Tag: Iraq

Jun 2021. Tornado Down

Flight Lieutenant John Nichol was shot down on 17 January 1991 on the first low-level daylight raid of Operation Desert Storm. He was captured, tortured and paraded on television by the Iraqis. https://rumble.com/vj5jjf-jun-2021.-tornado-down.html [user-submitted-posts]

Apr 2021. US to Withdraw from Iraq

Iraq and the United States have agreed on the withdrawal of all remaining US and coalition combat troops deployed to fight ISIL (ISIS) in the Middle Eastern country – but they did not provide a timeline and said the foreign forces would still provide training to the Iraqi army. After a first “strategic dialogue” under… Continue reading Apr 2021. US to Withdraw from Iraq

Jul 2020. Iraq and Coronavirus

July 2020. After the coronavirus hit this country of 39 million, doctors began receiving a torrent of abuse from families of COVID-19 patients, escalating the already high scale of violence in Iraq. The pandemic has further revealed the fragility of Iraq’s health system. Health authorities announced the first coronavirus case in February, in a patient who traveled from… Continue reading Jul 2020. Iraq and Coronavirus

Jul 2020. Crisis in Iraq

July 2020. Iran’s supreme leader told Iraq’s visiting premier on Tuesday that Tehran will exact revenge from the US over the killing of a top general earlier this year, but said his country will not interfere in Baghdad’s relations with Washington. Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi of Iraq met Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the Iranian capital… Continue reading Jul 2020. Crisis in Iraq

Mar 2016. daesh Suicide Bomber in Hilla

March 2016. With daesh getting pushed back, they’re returning to guerrilla tactics. They’ve claimed responsibility for a suicide attack with an explosive-laden fuel tanker on an Iraqi police checkpoint south of Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 60 people and wounding more than 70. It was in the mostly Shia area of Hilla. https://vk.com/video503532632_456239964

May 2020. Covid 19 comes to Iraq

May 2020. Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), a collection of 40 odd predominantly Shi’a armed groups (‘the Hashd’), came into being to fight a war against ISIL in 2014. Now, they are mobilising to combat the spread of COVID-19 across the country. To be sure, Iraq’s inefficiencies in administering public services means the country needs… Continue reading May 2020. Covid 19 comes to Iraq

Mar 2020. US Re-Deployment in Iraq

March 2020. On the heels of another rocket attack targeting a military base housing American forces in Iraq, the US-led coalition assembled to fight the Islamic State is withdrawing troops from some of its smaller bases in the country. “As a result of the success of Iraqi Security Forces in their fight against ISIS, the… Continue reading Mar 2020. US Re-Deployment in Iraq

Mar 2020. Iraq Appoints a new Prime Minister

March 2020. Iraq’s president has named Adnan al-Zurfi as prime minister-designate in a bid to end months of political deadlock. Mr Zurfi, who served three terms as governor of Najaf, is a member of the small Nasr parliamentary group of former Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi. He was nominated by President Barham Saleh after larger groups… Continue reading Mar 2020. Iraq Appoints a new Prime Minister