➰Kit Arrowsmith➰flipped into 🇮🇷IRAN / SAUDI🇸🇦 / IRAQ🇮🇶Iraq Iraqis targeted by new US sanctions laugh off ‘extremely funny’ measures timesofisrael.com - By AFP BAGHDAD, Iraq — An Iraqi paramilitary leader and a politician have laughed off financial sanctions Washington recently placed on them for alleged …
European News US sanctions Iraqi militias over human rights abuses neweurope.eu - www.neweurope.eu The Trump administration issued sanctions on Friday against three Iraqi militia, accusing them of killing dozens of innocent civilians in Baghdad’s …
Algemeinerflipped into OpinionOpinion The WhatsApp Crisis: Cracks in Iran’s Soft Power Strategy algemeiner.com - Shay Attias The “WhatsApp crisis” in Lebanon revealed a crack in Iran’s grand diplomatic strategy of using its proxies to push ideological soft power …
Middle East Eyad Abu Shakra - In Iraq, the Genie Has broken the Bottle aawsat.com I take great pride in possessing a copy of ‘The Iraqi Directory 1936’. That year, 1936, coexistence and tolerance needed no proof, although Iraq with …
Middle East Shadow of Int’l Intervention Looms Large over Iraq after Protest Violence aawsat.com The resignation of Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi did little to weaken the resolve of protesters in Iraq, who are now demanding that parties …
ABC NewsTahrir Square Iraqi state forces, militia man checkpoints after bloodshed ABC News - SAMYA KULLAB and MURTADA FARAJ Associated Press Iraqi police officials say security forces have set up checkpoints alongside unarmed members of a militia group to protect anti-government protesters …
Reuters UKflipped into Top NewsBaghdad Rocket hits Iraqi cleric's home following deadly Baghdad attack Reuters - Ahmed Rasheed, Raya JalabiBAGHDAD (Reuters) - A rocket fired from a drone targeted the home of populist Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Saturday, lawmakers from his Saeroon party said, following one of the capital’s bloodiest in
CNNflipped into Top StoriesWorld News 12 protesters killed in Baghdad as cleric warns against 'foreign interference' CNN - By Mohammed Tawfeeq and Eliza Mackintosh, CNN(CNN) — At least 12 demonstrators were killed and 22 others wounded Friday when gunmen in several vehicles opened fire on a protest site in central Baghdad, medical sources and activists told CNN, marking
24MATINS UKflipped into NewsBaghdad Twelve protesters killed in Baghdad attack as US imposes new sanctions 24matins.uk - 24matins.uk with AFP Twelve demonstrators were killed and dozens wounded late Friday after unidentified men attacked an anti-government protest camp in Baghdad, marking a …
Associated PressBaghdad Iraqi officials raise toll to 25 killed in Baghdad bloodshed Associated PressBAGHDAD (AP) — Anti-government protesters wielding a blood-drenched flag returned to Baghdad’s central plaza on Saturday after a night of bloody attacks that left 25 people dead and more than 130 wounded.
The EconomistFaith Arabs are losing faith in religious parties and leaders The Economist The numbers behind the rageArabs are losing faith in religious parties and leaders “NO TO RELIGION or sect,” cry the protesters in Iraq. “No to Islam, …
Passionfish12flipped into Security & IntelligenceBaghdad Iraq protesters to government: Listen to us (not to Iran) csmonitor.com - Scott Peterson/Getty Images/The Christian Science Monitor Rasoul Adel has been wounded three times at the front lines of Iraq’s increasingly violent antigovernment protests. But that has made him only more …
Bloombergflipped into BloombergAsia Rockets Hit 2 Iraqi Air Bases Where U.S. Forces Stationed Bloomberg - Anthony Capaccio Rockets have been fired at two Iraqi air bases this week where American military forces are stationed, a U.S. official said on Friday night. The …
Baghdad Iraq’s Protesters Ousted a Prime Minister. Now What? realcleardefense.com - Elie Abouaoun Violence remains a risk as parties resist demands for deeper change, USIP experts say. These are Iraq's biggest protest demonstrations in the …
Johnny Zuriflipped into LO QUE NOS CUENTA JZBaghdad Iraq protests: Gunmen kill at least 20 people in Baghdad BBC NewsIraq has seen one of the worst flare-ups in weeks of anti-government protests, with gunmen killing at least 20 people in Baghdad early on Saturday. The unknown attackers raided key protest sites in the
The New York Timesflipped into PoliticsMiddle East U.S. Seeks to Punish Iraqi Militias That Targeted Protesters With Iran’s Help The New York Times - Lara JakesWASHINGTON — The Trump administration issued economic sanctions on Friday against three Iraqi militia leaders whose fighters American officials said were under Iran’s orders when they attacked protesters
The Epoch Timesflipped into US NewsConservative View Trump Admin Sanctions Leaders of Iran-Backed Militias For Killing Iraqi Protesters theepochtimes.com - Petr Svab The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on three leaders of Iran-backed militias in Iraq for their alleged role in the killing of Iraqi …
Audioburstflipped into Audioburst World NewsWorld News Listen: An Iraqi Spring? Audioburst - Monocle 24: The Foreign Desk "Some of the people who have been demonstrating across Iraq in recent weeks had not been born in two thousand and three when the United States led an …
Middle East Iraq Death Toll Rises as Armed Drone Targets Sadr’s Home aawsat.com Iraqi officials raised on Saturday the death toll to 25 protesters killed and over 130 wounded, after a bloody night of attacks by unknown gunmen …
Reuters UKflipped into World NewsBaghdad Iraq protest death toll mounts as cleric warns against meddling Reuters - John DavisonBAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq’s top Shi’ite Muslim cleric said a new prime minister must be chosen without foreign interference in an apparent nod to Iranian influence, as armed men killed at least 19 people,
Reuters UKflipped into World NewsMiddle East Washington blacklists Iran-backed Iraqi militia leaders over protests Reuters - John DavisonBAGHDAD/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Friday blacklisted three Iran-backed Iraqi paramilitary leaders over their alleged role in killings of anti-government protesters in Iraq and threatened
marcdubeyflipped into Middle East News For The PerplexedBaghdad As chaos and violence consume Iraq, US keeps focus on deterring Iran al-monitor.com In Iraqi councils about the next prime minister, Iran is in the room and the United States is not even in the building. “We have a policy of not …
Military These Were America's 5 Worst Allies Of All Time defensemaven.io - Warrior Maven Video Report Above: Navy Flight III Destroyer Radar Kills Enemy Drones and Missiles An old truism recommends keeping your friends close and your …
The Wall Street Journal.Tahrir Square Iraqi Families Search for Protesters Left Missing in Crackdown The Wall Street Journal. - Isabel ColesBAGHDAD—On walls and lampposts in the heart of Iraq’s capital, vying for attention alongside banners calling for the government’s downfall, are images of the missing. The posters appeal for information
American Military Newsflipped into American Military NewsU.S. Military US hits Iran-linked Iraqi militias with sanctions americanmilitarynews.com - Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. The United States has imposed sanctions on …
Reuters UKflipped into World NewsBaghdad With sorrow and anger, clans mourn kin gunned down on bridge in... Reuters - John DavisonNASSIRIYA, Iraq (Reuters) - A short distance from a bridge in southern Nassiriya where Iraqi security forces gunned down their friends, young women and men set out rows of mock coffins, each draped in
Passionfish12flipped into Security & IntelligenceCorruption U.S. imposes sanctions on four Iraqis over human rights, corruption ReutersWASHINGTON, Dec 6 (Reuters) - The United States imposed sanctions on Friday on four Iraqis over human rights abuses or corruption, according to the Treasury Department’s website, after Washington criticized
Christianity Iraqi Protests Reject Sectarian Constitution persecution.org - RM MidEast 12/07/2019 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Speaking before the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday, Chaldean Archbishop Bashar …
Newsmaxflipped into NewsmaxConservative View More Fake News From The New York Times on Trump's Iran Policy newsmax.com - Fred Fleitz In a December 4 article, New York Times writers Julian Barnes and Eric Schmitt asserted that new intelligence that Iran is “stockpiling” missiles in …
Haaretzflipped into Middle EastIraq Iraq Loses Billions as Key Oil Port Kept Shut 'By Order of the People' haaretz.com - Zvi Bar'el Since the beginning of October, a wave of demonstrations has swept through Iraqi cities, against institutional corruption and the country’s economic …