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New Evidence raises questions over accountability in 2005 Haditha killings

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A British state media investigation has uncovered new evidence implicating two U.S. marines in the 2005 killing of eight members of a single family...

Iran launches missiles at U.S. bases in Middle East – reports

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A barrage of at least ten ballistic missiles has reportedly been fired at airbases in Qatar and Iraq. Tehran has launched retaliatory strikes against US...

Moscow blasts US redo of ‘Iraqi weapons of mass destruction’ stunt

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With strikes on Iran, Washington has “opened a Pandora’s box,” Russia’s ambassador told the UN Security Council. Russia has sharply condemned the United States for...

Iraq warns of $300 per barrel oil

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The escalating conflict in the Middle East could send the commodity skyrocketing – Foreign Minister. Escalating tensions in the Middle East and a potential closure...

Starve the people, miss the point: The cruel logic of sanctions

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Often applied by the West as a tool to force countries into political changes, sanctions fail to achieve their objectives. Sanctions have become a preferred...

Signatures of two states ‘disappear’ from Zelensky’s ‘peace conference’ declaration, India explains refusal to sign

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Jordan and Iraq are not listed in the final copy of the document published by the Swiss organisers of the event. The signatures of Jordan...

Ex-Iraqi defense chief arrested in Sweden for benefit fraud

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Najah al-Shammari has been detained in Stockholm for allegedly claiming Swedish public benefits while living in Baghdad. Former Iraqi Defense Minister Najah al-Shammari has been...

Pentagon confirms strikes against 85 targets in Iraq and Syria

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Washington has bombed Iranian-backed militias following a drone strike that killed three American soldiers. US forces have begun a new bombing campaign in the Middle...

Iran fires missiles at ‘terrorists and spies’ near US consulate

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The attacks in Iraq and Syria were a reprisal for the January 3 Kerman bombing, the IRGC has said. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)...

Drone strikes on US bases injure two dozen troops

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A series of attacks have targeted American outposts in Iraq and Syria in the past week. American troops have been targeted by drones and rockets...

Türkiye bombs Iraq after terrorist attack

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Ankara claims “20 targets used by terrorists” were destroyed in Iraqi Kurdistan. Turkish warplanes have conducted airstrikes against the suspected Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) strongholds...

Bear escape causes delays at Dubai airport

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Iraq’s prime minister has ordered an investigation into how the animal broke out of its crate. An Iraqi Airways flight from Dubai to Baghdad was...

Arab states call for withdrawal of foreign forces from Syria

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Four key regional players have agreed that Damascus should regain control over the entire country. The government in Damascus should re-establish the rule of law...

Tony Blair knew Iraq bombing was illegal but ordered it anyway – media

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Britain’s former PM struck Iraq in 1998 to please Bill Clinton, according to files published by an investigative website. Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair...

New Zealand’s Middle East strategy, 20 years after the Iraq War

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This week marks the twentieth anniversary of the Iraq War. While it strongly opposed the US-led invasion, New Zealand’s then Labour-led government led by Prime...

‘A total fiasco in all aspects’: 20 years on, how the illegal invasion of Iraq backfired on the US

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In March 2003, then President George W Bush approved the military attack, with major repercussions for US politics, and global perceptions of the country. Twenty...

Former Egyptian Foreign Minister: ‘Everyone Knew There Were No WMDs in Iraq’

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Former Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmi was Egypt's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United States at the time of the US invasion of...

Tony Blair defends Iraq war

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The former British PM has defended his decision to invade as he was trying to “introduce democracy”. Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has claimed...

How I tried to prevent the 2003 US invasion of Iraq, and why I failed

Scott Ritter -

No amount of truth can stop the world’s most powerful war machine fueled by the lies of its president. In fulfillment of his solemn, constitutionally-enshrined...

What historic China-Arab summits mean for the Middle East

Timur Fomenko -

Xi Jinping’s visit to Saudi Arabia signals a desire by Arab nations to hedge their bets with stronger partnerships beyond the US. Chinese leader Xi...

15 years after US Blackwater mercenaries massacred civilians in Baghdad, has anything changed for private military contractors?

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The Nisour Square massacre was a notorious incident some years after the illegal US invasion of Iraq. Exactly 15 years ago, a powerful car bomb...

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