Jason Ditz (2022-01-03). Iraqi Military: We Need Coalition Airstrikes Against ISIS. news.antiwar.com All combat troops from the US-led coalition are said to have left Iraq. While this plainly wasn't a full military pullout in anything but branding, Iraq military spokesman Yehia Rasool emphasized Iraq still has military needs. | Rasool warned that Iraq still needs to strengthen its air force, and that as a result they To that end, the coalition forces are staying at both Ayn al-Asad airbase and al-Harir.

Staff (2022-01-03). Revenge on blood of anti-terror commanders to be taken soon. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 03 (MNA) — Addressing a large gathering of Iraqis near Baghdad airport, the daughter of Lt. Gen. Qassem Soleimani vowed that revenge on the blood of anti-terror commanders will be taken in the near future.

Staff (2022-01-03). Turkish military base in N Iraq targeted by 13 missiles. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 03 (MNA) — News sources report that the Turkish military base has been targeted by missiles in the Bashiqa area north of Mosul.

sputniknews (2022-01-03). Air Defenses at Military Base Hosting US Forces in Iraq Reportedly Repel Drone Attack. sputniknews.com In mid-December, two rockets were fired towards the Green Zone in Iraq's capital, Baghdad. The US-installed C-RAM defence system was activated to intercept the rockets.

sputniknews (2022-01-03). Iran Marks 2nd Anniversary of Qasem Soleimani's Assassination. sputniknews.com Qasem Soleimani, the commander of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' elite Quds Force was killed by a US drone strike in Baghdad on 3 January 2020.

ecns.cn (2022-01-03). China's west-east gas transmission project contributes to low-carbon development. ecns.cn China's west-to-east gas transmission project has boosted natural gas supply across the country and facilitated the low-carbon transformation of the country's energy consumption structure, data has shown.

_____ (2022-01-02). Thousands Rally In Baghdad To Mark 2020 Killing Of Iran General. popularresistance.org Thousands of people have rallied in the Iraqi capital to mark the second anniversary of the killing of a revered Iranian commander and his Iraqi lieutenant in a drone attack by the United States. Chanting "Death to America", the marchers filled a Baghdad square to honor Iran's General Qassem Soleimani, who headed the Quds Force, the foreign operations arm of the elite Revolutionary Guard, until his death on January 3, 2020. "US terrorism has to end", read one sign at the rally by backers of the pro-Iranian Hashed, also known as the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), a former paramilitary alliance that has been in…

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-01-02). Iran exports 207k tons of agri. products to Iraq via Mehran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 02 (MNA) — The Director-General of Ilam Customs Office said that 207,000 tons of various agricultural products, valued at $63 million, were exported from Mehran International Border to neighboring Iraq in nine months of current year.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-01-02). Martyrs Gen. Soleimani, al-Muhandis foiled terrorists' plots. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 03 (MNA) — Stressing key role of martyrs Lt. Gen. Qassesm Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in the fight against terrorism, Leader of Iraq's National Wisdom Movement said that martyred commanders thwarted sinister plots of terrorists.

sputniknews (2022-01-02). US Being Forced to Leave Middle East in Disgrace as Payback for Soleimani's Death, IRGC Says. sputniknews.com Monday will mark the second anniversary of the US drone strike assassination of Qasem Soleimani, an Iranian anti-terror commander who assisted the Iraqi and Syrian governments in their struggle against Daesh (ISIS)*, al-Qaeda* and other terrorist militants.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-01-02). Iraqis convene at martyrdom location of Resistance commanders. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 02 (MNA) — A large number of Iraqi people convened at the place where anti-terror commanders Lt. Gen. Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis were martyred by the US near Baghdad International Airport on 2nd annivarsary on Sunday.

MEE, agencies (2022-01-02). Gulf Arab countries on alert for more heavy rains. middleeasteye.net Gulf Arab countries on alert for more heavy rains | The UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, and Israel all reporting heavy rain causing major disruption in the usually arid region | Sun, 01/02/2022 – 14: 59 | Cars drive through a flooded street in the Gulf emirate of Sharjah following heavy rains in the United Arab Emirates, on 1 January 2022 (AFP) | Authorities in several Gulf countri…