Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, had hoped that Iraq would fall and Khomeini's hopes were thwarted after eight years of war with Iraq that ended in near- Iraqi victory.. The latter had thought that Shias of southern Iraq were waiting to see Iranian Army on their border to lay down..…
While there are very few Sunni Arabs or Iraqi Kurds among the protestors, with demonstrations taking place in central and southern Iraq, there has been in the use of national symbols.. ... While the in southern Iraq summer 2018 addressed similar issues, this time they..…
Dozens have been killed and hundreds injured in the ongoing wave of street protests in Baghdad and the predominantly Shia provinces of southern Iraq. ... Clashes between protesters and the militias in southern Iraq have since grown even more violent (Asharq al-Awsat,..…
By the fact that there are protests even in the He said this is reflected mostly-Shiite governorates in southern Iraq and that Iran interferes Iraq either directly or by means of proxies... ..…
The protests have erupted across Baghdad mostly Shiite southern Iraq, have been directed against Shiite-led government. ..…
Salih's speech came amid ongoing demonstrations Baghdad and other cities in central and southern Iraq for the seventh day over comprehensive reform, corruption, improvement of public services and job opportunities.. ..…
With black hair and brown eyes, a picture of al-Baghdadi taken when he was a prisoner of the Americans in Bocca (sic) Camp in southern Iraq between 2005 and 2009, makes him look like any Iraqi man in his thirties. . ... With black hair and brown eyes, a picture of al-Baghdadi taken when he..…
Baghdad, Iraq, 1998. . [22] Al-Saji, M., 1998, “Effects of radiological weapons on surface and groundwater quality in selected areas southern Iraq”. ... “Effects of radiological pollution on human and living environment in southern Iraq”. ..…
With the Iraqi army already devastated from six weeks of massive assaults by the United States and allied forces, and then forced to fight a simultaneous Shia-led rebellion in southern Iraq, the Kurds initially made major advances, seizing a series of key cities. ... Despite earlier..…
The violence continued as people began journeying across southern Iraq for the Shi'ite pilgrimage of Arbaeen, which is expected to attract 20 million worshippers. . ..…
These included the headquarters of the powerful Dawa party that dominated Iraq’s government from 2003 until 2018 elections. . ... The violence continued as people began journeying across southern Iraq for the Shi’ite pilgrimage of Arbaeen, which is expected to attract 20..…
These included the headquarters of the powerful Dawa party that dominated Iraq’s government from 2003 until 2018 elections. . ... The violence continued as people began journeying across southern Iraq for the Shi’ite pilgrimage of Arbaeen, which is expected to attract 20..…
The violence continued as people began journeying across southern Iraq for the Shiite pilgrimage of Arbaeen, which is expected to attract 20 million worshipers.: At least 18 people were killed in clashes between anti-government protesters and police in Baghdad overnight, according to police..…
The violence began just days when about million worshippers are expected to journey across southern Iraq on foot for days in the largest annual gathering in the world.. ..…
BAGHDAD Eleven people were killed during protests in two southern Iraqi cities, including policeman, on Thursday, raising the death toll to 18 since anti-government protests turned violent two days ago.. ..…
The Asia Times further reports, is growing more certain that the attacks on Khurais oil fields and Abqaig oil processing Saudi Arabia were launched from southern Iraq and not from Yemen by Houthis. ..…
DEBKAfile Exclusive: Early Saturday, Sept. 14, Yemeni Houthi rebels fired at least 10 drones against the Saudi Aramco’s biggest oil facility and second largest oil field from Iraq. Our sources report that they used pro-Iranian Shiite militia bases in southern Iraq, instead of..…
Escalating tensions with Iran led to security threats ultimately to the closure, September 2018, of U.S southern Iraq — region at the heart of the governance crisis and crucial to the survival of its government. ..…
In 1996, she led team that conducted field survey to measure the effects of radiation on civilians and soldiers in southern Iraq in the aftermath of the war... ..…
Assad sent all the jihadist inmates Syrian prisons to Iraq to fight American forces from the west, while Iranian regime sent Shia fighters from the order to disrupt the international efforts to stabilise Iraq via functioning democratic institutions.. Moqtada Al Sadr's Mahdi Army and its fight..…
Sixteen years after the British invasion and occupation of southern Iraq, we still don’t know the whole truth about the hundreds of allegations of abuse of detainees, many of which could amount to war crimes. . ..…
Daqduq took part in the Shiite militia’s operations in southern Iraq under orders from Soleimani. ..…
That same night, in southern Iraq, two rockets fired in the general direction of US Consulate, struck the perimeter, well away from the consulate, according to Michael Knights of Washington Institute for Near East Policy. ..…
They are fearful that Iraq will become the turf for conflict between United States and Iran, and they recognize that many Iraqis rely on Iran, supplying some of southern Iraq's electricity and supporting Iraq when Islamic State invaded in 2014... ..…
Basra, southern Iraq, Oil rich city is facing its own #YellowVests protest pic.twitter.com/XOn8ue53Qx . — Steven nabil (@thestevennabil) December 4, 2018 . ... Despite the tremendous natural wealth of Southern Iraq, infrastructure has been allowed to collapse in the..…
He added that 20,000 Hashd al-Shaabi forces are deployed near the border with Syria from al-Qa'em to Southern Iraq near Jordan, stressing that they are prepared to confront any threats against the country.. ..…
Recent events that SRSG has highlighted, particularly in southern Iraq, demonstrate the importance of providing basic services, including water and electricity for all Iraqis.. In particular we welcome the introduction of Inter-Agency Gender-Based Violence Standard Operating Procedures..…
Families of security guards, translators for US troops in Iraq among those denied entry . ... US closes consulate in southern Iraq after attack by Iran-backed militia . ..…
In 1991 after Gulf War, Supreme Council organized Shiite uprising in southern Iraq, sending Supreme Council into the wilderness until it reemerged with seat on US-appointed in 2003.. ..…
In Southern Iraq, the Fund supported project to provide reconstructive surgery to dozens of Iraqi victims of amputation method of torture used under Ba'athist regime.. ..…
PMU convoys of trucks and cars food, water and blankets sent from cities in southern Iraq to the war-hit districts of Mosul, Daesh Iraq, Wednesday.. ..…
U.S commanders Iraq had hoped to reduce American forces to 110,000 by the end of next month, and as result of continued fighting in Sunni Triangle and in southern Iraq Pentagon last week said troop levels would remain at 135,000 at least through the summer.. ..…
WASHINGTON - Iranian-trained operatives have crossed into southern Iraq Karbala and Basra to promote Shiite clerics and advance Iranian interests, according to defense and other U.S government officials.. ... They suggests that Iran, in shaping developments in southern..…
Working people have been protesting across southern Iraq for weeks against frequent power cuts during the high heat of in this oil-rich region persistent joblessness the government's failure over months to provide safe drinking water, resulting in tens of thousands getting sick and the..…
Following this massacre the Allied ground forces, having swept through southern Iraq to encircle Kuwait, stopped short of Basra and gave free rein to Republican Guards the elite troops loyal to Iraqi regime to crush the insurgents. ..…
Intra- Shi'a tensions reached boiling point Iraq when Sadrist demonstrators defaced headquarters buildings of both Shi'a political parties and at least one Iranian proxy Baghdad and southern Iraq. ..…
She was true hero - way more brave said Salama al-Sagban, who runs women's right in southern Iraq.. ..…
Those included U.S enforcing no-fly rule over northern and southern Iraq after Iraq and U.S support of NATO allies in their efforts to topple Libyan Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.. ..…
WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration was caught off-guard by Iraqi-led military offensive weeklong thrust in southern Iraq. ... Britain announced Tuesday that it's freezing plans to withdraw 1,500 of its 4,000 remaining troops from southern Iraq due to the failure of..…
Shiite militias control much of southern Iraq, Kurdish militia controls the north, and Sunnis in the west have turned to the insurgency as their de militia. ..…
The Kurds are currently allied with Shiite Arab religious parties of southern Iraq who control politics in Arabic-speaking 80 percent of Iraq, and even if that alliance broke Shiites could not take back the north. ..…
Seeking help from United Nations Iraq was major turnabout for Bush administration, which has resisted ceding it much of role since France and Germany led U.N resistance to invading Iraq last winter.. Also Wednesday, United States began handing over command of area of southern..…