Posts tagged with "Iraq"

U.S. forces making moves at the Iraqi-Syrian border Iraq

U.S. forces making moves at the Iraqi-Syrian border

August 18th, 20231 According to local reports, U.S. military forces stationed at an airbase in the Anbar province in western Iraq plan to seal off the border running hundreds of kilometers between Iraq and Syria.  The pro-Syrian government al-Watan daily newspaper cited an unnamed Syrian security source, reporting that U.S. troops are planning to close...
Iraq expels Swedish ambassador over desecration of the Qur'an Iraq

Iraq expels Swedish ambassador over desecration of the Qur’an

July 21st, 20230 BAGHDAD - According to an Iraqi government spokesman, Iraq has expelled the Swedish ambassador and is withdrawing its envoy from Stockholm for permitting the desecration of the Holy Qur’an.  Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani’s office released a statement Thursday saying the prime minister “instructed the Swedish ambassador...
Iran and Saudi Arabia agree to resume ties after years of hostility International

Iran and Saudi Arabia agree to resume ties after years of hostility

March 10th, 20230 Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed on Friday to resume ties after years of hostility which had threatened stability and security in the Gulf and helped fuel conflicts in the Middle East from Yemen to Syria. The deal was announced after four days of previously undisclosed talks in Beijing between top security officials from the two rival...
Iraq elects new president and premier, ending stalemate World

Iraq elects new president and premier, ending stalemate

October 14th, 20220 On Thursday Iraq’s parliament elected Kurdish politician Abdul Latif Rashid as president, who immediately named Mohammed Shia al-Sudani prime minister-designate, ending a year of deadlock after a national election last October. The presidency, traditionally occupied by a Kurd, is a largely ceremonial position, but the vote for...
Anaheim finally recognizes "Little Arabia" after decades of advocacy U.S.A

Anaheim finally recognizes “Little Arabia” after decades of advocacy

September 15th, 20220 ANAHEIM, CA — After years of lobbying by advocates, Anaheim finally designated its Arab American enclave as "Little Arabia" on Tuesday. In a statement, Anaheim's spokeswoman told CNN the city plans to follow up the designation with in-depth research. "The Little Arabia designation recognizes an area of our city we've always...
Iraq makes it illegal to attempt normalizing ties with Israel Iraq

Iraq makes it illegal to attempt normalizing ties with Israel

May 28th, 20220 BAGHDAD – Iraq's parliament approved a law on Thursday that will ban normalizing relations with Israel, at a time when several Arab countries have established formal ties. The Iraqi parliament has been unable to convene on any other issue, including electing a new president and forming its own government, prolonging a political...
Ohio man charged in foiled plot to kill former President George W. Bush U.S.A

Ohio man charged in foiled plot to kill former President George W. Bush

May 27th, 20220 An Iraqi asylum seeker living in Ohio was arrested and charged by federal authorities for  aiding and abetting a failed plot to assassinate former President George W. Bush. According to authorities, Shihab Ahmed Shihab, 52, told an FBI informant in November that he wanted to target Bush because he was “responsible for killing many...
U.S. to resume Iraqi refugee program after fraud investigation U.S.A

U.S. to resume Iraqi refugee program after fraud investigation

March 6th, 20220 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. said on Tuesday it has reopened a refugee program for Iraqis that was placed on hold for more than a year during an investigation into fraud. Officials will resume processing applications that were suspended during the probe and accepting new petitions for resettlement as part of the Iraqi "Direct Access"...
Lebanon's interior minister says it foiled three planned suicide attacks World

Lebanon’s interior minister says it foiled three planned suicide attacks

February 23rd, 20220 BEIRUT — Lebanese security forces have foiled plans by militants linked to ISIS to carry out three suicide attacks in Beirut's southern suburbs, the interior minister said on Wednesday. The plans for the attacks involved rocket-propelled grenades and gunfire as well as suicide vests rigged with explosives that would have killed...
ISIS leader Quraishi kills himself during Syria raid, U.S. says U.S.A

ISIS leader Quraishi kills himself during Syria raid, U.S. says

February 3rd, 20220 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The leader of ISIS died when he blew himself and family members up during a U.S. military raid in Syria, President Biden said on Thursday, dealing a blow to the jihadist group's efforts to reorganize as a guerrilla force after losing large swathes of territory. Abu Ibrahim al-Hashemi al-Quraishi had led ISIS...
Final results confirm Sadr's victory in last month's Iraqi vote Iraq

Final results confirm Sadr’s victory in last month’s Iraqi vote

November 30th, 20210 BAGHDAD —  Iraq released final results on Tuesday from last month's general election, confirming populist Shi'a cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's movement's victory as the biggest bloc, with 73 seats in the fractious 329-seat house. The Taqaddum Party, which draws support from minority Sunni Muslims, won 37 seats. Former Prime Minister...
Colin Powell, not a hero Iraq

Colin Powell, not a hero

October 22nd, 20210 — Iqbal Jassat is an acclaimed writer, analyst and commentator and one of the founding members of Media Review Network. This article, edited for style, also appears in the Palestine Chronicle Will Colin Powell be remembered as America’s hero or as a war criminal? Since his death a few days ago, there appears to be a rush to...
Cleric Sadr wins Iraq vote, former PM Maliki close behind Iraq

Cleric Sadr wins Iraq vote, former PM Maliki close behind

October 11th, 20210 Shi'a Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's party was the biggest winner in an Iraqi election on Monday, increasing the number of seats he holds in parliament, according to initial results, officials and a spokesperson for the Sadrist Movement. Former prime minister Nouri al-Maliki looked set to have the next largest win among Shi'a...
The untold story of why Palestinians are divided Other Voices

The untold story of why Palestinians are divided

October 3rd, 20210 The political division in Palestinian society is deep-rooted and must not be reduced to convenient claims about the “Hamas-Fatah split”, elections, the Oslo accords and subsequent disagreements. The division is linked to events that preceded all of these, and not even the death or incapacitation of the octogenarian Mahmoud Abbas will...
Muslim Americans 20 years later Other Voices

Muslim Americans 20 years later

September 10th, 20210 — This article by Abdul El-Sayed originally appeared in the newsletter The Incision. It has been edited for style. Subscribe to The Incision here: incision.substack.com Saturday marks the 20th anniversary of the horrific terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. Nearly 3,000 people lost their lives on that fateful day. We...
Farewell to Donald Rumsfeld, dreary war criminal Iraq

Farewell to Donald Rumsfeld, dreary war criminal

July 2nd, 20210 At 2:40 p.m. on September 11, 2001, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld issued orders to one of his underlings. Among Rumsfeld’s thoughts: Best info fast. Good enough judge whether good enough hit SH @ same time not only UBL And: Near term target needs – – go massive – sweep it all up – Things related &...
U.S. suspects 4,000 cases of fraud in Iraqi refugee program Iraq

U.S. suspects 4,000 cases of fraud in Iraqi refugee program

June 25th, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. authorities pursuing a sweeping fraud investigation suspect some 4,000 Iraqis of filing fraudulent applications for resettlement in the U.S. as refugees, and they are re-examining cases involving more than 104,000 others, according to State Department reports reviewed by Reuters. More than 500 Iraqis already...
Biden’s China policy likely to be doomed from the start Other Voices

Biden’s China policy likely to be doomed from the start

March 21st, 20210 A much anticipated American foreign policy move under the Biden administration on how to counter China’s unhindered economic growth and political ambitions came in the form of a virtual summit on March 12, linking, aside from the United States, India, Australia and Japan. Although the so-called “Quad” revealed nothing new in...
“Is this who we are?”: Gitmo is America’s enduring shame Elections

“Is this who we are?”: Gitmo is America’s enduring shame

March 10th, 20210 “That’s certainly our goal and our intention.” This was the non-committal answer given by White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki when, on February 12, she was asked by a reporter whether the new Joe Biden administration intends to shut down the notorious Guantánamo Bay Prison by the end of the president’s first term in...
Biden seeks to raise refugee cap to 125,000 U.S.A

Biden seeks to raise refugee cap to 125,000

February 4th, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Thursday, President Biden said he seeks to raise the annual refugee cap to 125,000, an increase that will take place in the beginning of October. Biden made the announcement during a speech at the U.S. State Department. Biden also said he would approve an executive order that would restore the U.S. refugee...
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