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Prominent Iraqi anti-Iranian militia journalist disappeared in Baghdad

July 10, 2021 MEO Staff

Disappearance of prominent opposition journalist against the Iran-backed militias in Baghdad raises concerns Iraqi vocal critic of Iran-backed armed militias Ali al-Mikdam went missing in the capital Baghdad on Friday evening, according to activists. Friends [ More … ]

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Iraq: Amnesty demands Gov. to reveal whereabouts of 650 Sunni men and boys missing

June 4, 2021 MEO Staff

Amnesty International has called on Iraq to reveal the whereabouts of 643 Sunni men and young boys who were kidnapped by the pro-Iran Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) during operations to retake Fallujah city from Daesh [ More … ]

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Yemen: Saudi coalition foils drone attacks, launches air strikes on Sanaa

March 8, 2021 MEO Staff

The Saudi-led military coalition battling Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement said on Sunday it conducted air strikes on Houthi military targets in Sanaa and other regions after the group launched armed drones towards Saudi Arabia, reported [ More … ]

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Pope Francis meets Iraq’s Shia leader al-Sistani

March 6, 2021 MEO Staff

Pope Francis has met with Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, one of the most senior leaders in Shia Islam, in Iraq’s holy city of Najaf to deliver a message of peaceful coexistence, urging Muslims to embrace [ More … ]

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Iraq and Turkey are keen to boost ties

December 20, 2020 MEO Staff

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi visited Turkey Thursday to discuss regional, bilateral, economic ties Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi was in Ankara this week for meetings with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Both countries want strong bilateral ties. They share [ More … ]

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Iraq’s new PM al-Kadhimi took office after the parliament finally approved a new government

May 7, 2020 MEO Staff

Iraq’s new Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi took office after the country’s parliament approved a new government on Wednesday following nearly six months of political wrangling. Al-Kadhimi is viewed as pragmatic as well as having good relations with main [ More … ]

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US Congress Limiting Trump’s Power to Wage Anti-Iran War

March 13, 2020 MEO Staff

The US Congress has passed a resolution limiting President Donald Trump’s power to wage war or take military action against Iran. The House of Representatives joined the Senate in the move by voting 227 to [ More … ]

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Iraqi protests continuing a day after nomination of new PM

February 2, 2020 MEO Staff

Protesters have rejected Mohammed Tawfik Allawi as prime minister, calling his appointment an Iran-backed decision Iraqi protesters maintained their anti-government position by leading demonstrations across Iraq’s south on Sunday, a day after a new prime [ More … ]

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Iraqi demonstrators demand withdrawal of U.S. troops

January 24, 2020 MEO Staff

Tens of thousands of Iraqis marched Friday at the urging of popular Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, decrying U.S. influence in the country and demanding that Washington withdraw its troops. Around Baghdad’s Jadriyah Square, the streets [ More … ]

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Iraqi Prime Minister Pushes Washington to Discuss Exit of US Troops

January 10, 2020 MEO Staff

Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi asked U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo to send officials to Iraq to work out a mechanism for the withdrawal of American troops, according to his office, as the [ More … ]

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Iran launches missile attacks on US military base in Iraq

January 8, 2020 Ahmed Rashed

Iran fires more than a dozen rockets at Iraq’s Ain al-Asad military base and targets Erbil facility. Iran has launched a series of missile attacks on US facilities in Iraq, days after the United States assassinated top Iranian [ More … ]

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Iran: Dozens killed in crush at funeral in Soleimani’s hometown

January 7, 2020 MEO Staff

Burial reported postponed after local official says at least 50 people have been killed during procession in Kerman A crush at the funeral procession of Qassem Soleimani in his hometown of Kerman on Tuesday has [ More … ]

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Iraq protesters storm US Embassy in Baghdad

December 31, 2019 MEO Staff

Outraged Iraqi protesters on Tuesday stormed the US Embassy compound in Baghdad, protesting Washington’s attacks on armed battalions belong to Iranian-backed Hashd Al-Shaabi forces, Anadolu Agency reports. At least 25 people were killed in weekend [ More … ]

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Iraqi PM Abdul Mahdi submits resignation to parliament

December 1, 2019 Ahmed Rashed

Parliament to meet on Sunday to decide on Iraqi PM’s fate amid continuing anti-government protests. Iraqi PM resignation would only be ‘first step’, protesters say Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi submitted his resignation to [ More … ]

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Iraqi protests: Bloody crackdown after torching Iranian consulate

November 28, 2019 MEO Staff

At least 28 people have reportedly been shot dead by security forces across Iraq as protesters torched the Iranian embassy in the southern city of Najaf. A curfew was imposed in the city following the [ More … ]

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