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Syria, Iraq discuss mechanisms of developing trade exchange
The mechanisms of developing trade exchange between Syria and Iraq and overcoming difficulties and obstacles to ensure that the Syrian product of all kinds reaches the Iraqi markets and vice versa wer …
Roll Call: House repeals Iraq War powers resolution, makes Juneteenth a federal holiday
Repealing the 2002 resolution authorizing Iraq War “can prevent our country from entering another protracted engagement,” said the bill’s sponsor.
Veteran: Afghanistan’s toxic burn pits left me staring down the barrel of a death sentence
The cancers and health impacts veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan face because of our military’s burn pits are my generation’s Agent Orange.
House votes to repeal 2002 war resolution that paved way for Iraq invasion
The Senate’s Democratic leadership has vowed to take up the measure, and the White House has also endorsed it.
In Historic, Bipartisan Move, House Votes To Repeal 2002 Iraq War Powers Resolution
In the wake of 9/11, Congress approved two measures giving the president expansive war powers. The House voted to repeal one of those measures, the 2002 authorization of force in Iraq.
House Votes to Repeal 2002 Iraq War Authorization
The Democratic-led House has passed legislation to repeal the 2002 authorization for use of military force in Iraq.
House repeals 2002 Iraq war authorization
The House voted on Thursday to repeal the 2002 war authorization of military force against Iraq — legislation that has been used to justify action on a range of groups since then.
House Repeals 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force in Iraq
Authorizations of military force passed in the aftermath of 9/11 have been criticized as blank checks to justify 20 years of military actions conducted without explicit congressional approval.
PM Barzani and Iraq Central Bank chief discuss confronting terrorism financing, money laundering
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani and Mustafa Ghalib Mukhif, Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq, met Saturday in the Kurdish capital to discuss the banking sector and combatting …