Iraq is set for a $2bn boost from a Chinese oil company paying upfront for a year’s supply of the fuel, Iraq’s state-owned oil marketer said this weekend. Opec’s second-biggest exporter is desperate …
Chanting anti-US slogans, Iraq militia supporters mark year since Soleimani’s killing
Tens of thousands of supporters of Iranian-backed Iraqi paramilitary groups chanted anti-American slogans in central Baghdad on Sunday to mark the anniversary of the U.S. killing of Iranian general …
Thousands in Iraq mark year since Soleimani’s killing
Thousands of militia supporters gathered in Baghdad chanting anti-American slogans on the anniversary of the killing of top Iranian commander Qassam Soleimani and an Iraqi militia commander. David …
Rally in Baghdad marks 1 year since Iran general’s killing
Thousands of Iraqis are converging on a landmark Baghdad square on the anniversary of the killing of a powerful Iranian general and a top Iraqi militia leader in a U.S. drone strike.
U.S., Iran tensions simmer as thousands protest Soleimani’s killing in Iraq
American slogans, some demanded revenge for the deaths of Gen. Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.
Rally in Baghdad marks 1 year since Iran general’s slaying
Thousands of Iraqis are converging on a landmark Baghdad central square to commemorate the anniversary of the killing of a powerful Iranian general and top Iraqi militia leader in a U.S. drone strike …
Baghdad procession marks anniversary of Iran general’s death
A mock funeral procession in Iraq has marked the one-year anniversary of the U.S. drone strike near Baghdad that killed top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani and top Iraqi militia leader Abu Mahdi al-M …
Iran’s foreign minister urges Trump to avoid Israel “trap” to provoke war
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif urged U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday not to be “trapped” by an alleged Israeli plan to provoke a war through attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq.
After pardon for massacre in Iraq, Blackwater guard says he did nothing wrong: ‘I didn’t shoot at anybody that wasn’t shooting at me’
Pack your stuff.’” Trump’s final acts in office, wiping away their convictions in a 2007 shooting rampage in Baghdad that killed more than a dozen Iraqi civilians. Even for a president who has …
Israel may provoke war with attacks on US troops in Iraq: Iran
A lot of muscle-flexing was observed from Iran on January 2, 2021, just a day before completion of one year to assassination to top Iran commander Qassem Soleimani. On January 3, 2020 Soleimani was ki …