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Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq- state news agency

Turkish warplanes, helicopters and drones hit Kurdish militant targets, camps, tunnels, shelters, and ammunition storage areas in northern Iraq, Defence Minister Hulusi Akar was quoted as saying by the state-run Anadolu news agency.

Reuters

US Military Changes Explanation of Attack on Base in Syria

The US military says explosions earlier this month on a base in eastern Syria that injured several US service members were not, as it originally reported, caused by artillery or another form of indirect fire. Instead, it is now believed the April 7 attack was carried out by the “deliberate…

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Iraq Was Pressured to Increase Oil Output Away from OPEC, Says Oil Minister

Iraq was pressured to increase its oil production outside the remit of OPEC's policy on output, Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul Jabbar said on Saturday. He also told Al Hadath TV that OPEC was committed to providing the oil supplies needed to compensate for any shortages. OPEC has resisted calls by…

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Iraq: 9 Schoolteachers Among 11 Dead in Minibus Crash

Eleven people including nine schoolteachers died in a head-on road crash south of Baghdad as they returned from a Ramadan meal, Iraqi authorities said Saturday, blaming speed. The accident happened in Babylon province around midnight as the group was returning in a minibus from Karbala, a police source said, AFP…

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Qaani Says Israel's Destruction 'Gaining Ground', Defends Missile Attacks on Erbil

After a notable absence from the media, head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force, Esmail Qaani threatened on Thursday to destroy Israel, while defending Tehran's firing of ballistic missiles on Erbil. Iran will harshly confront Israel "wherever it feels necessary", Qaani said, according to the semi-official Nour News agency.…

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Nandine: South London’s Kurdish culinary gem deserves all the hype

Pary Baban fills a hole in London’s culinary landscape with a restaurant serving dishes bursting with flavour and character from her homeland, Kurdistan, writes James Schaak

The Independent UK

Iraq’s ancient buildings are being destroyed by climate change

Water shortages leading to rising salt concentrations and sandstorms are eroding world’s ancient sites

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Russia's war crimes — and ours

Americans are rightfully horrified by Mariupol. But most of us don't even know what the U.S. did in Mosul or Raqqa

Salon

U.S. jury finds member of Islamic State 'Beatles' cell guilty of terrorism offenses

A member of a group of Islamic State militants who beheaded American hostages in Iraq and Syria, nicknamed "The Beatles" for their British accents, was found guilty in U.S. court of terrorism offenses on Thursday.

Reuters

‘Our place’: Iraqi women joining police corps defy patriarchy

Saja al-Abayji hopes to one day see females in leadership positions throughout Iraq’s internal security forces.

Al Jazeera

Qaani: Iran Will Harshly Confront Israel 'Wherever It Feels Necessary'

Iran will harshly confront Israel "wherever it feels necessary", Esmail Qaani, the head of the Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force, said on Thursday, according to the semi-official Nour News agency. In March, Tehran targeted what it called "secret Israeli bases" during a missile attack on Iraq's northern Kurdish regional capital of…

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Ericsson Shares Drop Post Q1 Results; Acknowledges DOJ Penalty, Russia Business Suspension

Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) reported a first-quarter FY22 sales growth of 11% year-on-year to SEK 55.1 billion. Group organic sales grew by 3% Y/Y, driven by Networks in North America, Europe, and Latin America. Organic sales in Networks rose 4% Y/Y, and Digital Services sales down by 2% Y/Y. It reported an…

Benzinga

Iraq Urges Iran to Resolve Security Issues through Diplomacy

Iraqi Foreign Minister Fouad Hussein urged his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in Tehran to “solve the security problems that occur between their countries” through dialogue. Speaking at a joint press conference with Amir-Abdollahian in Tehran on Wednesday, Hussein said that he had “important” and “frank” talks in which he stressed…

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Ericsson Warns of Possible Fine Over Payments to ISIS in Iraq

Sweden's Ericsson, under fire for its handling of a bribery investigation in Iraq, warned on Thursday of a potential fine by US regulators and reported a fall in first-quarter core earnings over its suspension of business in Russia. Last week, investors publicly rebuked Chief Executive Borje Ekholm and the board…

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Iranian Commander Says Death of All US Leaders Would Not Avenge Soleimani Killing

The killing of all American leaders would not be enough to avenge the death of Iranian military commander General Qassem Soleimani, an Iranian Revolutionary Guards general said. Soleimani was killed in January 2020 by the US military while on a visit to Iraq. Iran vowed a "crushing revenge" on all…

Al Jazeera

ISIL 2.0: How the group became a franchise

Since its 2019 defeat, ISIL has morphed into a series of affiliates taking hold in Afghanistan and Africa’s Sahel belt.

Salon

Neocon war hawks: They're back!

The warmongering buffoons who drove the U.S. to disaster in Iraq and Afghanistan are now eager for war with Russia

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Russia using weapons ‘smuggled by Iran’ in Ukraine

Anti-tank missiles and RPG’s are being supplied through undercover networks via Iraq, militia there say. Plus, how sonic pollution hurts marine life

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Shura Council Approves Saudi-Iraqi Power Grid Link, Maritime Transport Agreements

The Saudi Shura Council approved on Monday a memorandum of understanding of joint cooperation in the field of electrical interconnection between Saudi Arabia and Iraq. The two countries signed an MoU to connect their national electricity grid in January. “The signing of this MoU comes in implementation of the directives…

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Kadhimi to the International Coalition: ISIS is Active in Western Iraq

Iraqi Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, called on the United States and the international coalition to assume a greater role in combating ISIS, which he said was still active in various regions in western Iraq. His comments came during a meeting on Sunday with the…

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Political Divisions Threaten to Scupper Kurdistan Parliamentary Elections

The sharp divisions between Kurdish parties over the formation of the federal government in Baghdad reflect the sharp divisions in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region that is bracing to hold parliamentary elections in October. The lingering disputes have however, cast serious doubts that the polls will be staged. Observers believe the…

The Guardian - UK

Russia ‘using weapons smuggled by Iran from Iraq against Ukraine’

Iraqi militias and others say undercover networks being used to supply materiel such as RPGs and anti-tank missiles

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Iraqi Minister Calls for New Oil Company in Kurdistan

Iraq's oil minister called on Monday for the establishment of a new oil company in its northern Kurdish region to manage the energy contracts signed by the regional government, the oil ministry said in a statement. Minister Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar, speaking at the conclusion of a round of talks with Kurdish…

Wales Online

The Pontypridd dad competing in the Invictus Games to make his daughter proud after being 'blown up' in Iraq

Nathan Huddy, 42, is competing in the Invictus Games in the Netherlands this month

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Iraq’s Farmers Pushed off Land as Drought and Heat Cripple Crops

Until a few years ago, farming in southern Iraq was "as lucrative as oil", Qasim Abdul Wahad remembers, and his one-hectare farm plot in the governorate of Basra produced enough to feed his family of eight. Now dust kicks up under his feet as he walks through his land, after…

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