Iraq

2023-10-27T11:54:49+00:00

Shafaq News / On Friday, Iraqi Member of Parliament, Barhan Al-Ma'mouri, announced that he would launch a campaign to gather signatures to vote on a parliamentary resolution to close the US embassy in Baghdad in response to a call from the leader of the Sadrist Movement, Muqtada al-Sadr.

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Iraq

2023-10-27T11:46:32+00:00

Shafaq News/ The "Islamic Resistance in Iraq," an alliance of armed Shiite factions, announced on Friday that it had targeted the Ain al-Asad air base in Iraq's Al-Anbar Governorate.

In a statement issued today, the group claimed responsibility, stating that they used a "drone to strike

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Iraq

2023-10-27T11:34:24+00:00

Shafaq News / On Friday, the leader of the Sadrist Movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, called on the federal government and parliament to vote on a resolution to close the US embassy in Iraq in "support of the Palestinians."

In a post on his X account, al-Sadr demanded the "Iraqi government and the

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Iraq

2023-10-26T21:09:39+00:00

Shafaq News/ The Pentagon announced on Thursday that American forces stationed in Iraq and Syria had faced a wave of attacks, with at least 12 incidents recorded in Iraq and 4 in Syria within the past week. The attacks, allegedly carried out by Iranian agents, have escalated regional

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Iraq

2023-10-27T10:43:48+00:00

Shafaq News/ Iyad Allawi, the leader of the Iraqi National Coalition, criticized the international community's "shameful and unfortunate" silence in the face of Israel's expanding military operations, which he described as a "genocidal war" spreading beyond Palestine's borders. Despite

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Iraq

2023-10-26T19:46:30+00:00

Shafaq News/ A local source reported on Thursday that a drone targeted Erbil International Airport.

The source told Shafaq News Agency: "The attack was carried out with a drone, but on the way to the airport, it crashed in an area near it."

He added, "The damage is not yet known."

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