Daily Archives: July 21, 2022

2022-07-21: News Headlines

Jason Ditz (2022-07-21). ISIS Kills Six Iraqi Police North of Baghdad. news.antiwar.com At least six Iraqi police were ISIS is known to be active in the area, which is why the police are there. ISIS tends to favor hitting police sites as a way of looting weapons and equipment. After years of war almost all of the gear is shared across both sides. | Police were overrun in fighting in about an hour, and ISIS is still believed to be in the area. Such fights are not as common as they o…

Global Voices (2022-07-21). Environment: Iraqis and Iranians continue to oppose Turkey's hydroelectric projects on the Tigris River. juancole.com By Roman Shemakov | The following story is part of series on Turkey's Ilisu Dam project and the flooding of Hasankeyf. The Ilisu Dam, completed as part of Turkey's Gàºneydoƒüu Anadolu Projesi (Southeastern Anatolian Development Project or GAP for short in Turkish) in 2019, has faced heavy criticism from both local as well as …

Staff (2022-07-21). VIDEO: Protests in front of Turkish Embassy in Baghdad. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) — The footage shows dozens of Iraqis gathered outside the Turkish Embassy in Baghdad to protest the Turkish artillery Wed. shelling in the north of Iraq which left several casualties.

Staff (2022-07-21). Tehran condemns Turkey's shelling of civilians in N Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) — In a Thursday statement, the Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman condemned the Turkish shelling of a resort area in the Dohuk province of Iraq which left many civilian casualties.

Staff (2022-07-21). Turkey denies attacking civilians in Iraq's Dohuk. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) — Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday Turkey has not carried out any attacks targeting civilians in Iraq's Dohuk province, where several civilians killed and wounded.

Anonymous103 (2022-07-20). Military Situation In Iraq On July 20, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On July 20, Turkish aircraft attacked several locations in Duhok's Zakho, killing at least two civilians and injuring about a dozen others; | On July 19, ISIS attacked positions of Iraqi police in the Meteibeja sector. Six Iraqi policemen were killed; | On July 20, the Iraqi Federal Intelligence and Investigation Agency thwarted operation to smuggle 0,000 liters of oil products, breaches at 11 sites in Kirkuk, Diyala, Salahadadin, Baghdad and Basra; | On July 20, Turkish…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-07-20). Daily Round-up | Turkey accused of war crimes after drone strike & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we bring you stories from Turkey's drone strike in Iraqi Kurdistan, the hunger strike of Palestinian prisoners, repression in Morocco, and a court verdict on elections in Brazil…

Scorinoco (2022-07-20). From Invading Iraq to Guaidó's Flop: The CV of Coup-Plotter John Bolton. orinocotribune.com By Tanupriya Singh — Jul 15, 2022 | In a recent interview with CNN, former US National Security Advisor John Bolton affirmed his role in coups abroad. The hardliner was an architect of the invasion of Iraq, and most recently, played a role in the attempted coup against Venezuelan President Maduro. | On July 12, former US National Security advisor John Bolton, admitted on national television that he had helped orchestrate coups in foreign countries. Bolton was speaking to CNN host Jake Tapper amid the hearings in Congress on the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, by supporters of former president Donald…

Staff (2022-07-20). Iraqi officials strongly condemn Turkey's deadly bombardment. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) — Iraqi political groups and figures have strongly condemned Turkey for the deadly bombardment in Dohuk province on Wednesday afternoon which left many civilian casualties.

Staff (2022-07-20). Turkey's attack on N Iraq leaves many casualties(+VIDEO). en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) — Kurdish media on Wednesday reported that several civilians were killed and injured during a Turkish artillery attack on the north of Iraq.

____ (2022-07-20). Fresh archaeological excavation starts at Xinjiang Buddhist temple site. ecns.cn Chinese archaeologists began a new round of excavation work in July on Mo'er Temple ruins, a Buddhist site, in Kashgar Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

Anonymous669 (2022-07-20). Massacre In Iraq: Alleged Turkish Airstrikes Kill, Wound Dozens Of Tourists In Kurdistan (Videos). southfront.org On July 20, alleged Turkish airstrikes targeted several resorts in Zakho district of the Duhok province in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, killing or wounding dozens of tourists. | Chiya Amin, head of Zakho's tourism directorate, said that at least eight tourists were killed and 23 others were wounded as a result of the airstrikes. Many of the casualties were reportedly women and children. According to Amin, tourists were part of a 200-person group that came all the way from the capital, Baghdad. | F…

Felix Abt (2022-07-19). Everything You've Always Wanted To Know About: 'Good' Wars, 'Good' War Criminals, 'Good' Dictators, 'Good' Separatists, 'Good' Oligarchs, 'Good' Money Launderers—And Their Antitheses! covertactionmagazine.com Everything Is Either Good or Evil! When Saddam Hussein, Iraq's president, invaded Iran on September 22, 1980, he was a …

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