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Daesh Kills Pro-Iranian Hashd Fighters in Iraq

par This Is Beirut, 07/01 16:03 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Two fighters from the Hashd al-Shaabi, an Iran-dominated coalition of Iraqi paramilitary groups, were killed in an attack blamed on jihadist group Daesh on Sunday, January 7. Daesh forces remain active in Iraq and Syria. Two pro-Iranian fighters from the Hashd al-Shaabi alliance were killed in an attack in Iraq, the Hashd and an Iraqi security ...

US Strike in Iraq on Iran-Backed Militias Results in Two Deaths

par This Is Beirut, 24/01 14:41 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US forces targeted Iran-backed Hezbollah Brigades' sites in Iraq on Wednesday, killing two people. Iraq denounced an another "flagrant violation of Iraq's sovereignty." Iraq accused the United States of contributing to a "reckless escalation" of violence in the region after American airstrikes targeted Iran-backed groups in the country on ...

Washington and Baghdad Discuss the Future of Coalition in Iraq

par This Is Beirut, 27/01 19:02 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Iraq and the United States began talks on the future of international coalition forces in Iraq on Saturday, January 27. This initiative occurs in an increasingly explosive regional climate, as coalition bases are regularly targeted by pro-Iranian armed groups. Iraq and the United States on Saturday held a first round of talks on the future of ...

US Kills Pro-Iran Commander in Iraq Strike

par This Is Beirut, 07/02 22:42 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The US military stated that an American airstrike in Iraq on Wednesday eliminated a commander of a pro-Iran armed group who was implicated in attacks against Washington's troops. An American air strike in Iraq killed a commander of a pro-Iran armed group Wednesday who was involved in attacks on Washington's troops, the US military said. The ...

Baghdad Tightens Its Grip on Autonomous Kurdistan

par This Is Beirut, 06/04 12:19 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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"Political revenge" or a return to control? Iraq's federal government is reviewing its relations with autonomous Kurdistan and tightening its grip on it. Iraq is using a period of relative stability to assert more control over the oil-rich autonomous Kurdistan region, which has long had fraught relations with federal authorities, analysts and ...

Iraq to Import Turkish Electricity to Combat Power Outages

par This Is Beirut, 21/07 12:37 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iraq said on Sunday that a new power line will bring electricity from Turkey to its northern provinces as authorities aim to diversify the country's energy sources to ease chronic power outages. The 115-kilometre (71-mile) line connects to the Kisik power station west of Mosul and will provide 300 megawatts from Turkey to Iraq's northern ...