Posts Tagged: Baghdad
Pentagon Chief Denies US Leaving Iraq; Tehran Crowds Mourn Soleimani
The United States has no plans to pull American troops out of Iraq, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Monday, following reports by Reuters and...
Iran Vows to Avenge US Killing of Top Commander Soleimani
Iran threatened to retaliate after a US air strike in Baghdad on Friday killed Qassem Soleimani, commander of Iran's elite Quds Force and architect of its growing...
US Says It Killed Top Iranian Commander Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad Air Strike
Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force, was killed early on Friday in a US air strike on his convoy at...
Trump Blames Iran as Protests Erupt Outside US Embassy in Iraq
Militiamen and their supporters protesting against deadly US air strikes on Iraq hurled stones and torched a security post at the US Embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday...
Violent Protests Erupt Around US Embassy in Baghdad After Air Strikes on Iran-Backed Militia
Protesters and militia fighters enraged by US air strikes on Iraq staged a violent demonstration outside the US Embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday, torching a security post...
Satellite Photos Appear to Confirm Iran-Linked Weapons Depot in Iraq Was Destroyed by Air Strike
Satellite photos of a destroyed site at a military base north of Baghdad, Iraq appear to confirm that the destruction was the result of an...
Baghdad Protesters Storm Bahrain Embassy, Take Down Flag Over Trump Peace Conference
More than 200 demonstrators broke into the courtyard of Bahrain's Embassy in Baghdad and took down the kingdom's flag on Thursday night to protest a...
Iraqi Kurds Smuggling Oil Through Israel to Circumvent Baghdad
Kurdistan's semi-autonomous government in Iraq (KRG) has been smuggling oil through Israel in order to bypass sales being monitored by the central government in Baghdad, Al-Jazeera reported on...
Officals Say Shi’a Militias Loyal to Iran Leading the Fight Against ISIS in Iraq
Shi'a militias backed by Iran have undertaken a leadership role in the war being fought in Iraq against ISIS, pan-Arab, Saudi aligned daily Al-Sharq Al-Awsatreported on...
Should Iraq’s Jewish Archive be Returned to the Country?
JNS.org - A few years ago, in response to a Palestinian critic who made a disparaging remark about the fact that I don't speak...
UN Calls for ‘Immediate’ Implementation of Ceasefire in Syria
International leaders are calling on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to waste no time in implementing a United Nations backed ceasefire that his government agreed to...
Jihadists Lie In Wait for Iraq Pullout
Iran and al-Qaida appear poised to fill the power vacuum created by the U.S. decision to withdraw remaining U.S. troops from Iraq by Dec. 31....
12 Reasons Why Jerusalem Must Remain Under Israeli Control
1. Jerusalem has been the capital city of the Jewish people (but no one else) for 3,000 years, including both ancient Israel and current Israel. There...
