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under trump, iraqis who helped u.s. in war are stalled in refugee

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is refusing to take in thousands of Iraqis who risked their lives helping American forces during Iraq war, cutting the number of high-priority refugees allowed into United States this year slowing background checks they must undergo.. ... ..

biden again misrepresents iraq war stance

In his interview with NPR, Biden also touted his in removing American combat troops from Iraq, claiming Obama administration won the conflict... When the president and I, President Obama and I, won he gave me the objective of getting American combat troops out of Iraq,..

world politics review

Renad Mansour is research fellow with Middle East and North Africa Program at Chatham House and visiting fellow at Institute for Regional and International Studies at American University of Iraq-Sulaimani... ..

targeting iran

The overthrow of Saddam Hussein through Anglo-American of Iraq in 2003 for instance paved the way for the ascendancy of Shia politicians more inclined towards Iran.. ..

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white house and state greenlight israeli strikes on iranian proxies in

The sorties against Shiite militias around Baghdad have irritated Iraqi leaders and stirred unease among American military leaders, in part due to the risk of political or terrorist blowback against the approximately 5,000 U.S troops Iraq as part of the campaign to defeat Islamic State. ..

keeping the adversary’s secrets secret

Carson's book begins in the 1930s, with Spanish Civil War, and ends in the early 2000s, with Iran's covert supply of weapons to Shiite militias during American of Iraq. In series of detailed case studies, Carson also discusses Soviet- American air-to-air combat during Korean..

farsnews

TEHRAN - Iraqi expert revealed intensifying US pressures on Baghdad to avoid approving bill that envisages expulsion of foreign forces, saying that American Iraq is acting as US- Israeli operations room against the region.. ... Hafez Al-e Basharah told al-Ma'aloumeh news website that..

tribunedigital-baltimoresun

Even the hardheads among us Americans who do not care what the rest of the world thinks have to admit that American of Iraq would fuel that rage further, especially if we do it without the blessings of anyone except thin and narrow coalition of willing... ..

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u.s. and iran compete to shape new iraqi government but fall short

BASRA, IraqAmerican and Iranian officials have taken visible roles in trying to influence the makeup of Iraqi government, and both sides have so far come up short, failing to place their allies in key positions.. ... By ticket composed of figures from pro, In the May elections,..

al-maliki: iraq is now independent

But the extent of U.S influence Iraq was still palpable. Vice President Joe Biden, presiding over the transition of American Iraq, held round of meetings with political leaders and pushed them to break impasse that has held up formation of government after inconclusive elections..

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