_____ (2022-01-29). Washington's Rejection of Russia's Security Proposal Is a Bad Decision. strategic-culture.org Stoltenberg's assurance that NATO has "plans in place" to activate 5,000 French troops and the US will be sending 8,500 troops has the opposite effect of providing comfort. No Russian force would take any notice of such a small number of soldiers. What Stoltenberg has shown is not strength, but Western military weakness.

Staff (2022-01-29). Iraqi air defense blocks passage of US drone over Samarra. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 29 (MNA) — An Iraqi security source said on Saturday afternoon that the Iraqi air defense prevented a reconnaissance drone belonging to the US coalition from flying over Samarra in Salah al-Din province.

Staff (2022-01-29). Britain behind recent conspiracy against Iraqi security. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 29 (MNA) — Qais al-Khazali, the secretary general of Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq (AAH) has blamed the UK for the escalation of tensions in Iraq and the attacks on Baghdad's Green Zone while pointing to the counterproductive UAE role as well.

Staff (2022-01-29). German parliament approves extending troops mission in Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 29 (MNA) — The German Parliament Bundestag has approved extending German troops' mission in Iraq for nine months while Iraq had already announced the end of foreign troops' mission on Iraqi soil last year.