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Activist Sentenced to 3 Years in Jail for Criticizing PMF in Iraq

The Iraqi judiciary sentenced on Monday an activist to three years in prison for “insulting state institutions” after criticizing the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF). In a Facebook post, Haidar al-Zeidi, 24, said he had been previously arrested by the PMF and detained for two weeks before being released on bail.…

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An assassination, a feud and the fight for power in Iraq's Kurdistan

The marriage of convenience between Iraqi Kurdistan's political dynasties is on the rocks.

Reuters

Iraq Tightens Border Security with Iran

Days after his visit to Iran, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani ordered the military to tighten security along the zero point along the borders with Iran and Türkiye.

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Refugee who illegally brought injured niece to UK given leave to remain

Najat Ibrahim Ismail was jailed in 2017 and officials tried to deport him three times before judge ruled in his favour

The Guardian - UK

Macron to meet Iraq PM in early 2023

French President Emmanuel Macron plans to meet Iraq's prime minister in early 2023, Macron's office said on Sunday, adding that Paris would help Baghdad in its fight against attacks on its sovereignty.

Reuters

"The way my son died was horrendous": Mum's anger after soldier son with PTSD was Tasered by police then died after self-inflicted wound

Spencer Beynon's mum has described how she will 'never find closure' after being left unsatisfied with the outcome of an inquest into his death

Manchester Evening News

Man who died after being held at Manston asylum centre named

Hussein Haseeb Ahmed, a 31-year-old from Iraq who tested positive for diptheria, died in hospital on 19 November

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US-led Forces Resume Normal Patrols in Syria

A US-led coalition fighting militants resumed regular patrols in Kurdish-held areas of northeast Syria on Friday after earlier Turkish airstrikes, an AFP correspondent and a Kurdish military source said. Patrols were reduced following the Turkish strikes that began on November 20 in Kurdish-controlled areas of Syria and Iraq, in response…

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Influential Iraqi cleric launches anti-LGBTQ campaign

An influential Iraqi cleric who announced his withdrawal from politics four months ago has broken a period of relative silence to launch an anti-LGBTQ campaign

The Independent UK

Germany struggles with influx of migrants as country braces for winter

More than a million Ukrainian refugees have arrived in Germany since the beginning of the year. The number of asylum seekers from Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan has also increased. In 2022 alone, Germany has already taken in more people than at the peak of the migrant crisis in 2015. Currently,…

France 24

Türkiye Denies US Request to Cancel Syria Land Operation, Russia Negotiates SDF Withdrawal

Türkiye confirmed on Friday that it had asked the US to "fulfill its obligations," according to the understandings related to northern Syria after Washington asked Ankara to refrain from carrying out the military operation. The Turkish National Security Council discussed Thursday the latest regional and international developments, combating terrorism, military…

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Iran Reportedly Asks Iraq to Continue Efforts to Mediate between Regional Countries

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has met with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and discussed strengthening political and economic relations. An official Iraqi source said Wednesday that Tehran had asked Sudani to stick to Iraq's role in bringing views between regional countries closer. On Tuesday, Sudani arrived in Tehran…

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Iraqi Kurdistan under attack as Iran targets Kurdish opposition groups

For decades, Iranian Kurdish opposition groups have sought refuge in neighbouring Iraq. But in recent weeks, they have been targeted by dozens of missile and drone attacks launched by Tehran. Authorities there accuse them of supporting anti-government protests that have swept across Iran since the death in police custody of…

France 24

Seven US Betrayals of Kurds within a Century… Will It Fail Them Again in Syria?

If the reaction to Turkish incursions or continued aerial bombardment against Kurdish targets in northern Syria does not meet Kurdish expectations and demands, it wouldn’t be the first time Kurds are betrayed by the US or the West. In the past century, the global and regional balance of power has…

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Sudani to Raisi: Iraqi Territories Will Not Become Platform to Threaten Iran

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani said on Tuesday Baghdad will not allow its territories to be used as a platform to threaten Iran’s security. Sudani was speaking from Tehran where he met with President Ebrahim Raisi. Speaking at a joint press conference, he said his visit came at an…

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US-Iran Match Reflects a Regional Rivalry for Many Arab Fans

The US team’s must-win World Cup match against Iran will be closely watched across the Middle East, where the two nations have been engaged in a cold war for over four decades and where many blame one or both for the region’s woes. Critics of Iran say it has fomented…

The Independent UK

US-Iran match reflects a regional rivalry for many Arab fans

The U.S. team’s must-win World Cup match against Iran will be closely watched across the Middle East

The Independent UK

Brazil’s president-elect voices support for campaign to free Julian Assange

Assange is wanted by American authorities over documents leaked in 2010 and 2011 related to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

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Nicholas Goldberg: America needs to try harder to match its foreign policy to its morals

I once went to the village of Koreme in Iraqi Kurdistan and walked along a dirt road past a little brick school and a makeshift mosque to a dusty field of almond trees and high grass where all the males of the village — age 13 to 43 — had…

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Iraqi PM in Tehran to after Iran Border Attacks

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani will kick off on Tuesday a visit to Tehran in an attempt to contain tensions in wake of Iran’s attacks on Kurdish opposition groups in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. The Iranian Foreign Ministry said the PM is visiting at the invitation of President Ebrahim…

Al Jazeera

World Cup 2022: A brief history of US-Iran relations

As US meets Iran in critical World Cup match in Qatar, Al Jazeera looks at the volatile history between the two nations.

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Tunisia’s Ghannouchi in Court Again over Alleged Extremist Links

The speaker of Tunisia's dissolved parliament appeared on Monday before a judge investigating accusations his party helped Tunisian extremists travel to fight in Iraq and Syria. Rached Ghannouchi, an arch-rival of President Kais Saied and also head of the Islamist-inspired Ennahda party, arrived in the morning at the anti-terror court…

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Barzani Discusses Border Security in Baghdad

President of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region Nechirvan Barzani visited Baghdad to discuss the outstanding issues, including the importance of strengthening the border security of the Region and Iraq, in light of repeated attacks from neighbors Iran and Türkiye. Barzani’s visit to Baghdad - his second in a week - sought to…

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Thousands Protest Turkish Strikes on Kurdish Groups in Syria

Thousands of Kurds protested on Sunday in the Syrian city of Qamishli against days of deadly Turkish cross-border strikes targeting Kurdish groups in the country's northeast. Türkiye announced last Sunday it had carried out air strikes against semi-autonomous Kurdish zones in north and northeastern Syria, and across the border in…

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Iraqi PM: Probe Recovers Part of $2.5B Embezzled from Taxes

Iraq's government said on Sunday it will recover part of nearly $2.5 billion in funds embezzled from the country's tax authority in a massive scheme involving a network of businesses and officials. Approximately 182 billion Iraqi dinars, or $125 million, of the stolen sum will be recovered through the seizure…

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