Monthly Archives: October 2022

2022-10-17: News Headlines

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-10-17). Fuerzas israelíes asesinan a un palestino en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Cinco palestinos resultaron heridos por las fuerzas de ocupación israelíes durante los enfrentamientos que estallaron en Qarawa Bani Hassan.

Staff (2022-10-16). Turkey conducts new drone attack on N Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) — Iraqi news sources on Sunday afternoon reported that Turkey has targeted areas in the north of Iraq with weapons.

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2022-10-16: News Headlines

Anonymous103 (2022-10-15). Military Situation In Iraq On October 15, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org

Staff (2022-10-15). Iran FM calls on Iraq for action against KRG-based terrorists. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 15 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian held a meeting with the visiting Iraqi National Security Adviser Qasim al-Araji in Tehran on Saturday.

Staff (2022-10-15). Amir-Abdollahian meeting with Iraqi National Security Adviser. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 15 (MNA) — Iran's top diplomat Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Saturday met and held talks with Iraqi National Security Adviser Qasim al-Araji in Tehran.

Staff (2022-10-15). Eidian makes history by winning 1st Asian gold for Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 15 (MNA) — Nazanin Fatemeh Eidian from Iran won a gold medal in the 400m hurdles in the Asian Youth Athletics Championship at Kuwait City on Saturday.

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2022-10-14: News Headlines

Anonymous669 (2022-10-13). Rockets Hit Green Zone As Iraqi Parliament Elects New President. southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | On October 13, a rocket attack targeted the Green Zone in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, as a controversial parliament session was about to begin to elect the country's new president. | The Iraqi Security Media Cell said that a salvo of nine rockets hit the highly-fortified zone that hosts government buildings and foreign missions. As a result of the attack, a security officer and two civilians were wounded. | Iraqi lawmakers reconvened in the afternoo…

Anonymous103 (2022-10-13). Military Situation In Iraq On October 13, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org

Anonymous669 (2022-10-13). Three Turkish Drone Strikes Hit Northeastern Syria In Just Two Days (Videos). southfront.org Turkish combat drones have reportedly carried out three airstrikes on areas held by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Syria's northeastern region. | On October 12, a Turkish drone strike hit a vehicle of the SDF's Syriac Security Office, Sutoro, as it was passing near the town of al-Malikiyah in the northeastern countryside of al-Hasakah. In a statement, the Sutoro acknowledged that one of its personnel was killed as a result of the strike. Meanwhile, the London-based Syrian Observatory for Hum…

Anonymous669 (2022-10-13). 15 Killed In Large Attack By ISIS Cells In Syria's Deir Ezzor. southfront.org Late on October 12, ISIS cells launched a large attack from al-Badia, a vast desert in central Syria, on the southern countryside of Deir Ezzor. | ISIS terrorists attacked several positions of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and its allies in the areas of al-Dwair and al-Asharah near the town of al-Bukamal, which is located on the Syrian border with Iraq. The terrorists clashed with government forces for several hours before withdrawing to their hideouts in al-Badia. | According to the Syrian Observa…

Staff (2022-10-13). Iraqi parliament could not elect new president in 1st round. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) — Iraq's parliament is holding a special session Thursday to elect the country's new president. Abdul Latif Rashid gained 157 votes while incumbent president Barham Salih gained 99 votes.

TeleSUR, DRL (2022-10-13). Parlamento iraquí elige nuevo presidente con un año de retraso. telesurtv.net La Zona Verde, donde está su sede, fue atacada con misiles y las fuerzas de seguridad cerraron una carretera en el área.

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2022-10-13: News Headlines

Anonymous669 (2022-10-12). New Wave Of Russian Airstrikes Hit Syria's Greater Idlib (Videos). southfront.org A Russian Su-24 strike aircraft in the sky over the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Photo: Dmitriy Vinogradov / RIA Novosti | On October 11, a new wave of Russian airstrikes hit the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib where several terrorist groups are present and active. | Warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces targeted the outskirts of the towns of Qarqor and al-Za'aniyah in the northwestern Idlib countryside as well as Mount Turkmen in the northern countryside of Lattakia.

Staff (2022-10-12). Rocket attack reported on gas field in Iraqi Kurdistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) — Local media in the Iraqi Kurdistan region have reported that Kormor gas field in the Kurdistan Region's Chamchamal County in Sulyamaniyeh was targeted with rockets on Wednesday afternoon.

Staff (2022-10-12). At least 9 military forces injured in N Baghdad explosion. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) — Iraqi news sources on Wednesday morning reported a blast in the country's Tarmiyah region following which at least 9 military forces were wounded.

Staff (2022-10-12). Iran pens letter to UN on attacks on KRG-based terrorists. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) — Iran has written a letter to the UN Security Council regarding the attacks on the positions of the terrorist adversary groups in northern Iraq.

Anonymous103 (2022-10-11). Military SItuation In Iraq On October 11, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org

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2022-10-12: News Headlines

Staff (2022-10-12). At least 9 military forces injured in N Baghdad explosion. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) — Iraqi news sources on Wednesday morning reported a blast in the country's Tarmiyah region following which at least 9 military forces were wounded.

_____ (2022-10-11). Ukraine — War Propaganda And News Items. popularresistance.org 'Civilian attacks' when, as the NYT itself reports,14 persons were killed and less than 100 wounded yesterday during 200+ missile and drone strikes. | How many of those were killed by Ukrainian air defense misses is not known. It is sad that people get killed in a war but sometimes unavoidable. | The Ukraine military has killed way more civilians by its artillery strikes on Donetsk city. In 2003 U.S. 'shock and awe' in Baghdad killed at least 10,000 people. Israel kills hundreds of civilians during each of its frequent onslaughts on Gaza. Russia is obviously avoiding to kill civilians but still gets accused of do…

Anonymous103 (2022-10-11). Military SItuation In Iraq On October 11, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org

Staff (2022-10-11). VIDEO: Footage of IRGC missile, drone op. against terrorists. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 11 (MNA) — The footage shows the moment when Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) missiles and drones hit the positions of terrorist groups operating near the country's northwestern borders in Iraq's Kurdistan region.

Staff (2022-10-11). Iran enhances gas exports to Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 11 (MNA) — Director of Dispatching of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) Mohammad Reza Joulai announced that Iran's gas exports to Iraq increased in the current year.

Dave DeCamp (2022-10-10). Biden Changes Drone Strike Policy. news.antiwar.com President Biden on Friday issued guidance requiring presidential approval for drone strikes outside of Iraq and Syria, which are the only two countries officially recognized as active US war zones. This means that drone strikes in countries like Somalia, Yemen, and Afghanistan would need to be approved by President Biden. The guidance comes as the …

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2022-10-11: News Headlines

Dave DeCamp (2022-10-10). Biden Changes Drone Strike Policy. news.antiwar.com President Biden on Friday issued guidance requiring presidential approval for drone strikes outside of Iraq and Syria, which are the only two countries officially recognized as active US war zones. This means that drone strikes in countries like Somalia, Yemen, and Afghanistan would need to be approved by President Biden. The guidance comes as the …

Staff (2022-10-10). PMU detains senior ISIL leader in Baghdad. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) — Iraq's Popular Mobilization unit (PMU) on Monday announced that it has managed to arrest a senior ISIL chieftain in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad.

Jason Ditz (2022-10-10). Iraq's Kurdish Regional Government Extends Term by a Year. news.antiwar.com In a Sunday vote This means The big parties could not agree on districting, nor for quotas for ethnic a…

Staff (2022-10-10). Iran, Venezuela envoys to Iraq review intl. developments. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) — The Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Iraq Mohammad Kazem Al-e Sadeq in a meeting with his Venezuelan counterpart in Iraq discussed the latest international developments.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-10-10). Reportan ataque contra base militar de EE.UU. en Siria. telesurtv.net El Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Siria acusó este sábado a Estados Unidos de robar y exportar petróleo sirio a través de la frontera sirio-iraquí.

_____ (2022-10-09). Iraq: some light in the "political clouds" journal-neo.org Almost a year after Iraq's last parliamentary elections in October 2021, no government has yet been formed. There is a fierce power struggle to form a government between the Sadrist movement, led by populist Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, and the Coordination Framework (CF) alliance, which includes a number of Shiite parties largely united in their opposition …

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2022-10-10: News Headlines

Dave DeCamp (2022-10-10). Biden Changes Drone Strike Policy. news.antiwar.com President Biden on Friday issued guidance requiring presidential approval for drone strikes outside of Iraq and Syria, which are the only two countries officially recognized as active US war zones. This means that drone strikes in countries like Somalia, Yemen, and Afghanistan would need to be approved by President Biden. The guidance comes as the …

Jason Ditz (2022-10-10). Iraq's Kurdish Regional Government Extends Term by a Year. news.antiwar.com In a Sunday vote This means The big parties could not agree on districting, nor for quotas for ethnic a…

Staff (2022-10-10). Iran, Venezuela envoys to Iraq review intl. developments. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) — The Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Iraq Mohammad Kazem Al-e Sadeq in a meeting with his Venezuelan counterpart in Iraq discussed the latest international developments.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-10-10). Reportan ataque contra base militar de EE.UU. en Siria. telesurtv.net El Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Siria acusó este sábado a Estados Unidos de robar y exportar petróleo sirio a través de la frontera sirio-iraquí.

Anonymous103 (2022-10-09). Military Situation In Iraq On October 9, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org

Contributing Writers (2022-10-09). Syria: US occupation steals dozens of oil tanks from Rmelan fields. marktaliano.net Original link here: Syria: US occupation steals dozens of oil tanks from Rmelan fields (damascus-post.com) The American occupation forces stole oil tanks from Syria, through the illegal Mahmoudiya crossing, in batches to their bases in northern Iraq. SANA news agency reported that "the American occupation forces stole a convoy of dozens of tanks from …

_____ (2022-10-09). Iraq: some light in the "political clouds" journal-neo.org Almost a year after Iraq's last parliamentary elections in October 2021, no government has yet been formed. There is a fierce power struggle to form a government between the Sadrist movement, led by populist Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, and the Coordination Framework (CF) alliance, which includes a number of Shiite parties largely united in their opposition …

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-10-09). Iraq paid debts to Iran over gas imports: electricity spox. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) — Ahmad Musa, spokesman for the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity said that his country paid all its debts for gas imports to Iran, adding an Iraqi delegation will visit Iran to discuss an increase in gas imports.

Staff (2022-10-09). KRG promises to close anti-Iran adversary groups bases. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) — Nazem Dabbagh, the Representative of Kurdistan Region of Iraq in Iran has said that the Kurdish officials will seriously follow up on the end of activities of the anti-Iran adversary armed groups.

Anonymous669 (2022-10-09). Iraqi Resistance Attack Large Turkish Base In Nineveh. southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Source: the Directorate General of Counter Terrorism in the Kurdistan Region. | Late on October 8, an indirect fire attack targeted a large base of the Turkish military near the town of Zaylkan in Bashiqa district in the northern Iraqi province of Nineveh. | Three 122 mm Grad rockets reportedly landed in the vicinity of the base. The Directorate General of Counter Terrorism in the Kurdistan Region said in a statement that the attack…

Staff (2022-10-09). Turkish base in northern Iraq comes under attack. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) — The Turkish Zilkan (Zelikan) military base, located in northern Iraq, has come under a rocket attack.

____ (2022-10-08). Turkish fighter jets attack N Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) — News sources on Friday night reported that Turkey's fighter jets targeted northern Iraq.

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2022-10-09: News Headlines

Staff (2022-10-09). Turkish base in northern Iraq comes under attack. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) — The Turkish Zilkan (Zelikan) military base, located in northern Iraq, has come under a rocket attack.

____ (2022-10-08). Turkish fighter jets attack N Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) — News sources on Friday night reported that Turkey's fighter jets targeted northern Iraq.

Staff (2022-10-08). US army plunders 50 more oil tankers from northeast Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) — The American army once again stole dozens of shipments of oil on trucks from Syrian oil wells for its own use in Iraq.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-07). Ukraine: U.S., NATO to Expand Arms Industry, Ramp Up Production. libya360.wordpress.com Gary Wilson The U.S. is sending Lockheed Martin HIMARS rocket launchers to Ukraine, like the one shown here at a military arms convention. War means industry. Wars are not fought with global supply chains that crisscross a world where production happens across borders and oceans. War means preparing an industrial base for armaments — from…

Staff (2022-10-07). Car bomb blast leaves 5 killed, injured in Iraq's Erbil. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 07 (MNA) — Iraqi news sources reported that 5 people were killed or injured after a car bomb exploded in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan region.

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2022-10-08: News Headlines

____ (2022-10-08). Turkish fighter jets attack N Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) — News sources on Friday night reported that Turkey's fighter jets targeted northern Iraq.

JANET (2022-10-07). More than 50 antiwar actions Oct 15 — 23 — NO to U.S. wars! iacenter.org Back to the Streets Say NO to U.S. wars! Stop Washington's war moves toward Russia and China Stop endless wars: Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Palestine, everywhere Join us in protest during the week of Oct 15 — 22. Organize an action in your local area or join one. Today working people face escalating costs of food and energy, recession, growing insecurity and attacks on efforts to unionize. The continuing wars and military provocations have brought us to the brink of nuclear war. Yet, during this election period, imperialist foreign policy has been getting little attention. It is time for us to be back in the stre…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-07). Ukraine: U.S., NATO to Expand Arms Industry, Ramp Up Production. libya360.wordpress.com Gary Wilson The U.S. is sending Lockheed Martin HIMARS rocket launchers to Ukraine, like the one shown here at a military arms convention. War means industry. Wars are not fought with global supply chains that crisscross a world where production happens across borders and oceans. War means preparing an industrial base for armaments — from…

Staff (2022-10-07). Iran not to tolerate terrorist threats from Kurdistan region. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 07 (MNA) — Iran's top diplomats says that the country does not tolerate the continued aggression and terrorist acts of groups taken sanctuary in Iraqi Kurdistan region that have targeted Iran's national security.

Anonymous669 (2022-10-07). In Video: Iraqi Pinpoint Airstrike Kills Senior ISIS Commander In Kirkuk. southfront.org This file photo shows an Iraqi Air Force AC-208 Cessna Caravan aircrew launch a Hellfire missile during a previous test at a target on the Aziziyah Training Range, south of Baghdad, Nov. 8, 2010. US Army photo by SGT Brandon Bolick. | On October 7, the Iraqi military announced that it had eliminated a senior commander of ISIS in the northern province of Kirkuk. | Spokesman for the Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces, Major General Yehia Rasool, said that the commander, Muhammed Muthari al-Obaidi…

Staff (2022-10-07). Car bomb blast leaves 5 killed, injured in Iraq's Erbil. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 07 (MNA) — Iraqi news sources reported that 5 people were killed or injured after a car bomb exploded in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan region.

Staff (2022-10-07). ISIL chieftain killed in Iraqi Air Force operation. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 07 (MNA) — Iraqi sources reported that an ISIL leader was killed in an Iraqi Air Force operation in Kirkuk province.

Michael Jansen (2022-10-06). Oil-rich Iraq Should be Flourishing but Is, Instead, Floundering on Edge of Collapse. globalresearch.ca

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2022-10-07: News Headlines

Staff (2022-10-07). Iran not to tolerate terrorist threats from Kurdistan region. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 07 (MNA) — Iran's top diplomats says that the country does not tolerate the continued aggression and terrorist acts of groups taken sanctuary in Iraqi Kurdistan region that have targeted Iran's national security.

Anonymous103 (2022-10-06). Military situation In Iraq On October 6, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org The Iranian Army struck PDKI and Komala militants in the Hallgord Mountain with Mohajer-6 drones and several rockets; | The Iranian Army struck PDKI and Komala militants in the Sidekan Mountain with Mohajer-6 drones and several rockets; | The Iranian Army struck PDKI and Komala militants in the Barbazin Mountain with Mohajer-6 drones and several rockets; | Iranian drone struck PDKI and Komala militants in the Nallparez town in the Penjwen district. | MORE ON THE TOPI…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2022-10-06). Tracking the Flow of Stolen Syrian Oil Into Iraq. orinocotribune.com

____ (2022-10-06). Iran, Iraq-Syria joint railway discussed by ministers. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) — A shared railway among Iran and Iraq -Syria were discussed in the meeting between Iranian and Syrian road minister on Thursday.

Michael Jansen (2022-10-06). Oil-rich Iraq Should be Flourishing but Is, Instead, Floundering on Edge of Collapse. globalresearch.ca

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