2022-09-01: News Headlines

Staff (2022-09-01). Armed clash in Southern Iraq leaves 3 killed, injured. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 01 (MNA) — An Iraqi security official reported on Thursday morning that one person was killed and two others were injured in a clash between Iraqi security forces and some armed men.

Brenda Norrell (2022-08-31). Legacies in Film 'Trespassing' Exposed U.S. Nuclear Industry Targeting Native Americans. indybay.org "Trespassing," censored in more film festivals worldwide than it has been shown, reveals how the Colorado River Indian Tribes, Mojave, Western Shoshone, Navajo and Pueblo were targeted by the nuclear industry. Censored News Legacies in Film series.

WSWS (2022-08-31). More than 30 killed as rival Shia groups struggle for power in Baghdad. wsws.org The caretaker government of Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew, while Iran closed its borders with Iraq on the eve of an annual pilgrimage to Iraqi Shia sites.

Robert Inlakesh (2022-08-31). 30 Dead In Iraq After Moqtada al-Sadr's Militia Opens Fire On Security Forces. thelastamericanvagabond.com The Iraqi Capital, Baghdad, was once again turned into a war zone this Monday night, after militia groups aligned with popular Shia cleric, Moqtada al-Sadr, opened fire on Iraqi security forces and attacked rival group offices. This Monday, supporters of Moqtada al-Sadr, took over the Baghdad 'green zone' area, occupying government buildings and chanting in

TeleSUR (2022-08-31). Iraqi Resistance Leader Calls To Organize a New Government. telesurenglish.net The leader of the Iraqi Asaib Ahl al-Haq group calls for the rapid formation of a new government to end the current political crisis in the country that has existed since October. | Iraqi leader of the Asaib Ahl al-Haq movement called for the formation of a new government. Aug. 31, 2022.

Steven Sahiounie (2022-08-31). Baghdad Is in Chaos After Almost 20 Years Since the US Invasion. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2022-08-31). Iran always seeking stable, secure, powerful Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) — Expressing its satisfaction with the return of peace to Iraq, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said that Iran always seeks a stable, secure, powerful Iraq that plays a constructive role in regional developments.

Staff (2022-08-31). Baghdad bomb blast leaves 5 PMU forces martyred, injured. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) — Iraq's Popular Mobilization Unit, also known as Hashd al-Sha'abi, on Wednesday announced that 5 of its forces were martyred and injured during a bomb blast in the north of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad.

Staff (2022-08-31). Iraq: Violence is not solution. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) — After 24 hours of intense infighting, law and order were restored in Iraq amid a highly charged atmosphere, but the situation remains fragile and prone to another round of violence.

Staff (2022-08-31). Missile hits Turkish army base accurately in Iraq (+VIDEO). en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) — News sources on Wednesday reported that a Turkish army base in Iraq was targeted with a missile.

Alessandra Bajec (2022-08-30). Water Crisis in Iraq's Kurdish Region Strains Food Security. towardfreedom.org Climate change, dam projects, and poor water and pollution management in Iraq's Kurdistan region threatens food production and livelihoods in rural communities, reports Alessandra Bajec.

_____ (2022-08-30). Iraq: Political Chaos in Full Swing. journal-neo.org For the past month, there have been bitter political disputes in Iraq that have divided and polarized different communities, making it impossible to elect representatives to the country's highest bodies. These divisions have deeply engrained themselves into the different strata of the society through social media, creating disputes and barriers not only between communities but …

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