2022-07-03: News Headlines

Staff (2022-07-03). US army convoy comes under attack in Iraq's Saladin. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) — Iraqi news sources on Sunday reported that a convoy belonging to the US army was targeted in the country.

Staff (2022-07-03). Funeral for Japanese mother of Holy Defense martyr. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) — A funeral ceremony was held for Koniko Yamamora a translator and a Japanese-Iranian woman who had lived in Iran for several years and her son was martyred during Iran-Iraq war.

Staff (2022-07-03). Massive fire breaks out near Erbil airport. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) — A massive fire has broken out near Erbil International Airport located in northern Iraq, local sources reported on Sunday.

Staff (2022-07-03). Iraqi PM to discuss result of his visit to Iran with MBS. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) — Media gave reported that the Iraqi Prime Minister is scheduled to visit Saudi Arabia for a second time to discuss the results of his trip to Iran.

Anonymous669 (2022-07-03). Iraqi Group Says Its Drones Scouted US Embassy & Nearby Base In Baghdad. southfront.org Official logo of The Islamic Resistance in Iraq — 'Ashab al-Kahf | On July 3, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq — 'Ashab al-Kahf announced that its drones had conducted a reconnaissance mission over the US embassy and nearby Union III base in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. | In a statement, the pro-Iranian group said that the operation started at 7: p.m. local time on July 2 and lasted for 30 minutes. | Iraqi sources reported at the time hearing alarm sirens at Baghdad's highly-secured Green Zone, whe…

Staff (2022-07-03). Most dangerous ISIL terrorist detained in Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) — Iraqi security forces announced that the most dangerous ISIL terrorist was arrested on the border of Diyala Province and Kurdistan Region of Iraq after seven years that he was on the terror list.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-07-03). Kuwait condoles with Iran over Saturday earthquake. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) — Following UAE, Kuwait offered condolences to Iran over the quake that hit the southern province of Hormozgan, leading to several people's deaths and others' injuries.

Editor (2022-07-03). Is There a Price in Blood for British Foreign Policy? scheerpost.com Sept. 15, 2011: From left: French President Nicholas Sarkozy, National Transition Council Chairman Mustafa Abdul Jalil and U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron in Benghazi, Libya, after addressing a crowd in Liberty Square. (No. 10 Downing) | By Peter Oborne / Before the invasion of Iraq in 2003 a number of people — including then MI5 chief Eliza Manningham-Buller — warned it would make the streets of Britain more dangerous. | These warnings were ignored by Prime Minister Tony Blair.

Staff (2022-07-03). Turkish fighter jets bomb northern Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) — Turkish warplanes have again bombed areas in northern Iraq under the pretext of confronting the PKK.

_____ (2022-07-02). Palestinians 'Are Not Animals In A Zoo'. popularresistance.org Years before the United States invaded Iraq in 2003, U.S. media introduced many new characters, promoting them as "experts" who helped ratchet up propaganda, ultimately allowing the U.S. government to secure enough popular support for the war. | Though enthusiasm for war began dwindling in later years, the invasion began with a relatively strong popular mandate that allowed President George W. Bush to claim the role of liberator of Iraq, the fighter of "terrorism" and the champion of U.S. global interests.

_____ (2022-07-02). Palestinians 'Are Not Animals in a Zoo': Redefining the Role of the 'Victim Intellectual'. popularresistance.org Years before the United States invaded Iraq in 2003, U.S. media introduced many new characters, promoting them as "experts" who helped ratchet up propaganda, ultimately allowing the U.S. government to secure enough popular support for the war. | Though enthusiasm for war began dwindling in later years, the invasion began with a relatively strong popular mandate that allowed President George W. Bush to claim the role of liberator of Iraq, the fighter of "terrorism" and the champion of U.S. global interests. According to a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll published on March 24, 2003 — just a few days after the invas…

Jayati Ghosh (2022-07-02). [Perspectives] The journey to greater equality. thelancet.com Economic inequalities have increased substantially across the world in the past three decades and have deepened during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thomas Piketty and his colleagues at the World Inequality Lab at the Paris School of Economics (PSE), France, have been at the forefront of tracking these changes, providing extremely useful analyses based on careful aggregation of national data on income and wealth inequality from a multitude of sources. They have shown that globally, inequality is now as entrenched as it was during the first part of the 20th century.

Staff (2022-07-02). Yet another rocket attack reported on Turkish base in Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) — Local Iraqi sources reported Saturday that a Turkish military base was targeted in the Shiladze district in Dohuk Province in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

Anonymous669 (2022-07-02). Turkey Says Two Security Officers Were Killed While Taking Part In Northern Iraq Operation. southfront.org Turkish forces are seen at Mount Barsaya in northeast of Afrin, January 28, 2018 / Khalil Ashawi / Reuters | On July 2, the Turkish Ministry of National Defense announced that two security officers were killed while taking part in Operation Claw-Lock in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. | In a brief statement, the ministry that the two officers lost their lives as a result of an attack by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). Operation Claw-Lock, which was launched on April 17, is meant to neutralize PKK cells in the areas o…

Staff (2022-07-02). Several explosions reported in US base in Baghdad. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) — Media sources reported on Saturday morning that the sound of explosions was heard in the US military base near Baghdad airport in Iraq.

2022-07-03 20:14 | 16:14 EST | jz | 17 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0