Posts Tagged: iraq
Iran ‘Can’t Act With Impunity,’ Biden Says After US Air Strikes
President Joe Biden said Iran cannot act with impunity and warned Iran to "be careful" when asked what message he was sending the country with...
Iraqi Reports: Israel Carries Out ‘Rare’ Air Strike Against Vehicle in Eastern Syria
i24 News - Iraqi media outlets reported Thursday morning that Israel carried out “rare” air strikes against a military shipment en route to Syria from...
In Saddam Strongholds that Fought America, Iraqis Fear a US Departure
Abu Arkan Ibrahim picked up a rifle and joined the Iraqi insurgency against US troops when they occupied his hometown of Fallujah in 2003. He...
Israel May Try to Provoke War With Attacks on US Forces in Iraq – Iran’s Zarif
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Saturday accused Israel of trying to provoke a war by planning attacks on US forces in Iraq. "New intelligence...
Arab Media Wondering if Iraq Will Normalize With Israel
Al-Arab, a pan-Arab newspaper published out of London, has two separate articles about the possibility of Iraq joining the Arab nations that normalize relations with...
Tehran Meddles in US-Iraq Strategic Talks
JNS.org - US and Iraqi officials began a series of talks on June 11 as part of a “strategic dialogue” on military, trade, and economic...
Iraqi Cleric Sadr Tells Followers to Clear Sit-Ins After PM Appointed
Populist Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr urged his followers on Sunday to help security forces clear roads blocked during months of sit-in protests, calling for a...
Amid US-Iran Tensions, Where Does Iraq Go From Here?
The Iraqi uprising erupted on October 1, 2019. Several months earlier, an Iraqi journalist published a scathing article under the headline, “Is Iraq Now a...
Inside the Plot by Iran’s Soleimani to Attack US Forces in Iraq
In mid-October, Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani met with his Iraqi Shi'ite militia allies at a villa on the banks of the Tigris River, looking across...
New Satellite Photos Show Iran Constructing Secret Tunnel Under Syria-Iraq Border
An Israeli satellite intelligence company has revealed that Iran is building a secret underground tunnel beneath the Syria-Iraq border. In a Twitter thread posted on Tuesday,...
Lebanese and Iraqi Protesters Transcend Sectarianism
“One, one, one, we are one people,” is a popular slogan among Lebanese protesters, irrespective of their denomination. On October 27, tens of thousands of...
Iraqi PM Concedes ‘Mistakes Made’ as Protesters Pushed Back in Baghdad
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Saturday that political parties had "made mistakes" in their running of the country, promising electoral reform and...
We Must Not Grow Numb to the Yazidi Massacres
A few weeks ago, I had an opportunity to meet with six members of the Yazidi community, including journalists and activists. I must admit that...
The Popular Mobilization Forces at a Crossroads
JNS.org - The al-Hashd al-Sha’abi (Popular Mobilization Forces, or PMF) militia bases in Iraq, which are largely supported by Iran, operate separately from the Iraqi...
