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Iraq is in the spotlight because Iran continues to pressure Iraq to expel Kurdish Iranian opposition groups. The US is pressuring Iraq to rein in Iranian-backed militias.
News Iraq » Wasit » Security: Security Responsibility Returns to Iraqis in Wasit Province
Complete security and governance responsibilities transferred to Iraqi officials in Wasit province today, giving Iraq’s government responsibility for more than two-thirds of the country, Pentagon ...
News Iraq » Wasit » Security: Iraqi, U.S. Forces Pick Up Georgians’ Missions in Iraq’s Wasit Province
Iraqi security forces will partner with the U.S. Army’s 41st Fires Brigade and occupy the checkpoints and patrol bases in Iraq’s Wasit province that 1st Georgian Brigade manned before the unit members ...
News Iraq » Wasit » Security: AFP: Iraq Closes Most Iran Border Crossings Under US Pressure
The US suggested keeping one northern crossing and the Mehran crossing in the center open, as PM al-Zaidi orders gradual closure of all remaining crossings following drone smuggling concerns and Saudi ...
News Iraq » Wasit » Security: Dozens killed in Iraqi shopping mall fire
July 17 (UPI) --Several people are dead and an investigation is underway after a fire destroyed a five-story shopping mall in Iraq on Wednesday evening. In a press release, the Iraqi Interior Ministry ...