Terrors of war: US combat forces to leave Iraq by end of year
WASHINGTON DC, USA: President Joe Biden has said the US forces will end their combat mission in Iraq by the end of this year but...
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Traumatised and broken: the plight of children in conflict zones
“I feel a lot of terror, and now that terror is getting bigger. We started to sleep in the hallway because I’m so afraid… I’m...
52 killed as fire rips through Covid ward in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Iraq: At least 52 people have been killed in a fire at the coronavirus isolation ward of a hospital in Iraq. This is the...
US Supreme Court rejects military contractor’s Abu Ghraib torture appeal
WASHINGTON DC, USA: The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal filed by CACI International Inc, a private military contractor, in a lawsuit by...
Grossly understated: US army admits to ‘unintentionally’ killing 23 civilians in 2020
WASHINGTON DC, USA: The US military has admitted responsibility for “unintentionally” killing at least 23 civilians in foreign war zones in 2020. The figure is...
Saudi Arabia, Iran held talks more than once, says Iraqi president
BAGHDAD, Iraq: Iraqi President Barham Salih has said his country hosted more than one round of talks between regional foes Iran and Saudi Arabia. Salih...
US calls for immediate withdrawal of Russian, Turkish troops from Libya
WASHINGTON DC, USA: The United States has called for the immediate withdrawal of Russian and Turkish forces from Libya after a deadline for them to...
Iraqi judge issues arrest warrant for US President Donald Trump
BAGHDAD, Iraq: A judge in Baghdad’s investigative court has issued an arrest warrant for outgoing US President Donald Trump, over the killing of an Iraqi...
Iraqis demand US troops pull out on Soleimani killing anniversary
BAGHDAD, Iraq: Thousands of Iraqi mourners have condemned the “American occupiers”, a year after a United States drone strike killed Iran’s revered general Qassem Soleimani...
A slap in the face of justice: Trump pardons Blackwater contractors convicted in Baghdad massacre
WASHINGTON DC, USA: US President Donald Trump’s issuance of pardons for security guards convicted of killing at least 14 Muslim civilians in a 2007 Baghdad...