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Senate votes to repeal two Iraq military authorizations - Roll Call

The measure would repeal the 2002 and 1991 authorizations to use military force in Iraq, and now goes to the House.

Roll Call

Brickbat: Choosing Sides

The U.S. Air Force has admitted that it released military records of at least seven Republican Party congressional candidates to a Democratic Party-aligned research group without proper authorization during the 2022 campaign cycle. Among those candidates was Jennifer-Ruth Green, an Indiana congressional candidate whose files contained details of her sexual…

Reason

Senate Poised to Vote on Repeal of Iraq War Powers

The Senate is poised to vote Wednesday to repeal the 2002 measure that greenlighted the March 2003 invasion of Iraq, which would end more than 20 years of authorization for US presidents to use force in that country and return those war powers to Congress. The Iraq War ended years…

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Senate poised to vote on repeal of Iraq war powers

The Senate is preparing to vote to repeal the 2002 measure that greenlighted that March 2003 invasion of Iraq

The Independent UK

McConnell opposes as Senate nears repeal of Iraq war powers

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell says he opposes repeal of the 2002 and 1991 authorizations of force against Iraq, arguing that that authority “bears directly on the threats we face today in Iraq and Syria from Iran-backed terrorists.”

The Independent UK

Crude Prices Close Higher as Iraq Dispute Curbs Crude Exports

May WTI crude oil (CLK23 ) on Tuesday closed up +0.39 (+0.54%), and May RBOB gasoline (RBJ23 ) closed up +2.54 (+0.96%). Crude oil and gasoline prices Tuesday extended Monday's sharp rally to 2-week highs. Dollar weakness Tuesday was supportive of energy prices. Also, a legal dispute between Iraq, Kurdistan,...

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Bahrain summons Iraq's charge d'affaires for violating diplomatic norms - state media

Bahrain's foreign ministry has summoned Iraq's Chargé d'Affaires Moayad Omar Abdul Rahman for breaching diplomatic norms, the Bahrain state news agency said on Tuesday.

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Crude Oil Gains as Iraq Dispute Curbs Crude Exports

May WTI crude oil (CLK23 ) this morning is up +0.71 (+0.98%), and May RBOB gasoline (RBJ23 ) is up +2.60 (+0.98%). April Nymex natural gas (NGJ23 ) is down -0.006 (-0.29%). Crude oil and gasoline prices this morning extended Monday's sharp rally to 2-week highs. Dollar weakness today is...

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Explainer-What are the "zombie" war powers Congress may repeal?

The U.S. Congress is voting this week on legislation to repeal the 1991 and 2002 Authorizations for the Use of Military Force, or AUMFs, against Iraq, lawmakers' latest attempt to reassert Congress' role in deciding whether to send troops into combat.

Reuters

Türkiye Says Iraq Was Ordered to Pay Compensation to Ankara in Arbitration Case

Türkiye’s Energy Ministry said on Tuesday that Iraq had been ordered by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) to pay compensation to Ankara in a longstanding arbitration case related to oil exports from northern Iraq via Türkiye. The Turkish energy ministry statement was released after Iraq's oil ministry said on…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iraqi Kurdistan Region’s Oil Output at Risk after Türkiye Halts Pipeline Exports

Oil production in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region (KRI) is at risk after a halt in northern exports has forced firms operating there to cease output or divert crude to storage, where capacity is limited. Iraq was forced to halt around 450,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude exports, or half…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Senate votes to advance repeal of Iraq War authorisation

The final vote to end two Iraq war authorisations clears a key procedural hurdle, as the Senate decides to limit debate.

Al Jazeera

US Senate advances bill to repeal decades-old Iraq war authorizations

The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly on Monday to advance legislation to repeal two decades-old authorizations for past wars in Iraq, as Congress pushed to reassert its role over deciding whether to send troops into combat.

Reuters

Dad persuaded to take on 'life changing' challenge by son

“It was Adam’s next words of ‘why not, Dad?’ that were the driving force behind my new challenge.”

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Iraqi parliament approves unpopular election law amendments

Iraq's parliament approved on Monday amendments to the elections law, a move that has angered independent lawmakers and small parties who say the new legislation could weaken their chances.

Daily Mirror

US Marine who survived tours in Iraq and Afghanistan shot dead driving Uber in California

Los Angeles Police and Uber are investigating the death of army hero and father-of-two Aaron Orozco who was shot dead at a 7-Eleven in California after a 'physical altercation' with two early morning passengerts

Wales Online

Life on Britain's most diverse street where over 70 languages are spoken

Residents living on the diverse street have described the multicultural community as "amazing"

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iraqi Parliament Passes Controversial Vote Law Amendments

Iraqi lawmakers passed early Monday controversial amendments to the country's election law that could undermine the chances for smaller parties and independent candidates to win seats in future polls. The amendments increase the size of electoral districts, a move widely backed by the Coordination Framework, a coalition of Iran-backed parties.…

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The Independent UK

Iraqi parliament passes controversial vote law amendments

Iraqi lawmakers have passed controversial amendments to the country's election law that could undermine the chances for smaller parties and independent candidates to win seats in future polls

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iraq-Türkiye Pipeline Shutdown on Turkish Government Orders

The Kurdistan Pipeline Company has shut the Iraq-Türkiye pipeline at the request of the Turkish government, oil companies in the regions said on Monday. The news comes after comes after Iraq on Saturday halted crude exports from its northern region after the country won an arbitration case in which it…

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: As the Iraq War showed, the allure of consensus in foreign policy can be dangerous

With the 20th anniversary of the launch of the Iraq War, I’m reminded of the remarkable consensus behind that decision, which passed with strong bipartisan support. Experts, journalists and well-known media personalities joined the bandwagon too.

The Week

Iraq: the cultural resilience of a war-ravaged country

It is 20 years since the US-led invasion of Iraq, and the Foreign Office still advises against travel there, owing to risks including kidnapping. But although the country is “by no means stable”, it is “just about functioning as a rare Arab democracy”, says Sophy Roberts in the FT –…

The Guardian - US

‘They trained us to be killers. What happens when we get home?’: US veterans and families on the Iraq war

Those who were there or lost loved ones reflect on their experiences and the meaning of the invasion, 20 years later

The Independent UK

Twenty years on, reflection and regret on 2002 Iraq war vote

The October 2002 votes in the House and Senate to authorize war with Iraq were grave moment in American history that would have reverberations for decades

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iraqi Army Tightens Security on Border with Syria

The Iraqi army forces escalated security measures on the border with Syria to tighten the security gaps between the two countries. An official source of the local administration of al-Anbar governorate announced that army forces had begun field reconnaissance operations on the border strip areas with Syria. According to the…

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