Iraqi court issues arrest warrant against Trump over killing of Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis
Deputy head of the Iraqi Hashd al-Shaabi militia, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis was killed in a drone strike by the US inside Iraq last year, along with top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani. Iran has also issued a similar warrant against Trump and 47 other Americans
Trump administration announces partial troop withdrawals from Afghanistan and Iraq
By January, the number of troops in both these countries will be down to around 2,500. Peace activists have welcomed the decision even as sections of the establishment have resisted it
Iraqi militias propose ceasefire on the condition that US occupying forces leave the country
Militias point to the Iraqi parliament’s resolution which called for the expulsion of foreign troops from Iraq, adding that the US troops are “not welcome in the country”
UN investigator’s report condemns US drone strike targeting Qassem Soleimani
The report by Agnes Callamard, the UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, is due to be presented at the UN Human Rights Council on Thursday
Mustafa al-Kadhimi, Iraq’s new PM, faces tough challenges on economy, foreign soldiers
After months of political uncertainty, Mustafa al-Kadhimi has been confirmed as the new prime minister of Iraq. However, the former intelligence chief is likely to face a number of challenges, including addressing the demands of protesters
US deploys Patriot missile systems in Iraq
The missiles have been deployed to Ain al-Assad and Erbil bases in Iraq, both of which recently suffered missile and rocket attacks. Iran has condemned the deployment as a bid to increase tensions in west Asia
US forces withdraw from three Iraqi bases
We look at the history of the invasion even as US troops withdraw from certain bases.
US troops vacate K1 base in Iraq’s Kirkuk province
The K1 base in northern Iraq is the third base vacated by the US and NATO coalition forces this month. The troops will now be deployed at bases in Baghdad and the nearby Ain al-Asad air base
US in Iraq: 17 years later
It has been 17 years since the United States of America invaded Iraq. We talk to NewsClick Editor-in-Chief Prabir Purkayastha about the changing matrix of the geo-strategy and war in West Asia.
US to relocate troops in Iraq amid rising opposition
The status of the US and NATO coalition forces in Iraq has changed drastically post the targeted assassination of Popular Mobilisation Forces commander al-Muhandis and Iranian General Qassem Soleimani by the US in January
Two US and one British soldier killed in Iraq in an attack on their base
The casualties on Wednesday, raise this week’s total death toll of foreign forces in Iraq to five. The Iraqi parliament had passed a resolution in January asking the US and other foreign troops to leave the country
In Iran’s parliamentary elections, conservative sections have the advantage
The elections to the Majlis that are scheduled for February 21 are taking place at a time of intense diplomatic and political aggression by the US. This has strengthened the conservative sections in the country
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- Elections to be held in Palestine for the first time since 2006
- Tunisians protest over growing economic crisis and oppressive state actions
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