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Militants attack north Iraq oil wells, production unaffected Militants using explosives attacked two oil wells northwest of Kirkuk in northern Iraq on Saturday but no significant damage resulted and production was not affected, the Iraqi oil ministry said.....

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Drone attack targets Iraqi base that houses US troops A drone reportedly dropped explosives at a U.S.-led base near the Erbil airport in Iraq on Wednesday night.....

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India likely to use force against Pakistan: US report WASHINGTON: Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India is more likely to respond with military force to "perceived or real" provocations from Pakistan, warns a US intelligence report sent to Congress this week. The annual threat assessment report – 2021 was prepared by the offi....

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There's only one way to exit the forever war honorably The courage of President Biden's decision to bring our troops home from Afghanistan should not be underestimated. But neither should that withdrawal be mistaken for the end of the "forever war" that the United States and its NATO allies have endured there for so long. We will leave, but the Afghans ....

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Bernie Sanders Says He Is 'Not A Great Fan' Of Trump, 'But He Was Right In Trying To End Endless Wars' In an interview on Wednesday evening, Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont said that former President Donald Trump "was right in trying to end endless wars."As The Hill reported, speaking with The Situation Room host Wolf Blitzer, Sanders noted that President Joe Biden is following in Trump's ....

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Rocket attack on base in northern Iraq kills Turkish soldier A rocket attack targeting a Turkish military base in northern Iraq killed one soldier and wounded a child in a nearby village, Turkey's Defense Ministry said.....

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Announcing Afghan pullout, Biden asks India to 'do more' for Kabul New York: US President Joe Biden has asked India and other regional countries to pitch in to help stabilise Afghanistan as Washington has decided to pull out its troops ending a 20-year-old war. Announcing his plans on Wednesday to unconditionally bring home the last of the US military before Septe....

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A voice of reason in an insane world: Why a legendary diplomat resigned from the United Nations Denis Halliday is an exceptional figure in the world of diplomacy. In 1998, after a 34-year career with the United Nations—including as an Assistant Secretary-General and the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Iraq—he resigned when the UN Security Council refused to lift sanctions against Iraq. Ha....

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The discovery of a lost city offers vital clues about the mysteries of Ancient Egypt by Anna M. Kotarba-Morley, Flinders UniversityAn almost 3,400-year-old industrial, royal metropolis, "the Dazzling Aten", has been found on the west bank of the Nile near the modern day city of Luxor. Announced last week by the famed Egyptian archaeologist Dr Zahi Hawass, the find has been compared ....

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Jordan king, prince make first joint appearance since 'plot' crisis Jordanian King Abdullah II (right), Prince Hassan bin Talal (left) and Prince Hamzah (centre) arrive at the Raghadan Palace on Sunday.—AFP AMMAN: Jordan's King Abdullah appeared in public on Sunday alongside his half-brother Prince Hamzah, state TV showed, their fi....

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Palace crisis over, Jordan's king tells nation AMMAN: Jordan's King Abdullah broke his silence on Wednesday to tell his nation that the worst political crisis in decades sparked by an alleged plot involving his half-brother Prince Hamzah was over. The government had accused Hamzah — a former crown prince who was sidelined as heir to the thr....

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US eyes eventual Iraq exit as ISIS threat wanes The Biden administration is eying an eventual withdrawal of US troops from Iraq as the country's security forces grow more capable and the threat of ISIS wanes, the two countries announced in a joint statement Wednesday.....

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Iraqi PM grapples with militia threat as talks with US start Iraq's prime minister asked Iran's leaders to rein in Iran-backed militias in Iraq and in a strongly worded message to Tehran, suggested he would confront the factions, two Iraqi officials said Wednesday.....

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Iraq, Saudi Arabia sign five accords during Iraqi PM's visit to Riyadh: Saudi TV Iraq and Saudi Arabia signed five agreements on Wednesday during a visit by Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi to Riyadh, the Saudi-owned Al-Arabiya TV channel reported.....

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Josh Hawley's past support for the Iraq War surfaces as he rails against Biden Cabinet on foreign wars Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) may be critical of the Biden administration nominees' support of the Iraq War, but a newly-uncovered blog post shows that at one point he too supported the same war he is now opposing. According to CNN, Hawley is said to have written the remarks prior to becoming a lawmaker.....

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There are no victories left to win for US troops in Iraq and Syria. It's time for Biden to bring them home. US troops face dangers in both Syria and Iraq, and that military presence cannot influence the political outcome in either country.....

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Iraq parliament approves 2021 budget Iraq's parliament unveiled a 2021 budget on Thursday that foresees a deficit of around $20 billion, as it struggles with a financial and economic crisis exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic.....

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The liberal contempt for Martin Luther King's final year The anniversary of his assassination always brings a flood of tributes to Martin Luther King Jr., and this Sunday will surely be no exception. But those tributes—including from countless organizations calling themselves progressive—are routinely evasive about the anti-militarist ideals that King....

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Anders Hammer Chronicles Civil War on the Streets of Hong Kong in Oscar-Nominated Film 'Do Not Split' Norwegian director Anders Hammer did not set out to make another war film when he traveled to Hong Kong in 2019 to document the political protests that had brought an estimated two million people to the streets of self-proclaimed Asia's World City. Hammer has previously chronicled real, hot war situ....

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Iraq PM seeks closer trade ties on Saudi visit Saudi Arabia's crown prince hosted Iraq's Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi in Riyadh on Wednesday, as the premier arrived on a long-awaited visit that officials say aims to forge closer trade ties.....

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John James' new mission: Help fellow Republicans in upcoming elections John James, the West Point graduate, Iraq War veteran and businessman turned back-to-back Republican Senate nominee in Michigan, is on a new mission.....

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US extends Iraq's sanction waiver ahead of talks The US has granted Iraq the maximum extension to a sanctions waiver allowing it to import Iranian gas ahead of talks next month, an Iraqi official told AFP on Wednesday.....

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Convoys of US-led forces hit in two provinces in Iraq According to reports, two convoys carrying logistics equipment for the US military were targeted in Iraq on Monday.....

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Pentagon linguist pleads guilty to sharing classified info to a Lebanese man linked to Hezbollah WASHINGTON — A woman who worked as a contract linguist for the U.S. military in Iraq pleaded guilty Friday to....

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Beto O'Rourke slams Ted Cruz after senator posts video of visit to the border Former U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-Texas) quickly fired back with a litany of critical remarks in response to Sen. Ted Cruz's (R-Texas) footage and remarks about his visit to the Southern border.On Friday, March 26, the two exchanged words via Twitter when Cruz posted a series of clips with details a....

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Contract linguist who worked for US military pleads guilty to leaking classified information A woman who worked as a contract linguist for the U.S. military in Iraq pleaded guilty to leaking classified information to a foreign government. ....

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Iraq gets first shipment of AstraZeneca vaccines via COVAX Iraq received 336,000 doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, the first sent there under the global COVAX vaccine-sharing scheme.....

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Biden officials had a dust-up with a Chinese delegation — but it actually brings a sign of hope On March 18, the world was treated to the spectacle of U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken sternly lecturing senior Chinese officials about the need for China to respect a "rules-based order." The alternative, Blinken warned, is a world in which might makes right, and "that would be a far more vi....

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Iraq requests new round of talks with US over troop presence Iraq has sent a formal request to President Joe Biden's administration for a date to resume strategic talks on bilateral relations and the withdrawal of remaining U.S. combat forces, Iraqi officials said Tuesday.....

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Biden's America Is the New "Middle Kingdom" For decades, The New York Times has tried to manage the image it once created for itself as a "progressive" newspaper. On various occasions, its ineptness at this game has been so patent that its reputation as the "paper of record" appeared irreparably tarnished. Its support of George W. Bush's camp....

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Arrest warrants for two Iraqi government critics spark outrage Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council has issued arrest warrants for two prominent Iraqi political analysts, prompting backlash from activists and some politicians who say it's an attempt to intimidate critics of the government.....

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Pentagon chief meets Ghani in unannounced visit to Kabul KABUL: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin reviews a guard of honour at the presidential palace on Sunday.—AP KABUL: United States Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin met Afghan President Ashraf Ghani during an unannounced visit to Kabul on Sunday, just weeks before Washing....

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I've spent my life around evangelical theology. Most of it is exactly the hypocrisy Christ warned us about I was raised by a pair of wild hippies, so my heart has always been committed to liberal ideology. As a Bible-believing Christian, however, I was surrounded by evangelical theology throughout my youth, in various churches, Bible camps and so on. When I decided to enter the ministry to attempt to cha....

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Why did the United States' top officials lie about China — and Russia? Before Merrick Garland took office last week, the new attorney general surely understood that he would face a difficult and almost-overwhelming set of problems — including reconstruction of the Justice Department after the ruinously partisan rule of his predecessor William Barr; overseeing hundred....

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Editorial offers biblical argument explaining how evangelical Christians teach false doctrine I was raised by a pair of wild hippies, so my heart has always been committed to liberal ideology. As a Bible-believing Christian, however, I was surrounded by evangelical theology throughout my youth, in various churches, Bible camps and so on. When I decided to enter the ministry to attempt to cha....

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Iran's Zarif tries to defuse tensions with Turkey Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif met Turkish officials in Istanbul on Friday as the two regional powers tried to move past tensions sparked by the deaths of Turkish captives in Iraq.....

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Republicans want racial supremacy and to install a king — but Democrats have the tools to stop them Today, I want to pick up on a point made by Editorial Board member Issac J. Bailey. On Wednesday, Issac reflected on the gradual evolution of marriage equality, and how the Democratic Party changed along with the slow pace of that evolution. On the one hand were liberal activists, the true believers....

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Iran denies involvement in Iraq attacks in letter to UN chief Iran has denied any involvement in the recent attacks against the US-occupied military bases in Iraq, but at the same time denounced the American airstrikes against Iraqi forces as a violation of international law.
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Despite pope euphoria, Iraq Christians left without illusions Baghdad, Iraq, March 14 – Iraqi Christians say they will “never forget the joy” of Pope Francis’ historic visit to the country but they don’t expect it to stem the minority’s exodus from the country. Wajdane Nouri, a Christian in her fifties, will soon join her d....

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China ready to strengthen friendship, political mutual trust with Iraq, says Chinese FM China is ready to consolidate traditional friendship and deepen political mutual trust with Iraq, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday.....

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These early signs show Biden heading in a deeply flawed direction on foreign policy The Biden presidency is still in its early days, but it's not too early to point to areas in the foreign policy realm where we, as progressives, have been disappointed--or even infuriated. There are one or two positive developments, such as the renewal of Obama's New START Treaty with Russia and Sec....

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Culture TV Giant Arte France Boards Nova, Miyu Project 'Flavors Of Iraq' (EXCLUSIVE) Culture channel Arte France is set to co-produce Léonard Cohen‘s debut animated feature “Flavors of Iraq,” a project presented at this week's Cartoon Movie and produced by France’s Nova Production and Miyu Productions. A documentary, "Flavors of Iraq" "is the memory of a chi....

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Houthi accuses West of hypocrisy toward Yemen Leader of Yemen’s Houthi Ansarullah movement Abdul-Malik al-Houthi has warned about US-Israeli plots against Yemen, saying Washington wants to exploit Yemeni people and resources, as well as take control of its strategic position.

Houthi, who was speaking on the martyrdom anniversary of....

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'Salam, salam, salam': thousands attend Pope's mass at Irbil stadium Thousands of people filled a sports stadium in the northern Kurdish-Iraqi city of Irbil for an open-air mass held by Pope Francis. An estimated 10,000 people erupted in cheers when he arrived and did a lap around the track in his open-sided popemobile, the first and only time he has used it on this ....

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Pope, after Iraq trip, seeks answers over weapons sales Pope Francis condemned weapons manufacturers and traffickers for selling arms to "terrorists" in comments on Wednesday reflecting on his recent trip to Iraq.....

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Pope thanks Iraqis for visit, saying they deserve peace Pope Francis thanked the people of Iraq Wednesday for allowing him to make his historic trip to the country, saying Iraqis deserve to live in peace.....

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Pope Francis says COVID risks were not enough to cancel high-profile trip to Iraq Neither the threat of catching COVID-19 nor the risk of spreading it was enough to force Pope Francis to cancel his high-profile trip to Iraq, where he visited churches oftentimes packed with crowds of maskless people.....

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Joyous, hopeful scenes are not the only legacy of Pope's visit to Iraq When Pope Francis greeted adoring crowds at an Erbil stadium for the final leg of his Iraq tour on Sunday, he showed up in an open-air vehicle. He did the same when he toured Mosul earlier, waving at a handful of onlookers against the backdrop of buildings destroyed during the war against ISIS.....

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Pope says meeting Shiite cleric 'good for my soul' Aboard the Papal Plane, Undefined March 8 – Pope Francis said Monday his meeting with top cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani had been “good for my soul”, as he returned to Rome following his historic trip to Iraq. Speaking in an in-flight press conference, the 84-year-old pontiff ....

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Pope weighed Iraq virus risk but believes God will protect ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis said Monday he weighed the risks of a high-profile trip to Iraq during the coronavirus pandemic, but said he decided to go ahead with it after much prayer and belief that God would look out for the Iraqis who might get exposed. Francis described his de....

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Pope defends Iraqi trip despite COVID-19 risk, says God will provide Pope Francis said Monday that he decided to visit Iraq despite a rise in COVID-19 cases after much prayer and contemplation and suggested God would protect those who came to see him from the virus.....

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