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Iraqi Foreign Minister arrives in Washington ahead of meetings with US officials - The National (UAE)
Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein arrived in Washington on Friday ahead of meetings next week with US officials.
Who in the World are the Houthis - World Affairs Council of New Hampshire
You may have heard the name before, when they burst onto the international scene in the wake of the Arab Spring, challenged the central government and eventually a Saudi led international response. However, with the civil war winding down in Yemen, the Houthis name recognition seemed ...
Yazidi genocide brought back into focus with virtual reality - The National
The experience also comes with a message. Mr D’Souza, who has demonstrated the exhibition in Iraq’s Parliament, aims to bring the plight of Yazidis back into focus and hold ISIS fighters accountable for their crimes. “Only a handful of governments around the world have recognised the crime of genocide against the Yazidis,” he says. “Our hope is that...
Mosul, 5 years later: Rebuilding a city from rubble - WBUR'S On Point
In 2017, in order to liberate the Iraqi city of Mosul from ISIS, Iraqi, U.S. and coalition forces bombed, shelled and razed the city to the ground. Approximately 10,000 civilians died. Their families have spent the past five years trying to bring their city back. "You will see rebuilding, you will see reconstruction. You will see decent streets, decent parks," Ali Baroodi, a photojournalist, says. "But still, war scars are not easy to erase overnight, or even in...
FLASHPOINT IRAN: Iran’s First Death Sentence for Protester Seen as Sign of Government Weakness - Voice of America
Iran hands first death sentence to a protester but mass executions seen as unlikely. Amnesty International calls for stronger response to Iran’s killings of minority Baluchis. Committee to Protect Journalists advocates for jailed Iranian reporters. Iraqi PM tries to balance ties with Iran and U.S....
Iraq's Political Situation Post-ISIS - WorldNews Reddit Talk
In Iraq’s November 2021 parliamentary elections, Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr and his Tripartite Coalition won a majority of seats, and were apparently poised to oust former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and his Iran-backed Coordination Framework. However, Iraq’s constitution...
US left with 'limited options' in Baghdad as deadly violence flares - The National News
President Joe Biden's administration is finding its hands increasingly tied in Baghdad after violent clashes this week over the Iraqi government stalemate left at least 30 people dead and hundreds more injured. Various US agencies are monitoring the violence as concerns grow of a return to...
What the resignation of popular Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr means in the Middle East - NPR's All Things Considered
Violence in Baghdad has now killed at least two dozen people and injured hundreds in the last two days. Supporters of the popular cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, some of them armed, clashed with Iraqi security forces, which include members of Iran-backed militias. The fighting comes as...
Caught between US and Iran, Iraqis face choices in elections - Al Jazeera
A seemingly perpetual battlefield caught under the tension between the United States and Iran, Iraq goes to elections at a time when the domestic discontent towards the eastern neighbour and criticism towards the American presence are at their height, paving way for an uncertain future of the US-Iran relationship that has haunted Iraq for years...
Biden and Iraqi PM seal agreement ending US combat mission in the country - The Jerusalem Post
US President Joe Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on Monday sealed an agreement formally ending the US combat mission in Iraq by the end of 2021, more than 18 years after US troops were sent to the country. Coupled with Biden's withdrawal of...