Daily Archives: July 22, 2022

2022-07-22: News Headlines

WSWS (2022-07-22). Iraqi, Kurdish governments blame Turkey for bombardment killing 9 civilians. wsws.org At least nine civilians, including two children, were killed and more than 20 wounded Wednesday in a bombardment on the tourist village of Perex in Iraq.

Jason Ditz (2022-07-21). Iraq Demands Turkey Withdraw Military After Resort Strike. news.antiwar.com Turkey's attack on a Kurdish resort in northern Iraq is leading to a quick Turkey fired artillery at the resort, killing nine civilians and wounding 22 others. There was no indication of any military target in the area that might've been intended to hit. | This marks the first time of the current Turkish campaign that Iraq has demanded…

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…

Anonymous765 (2022-07-21). Turkey Escalates Strikes On Northern Iraq. southfront.org |

Editor (2022-07-21). 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! mronline.org When Saddam Hussein, Iraq's president, invaded Iran on September 22, 1980, he was a "good" dictator. His invasion of the neighboring country was not only approved by the United States and its Western satellites, but also universally supported by them. Unlike secular Iraq, Iran was led by so-called vicious Islamic clerics.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-07-21). FM speaks to Iraqi counterpart, condemns Zakho attack. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) — Iran Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian held a phone call with his Iraqi counterpart and condemned the shelling of the city of Zakho while also stressing Iran's firm support for Iraq's stability and security.

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). 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.

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.

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