdad have, in an extremely brutal and shocking way, stabbed into death and cut the throat of a 16-year-old teenager before hanging him by his ankles.
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Seven Hashd Sha’abi fighters martyred in bomb attack in northern Iraq
Dec 13, 2019 03:39At least seven fighters from the Iraqi pro-government Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) have lost their lives and several others sustained injuries when a massive bomb explosion struck their convoy in Iraq’s North-Central Province of Salahuddin.
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The effects and consequences of US Congress’ endless permissions for war
Dec 12, 2019 10:02More than 7,000 US service members have been killed and more than 50,000 wounded in the wars since 9/11. Of the 2.5 million troops deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan it is estimated as many as 20% are afflicted with PTSD, while 20% more may have traumatic brain injury.
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Two rockets fall near Baghdad International Airport: Iraqi military
Dec 12, 2019 09:11The Iraqi army says two Katyusha rockets have landed near the "outside perimeter" of Baghdad International Airport.
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Finding a replacement for Adel Abdul Mahdi
Dec 10, 2019 16:41According to Article 76 of the Iraqi constitution, the president charges the candidate, who is nominated by the grand coalition for the post of prime minister, with forming a cabinet. If the nominee cannot establish a cabinet within the given time, he must resign or be removed, and the president should appoint another person to form a cabinet in 15 days. But, Iraq’s constitution has not specified whether or not the nominee should be a person from the grand coalition.
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Iran, Iraq to renew electricity deal next month: Minister
Dec 10, 2019 05:06Minister of Energy Reza Ardakanian has rejected claims that Iraq would stop buying electricity from Iran next month when a current deal on the issue expires.
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Missiles hit Iraqi military complex housing US troops, six injured
Dec 09, 2019 09:47Six Iraqi troops have been injured after several rockets hit a military complex that also houses US forces near Baghdad airport, the Iraqi army says.
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Iraqi MPs slam US' blacklisting of anti-terrorism commanders
Dec 08, 2019 04:07Iraqi lawmakers have slammed the US' blacklisting of a number of the country's anti-terrorism commanders amid reports of a drone strike that hit somewhere near the residence of an influential anti-American Iraqi leader.
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US imposes sanctions on three Iraqi Hashd al-Sha’abi leaders
Dec 07, 2019 07:26The administration of US President Donald Trump has slapped sanctions on three leaders of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces or Hashd al-Sha’abi, an umbrella paramilitary group that has actively cooperated with the national army in sweeping counter-terrorism operations.