Staff (2022-08-25). Rockets hit inside Turkey's Zelikan base in Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) — Iraqi news sources on Thursday reported that the Turkish Zelikan military base was targeted with rockets.

Anonymous669 (2022-08-25). US Announces New Wave Of Strikes On Iranian-Backed Forces In Syria's Deir Ezzo. southfront.org ERBIL, Iraq — An AH-64E Apache helicopter from the 4th Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Saber, hovers prior to taking off to conduct a mission, July 11,2017, Erbil, Iraq. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Stephen James) | On August 25, the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that its forces had carried out a new wave of strikes on Iranian-backed forces in Syria's Deir Ezzor. | The strikes were a response two indirect fire attacks that targeted the US-led coalition's C…

Staff (2022-08-25). Helicopter crashed in western Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) — A security source reported on Wednesday that a helicopter belonging to one of the country's oil companies crashed in a desert in western Iraq.

Anonymous103 (2022-08-24). Military Situation In Iraq On August 25, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On August 24, six PKK members were killed by the Turkish Army in the area of Operation Claw Lock in northern Iraq, according to the Turkish MOD; | On August 23, ISIS attacked a house in the Riyadh sector killing one civilian; | On August 23, the Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council announced the resumption of work in all courts as of Wednesday, after the supporters of the Sadrist movement withdrew from the sit-in in front of the SJC building in Baghdad. | MORE ON THE TOPIC…

Staff (2022-08-24). 17 ISIL terrorists detained in Iraq's Kurdistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) — Iraqi security sources on Wednesday announced that 17 ISIL terrorists were detained in the Iraqi Kurdistan region.

Anonymous103 (2022-08-23). Military Situation In Iraq On August 23, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On August 23, a U.S. logistical convoy was targeted by an IED attack in the Salah al-Din province; | On August 23, the Supreme Judicial Council of Iraq decided to suspend its work in all its joints in Iraq in response to the sit-in by supporters of the Sadrist movement in front of its gate "demanding dissolution of House of Representatives by pressing Federal Supreme Court to issue state order"; | On August 22, the Iraqi army and Peshmerga forces carried out a Joint mili…

TeleSUR (2022-08-23). Iraqi PM Shortens Egypt Trip as Protests Escalate in Baghdad. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi cut short his trip to Egypt for a five-way Arab summit after a protest by supporters of Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in Baghdad disrupted the judiciary's work. He returned to his country to directly supervise the security forces protecting judicial institutions. | RELATED: | "Disrupting the work of the judicial institution exposes the country to real risks," he warned,…

Staff (2022-08-23). Imam Sajjad; flagbearer of post-Karbala era. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 23 (MNA) — The other stage of Imam Hussain's movement in Karbala started under the leadership of Imam Sajjad (AS) and through Sahifa Al-Sajjadiya.

Staff (2022-08-23). Turkish army launches new attack on areas in Iraqi Kurdistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 23 (MNA) — Local sources in the Kurdistan region of Iraq reported that the Turkish army has launched a drone attack on a mountainous area in Sulaymaniyah.

Staff (2022-08-23). Imam Sajjad; flagbearer of post-Karbala era. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 23 (MNA) — The other stage of Imam Hussain's movement in Karbala started under the leadership of Imam Sajjad (AS) and through Sahifa Al-Sajjadiya.

Jason Ditz (2022-08-22). Outrage as Leaked Iraq Video Hints at Corruption. news.antiwar.com A newly leaked video making rounds on social media MP Majid Shanqali commented that corruption is "the prevailing culture in which ministries and state departments and their positions are considered business projects for their owners." | Several factions have been warning of soaring corruption in Iraq for years, especially cleric Moqtada al-Sadr. The use of ministrie…

TeleSUR (2022-08-22). Up to Seven Bodies Recovered From Collapsed Shrine in Iraq. telesurenglish.net The bodies of four women, two men, and a child have been recovered from the rubble of a landslide on a Shiite shrine near the holy Shiite city of Karbala, the Iraqi Civil Defense said on Monday. | RELATED: | During the past hours, rescue teams recovered the bodies of a man and woman from the rubble that fell on the shrine of Qattarat al-Imam Ali, some 110 km south of Baghdad. Rescue teams worked for hours to provide ox…

____ (2022-08-22). Iraq political groups should interact to get out of problem. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) — Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi said that all main political groups of Iraq should interact with one another and agree to get out of existing political problems.

____ (2022-08-22). U.S. sends more stolen oil from NE Syria to Iraqi bases. ecns.cn The U.S. forces sent 137 oil-laden tankers from oil fields in northeastern Syria to its bases in Iraq on Sunday, the latest shipment of stolen Syrian oil to be delivered to U.S. bases in Iraq, state news agency SANA reported.

____ (2022-08-22). Turkey launches new airstrike on village in Iraq's Duhok. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) — A Lebanese news source in Iraq on Monday morning announced the new airstrike launched by Turkish army against a village in Iraq's Duhok province.

_____ (2022-08-21). Study: Cycling Like The Dutch Would Reduce World's Carbon Pollution. popularresistance.org In the Netherlands, cycling is a way of life and is so common that there are more bikes than people, according to BBC News. As many as 70 percent of journeys are by bike in cities like The Hague and Amsterdam. | Cycling can be a significant way to reduce a person's carbon footprint, as using a bike instead of a car as little as once per day reduces an average person's transportation emissions by 67 percent, according to University of Oxford researchers, reported Bloomberg. | An international research team has recently shown that almost 700 million metric tons of carbon pollution would be saved each year if everyo…

____ (2022-08-21). Plundering oil and food in Syria makes U.S. a world robber. ecns.cn U.S. forces have stolen 398 tankers of Syrian oil since Aug. 11 and sent them to bases in Iraq, the Syrian state news agency SANA reported on Tuesday.

Jason Ditz (2022-08-22). Outrage as Leaked Iraq Video Hints at Corruption. news.antiwar.com A newly leaked video making rounds on social media MP Majid Shanqali commented that corruption is "the prevailing culture in which ministries and state departments and their positions are considered business projects for their owners." | Several factions have been warning of soaring corruption in Iraq for years, especially cleric Moqtada al-Sadr. The use of ministrie…

____ (2022-08-22). Turkey launches new airstrike on village in Iraq's Duhok. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) — A Lebanese news source in Iraq on Monday morning announced the new airstrike launched by Turkish army against a village in Iraq's Duhok province.

____ (2022-08-22). U.S. sends more stolen oil from NE Syria to Iraqi bases. ecns.cn The U.S. forces sent 137 oil-laden tankers from oil fields in northeastern Syria to its bases in Iraq on Sunday, the latest shipment of stolen Syrian oil to be delivered to U.S. bases in Iraq, state news agency SANA reported.

Anonymous103 (2022-08-21). Military Situation In Iraq On August 21, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On August 21, a U.S. logistical convoy was targeted by IED attack in the Salah al-Din province; | On August 20, Maryam al-Qahtani, the leader of ISIS in Salah al-Din province, along with five other ISIS members were killed as a result of the Iraqi airstrikes in the Hamrin mountains; | On August 20, the newly established Iraqi group "Tashkil al-Warithin" announced the attack by several suicide drones on the US military positions in Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait; | On Au…

Staff (2022-08-21). US convoy targeted in Iraq's Saladin. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) — An Iraqi security source on Sunday reported that a US logistics convoy was targeted in the country's Saladin province.

Staff (2022-08-21). Siria denuncia que Estados Unidos intensifica el robo de su petróleo. cubadebate.cu Los "robos" se han intensificado en los últimos días, y solo la mañana de este domingo un convoy de 137 camiones sacó el hidrocarburo de los campos petroleros de la región de Jazira, en el noreste del país, hacia las bases militares estadounidenses en Iraq.

____ (2022-08-21). Plundering oil and food in Syria makes U.S. a world robber. ecns.cn U.S. forces have stolen 398 tankers of Syrian oil since Aug. 11 and sent them to bases in Iraq, the Syrian state news agency SANA reported on Tuesday.

_____ (2022-08-21). Study: Cycling Like The Dutch Would Reduce World's Carbon Pollution. popularresistance.org In the Netherlands, cycling is a way of life and is so common that there are more bikes than people, according to BBC News. As many as 70 percent of journeys are by bike in cities like The Hague and Amsterdam. | Cycling can be a significant way to reduce a person's carbon footprint, as using a bike instead of a car as little as once per day reduces an average person's transportation emissions by 67 percent, according to University of Oxford researchers, reported Bloomberg. | An international research team has recently shown that almost 700 million metric tons of carbon pollution would be saved each year if everyo…

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-08-21). Explosion reported inside UK embassy in Baghdad. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) — Iraqi media reported Sunday that an explosion was heard from inside the British Embassy in Baghdad.

Staff (2022-08-21). Syria denounces that the United States intensifies the theft of its oil. en.cubadebate.cu US troops are "stealing" Syria's natural resources, taking dozens of tanker trucks loaded with national oil out of the Arab country, reports the SANA agency. The "thefts" have intensified in recent days, and only this Sunday morning a convoy of 137 trucks took the hydrocarbon from the oil fields of the Jazira region, in the northeast of the country, to the US military bases in Iraq. The news agency denounces that the looting of crude oil is being carried out in complicity with the opposition militias of the Syrian Democratic Forces, which have the support of Washington.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-08-21). Five Arab states' leaders to meet in Egypt. en.mehrnews.com EHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) — According to local Iraqi media, the heads of the five Arab countries including the Prime Minister of Iraq will hold a summit on Tuesday in the city of Cairo, the capital of Egypt.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-08-21). Explosion reported inside UK embassy in Baghdad. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) — Iraqi media reported Sunday that an explosion was heard from inside the British Embassy in Baghdad.

____ (2022-08-21). Plundering oil and food in Syria makes U.S. a world robber. ecns.cn U.S. forces have stolen 398 tankers of Syrian oil since Aug. 11 and sent them to bases in Iraq, the Syrian state news agency SANA reported on Tuesday.

Staff (2022-08-21). US convoy targeted in Iraq's Saladin. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) — An Iraqi security source on Sunday reported that a US logistics convoy was targeted in the country's Saladin province.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-08-21). Five Arab states' leaders to meet in Egypt. en.mehrnews.com EHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) — According to local Iraqi media, the heads of the five Arab countries including the Prime Minister of Iraq will hold a summit on Tuesday in the city of Cairo, the capital of Egypt.

Thomas Schmitz, Muriel Doret-Dion, Loic Sentilhes, Olivier Parant, Olivier Claris, Laurent Renesme, Julie Abbal, Aude Girault, HéloàØse Torchin, Marie Houllier, Nolwenn Le Saché, Alexandre J Vivanti, Daniele De Luca, Norbert Winer, Cyril Flamant, Claire Thuillier, Pascal Boileau, Julie Blanc, Véronique Brevaut, Pierre-Emmanuel Bouet, Géraldine Gascoin, Gaà´l Beucher, Valérie Datin-Dorriere, Stéphane Bounan, Pascal Bolot, Christophe Poncelet, Corinne Alberti, Moreno Ursino, Camille Aupiais, Olivier Baud, BETADOSE trial study group, Groupe de Recherche en Obstétrique et Gynécologie (2022-08-20). [Articles] Neonatal outcomes for women at risk of preterm delivery given half dose versus full dose of antenatal betamethasone: a randomised, multicentre, double-blind, placebo-controlled, non-inferiority trial. thelancet.com Because non-inferiority of the half-dose compared with the full-dose regimen was not shown, our results do not support practice changes towards antenatal betamethasone dose reduction.

Anonymous669 (2022-08-20). US-led Coalition Base In Syria's Al-Omar Oil Fields Attacked Again. southfront.org Early on August 20, an indirect fire attack targeted the US-led coalition's Green Village base in al-Omar oil fields in the southeastern countryside of Syria's Deir Ezzor, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. | The London-based monitoring group said that an unidentified projectile landed in the vicinity of the base. The projectile was alleged launched from the government-held part of Deir Ezzor across the Euphrates River, where Iranian-backed Syrian and Iraqi forces are present. | No ca…

Staff (2022-08-20). Turkey launches new drone attack on Erbil. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) — Iraqi media sources reported a drone attack by Turkey on one of the areas near Erbil in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.

Staff (2022-08-20). Iraqi forces kill ISIL chieftain, 5 more terrorists. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) — Iraq's counter-terrorism forces killed the ISIL chieftain Abu Maryam al-Qahtani and five other terrorists in Saladin province.

Staff (2022-08-20). Turkish army targets village in Iraqi Kurdistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) — Turkish army helicopters on Friday bombed a village in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Staff (2022-08-20). PMU repels ISIL attack on central Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) — Forces of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Unit, also known as Hashd al-Sha'abi, on Friday managed to repel an ISIL attack on central Iraq.

Anonymous669 (2022-08-20). Shadowy Iraqi Group Attacked Air Base Hosting US Forces In Kuwait To Avenge Iran's Soleimani (Video). southfront.org A shadowy Iraqi armed group that is thought to be affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has attacked…

Anonymous669 (2022-08-20). In Video: Iraqi Airstrike Hits Hideout Of Senior ISIS Leaders In Hamrin Mountains. southfront.org On August 20, a fighter jet of the Iraqi Air Force (IQAF) carried out a pinpoint airstrike on a hideout of ISIS in Hamrin mountains in the northern Iraqi province of Saladin. | In a statement, the Security Media Cell said that the hideout was targeted based on information provided by the Counter Terrorism Service and the Federal Intelligence and Investigations Agency. | Senior leaders of ISIS were reportedly taking shelter in the hideout when it was struck. The Security Media Cell said that their nam…

Juan Cole (2022-08-20). 19 Years ago America Really Wanted Iraq's Basra for its Oil, which is now Making it Uninhabitable. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) Poet Robert Frost asked if the world would end by fire or ice. It turns out that it is both, the fire of global heating and the melting of earth's surface ice and resultant biblical floods. Nowhere is this more clear than in Iraq. Not everyone will suffer equally from …

____ (2022-08-20). Plundering oil and food in Syria makes U.S. a world robber. ecns.cn U.S. forces have stolen 398 tankers of Syrian oil since Aug. 11 and sent them to bases in Iraq, the Syrian state news agency SANA reported on Tuesday.

Thomas Schmitz, Muriel Doret-Dion, Loic Sentilhes, Olivier Parant, Olivier Claris, Laurent Renesme, Julie Abbal, Aude Girault, HéloàØse Torchin, Marie Houllier, Nolwenn Le Saché, Alexandre J Vivanti, Daniele De Luca, Norbert Winer, Cyril Flamant, Claire Thuillier, Pascal Boileau, Julie Blanc, Véronique Brevaut, Pierre-Emmanuel Bouet, Géraldine Gascoin, Gaà´l Beucher, Valérie Datin-Dorriere, Stéphane Bounan, Pascal Bolot, Christophe Poncelet, Corinne Alberti, Moreno Ursino, Camille Aupiais, Olivier Baud, BETADOSE trial study group, Groupe de Recherche en Obstétrique et Gynécologie (2022-08-20). [Articles] Neonatal outcomes for women at risk of preterm delivery given half dose versus full dose of antenatal betamethasone: a randomised, multicentre, double-blind, placebo-controlled, non-inferiority trial. thelancet.com Because non-inferiority of the half-dose compared with the full-dose regimen was not shown, our results do not support practice changes towards antenatal betamethasone dose reduction.

Staff (2022-08-20). Turkey launches new drone attack on Erbil. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) — Iraqi media sources reported a drone attack by Turkey on one of the areas near Erbil in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.

Anonymous669 (2022-08-20). In Video: Iraqi Airstrike Hits Hideout Of Senior ISIS Leaders In Hamrin Mountains. southfront.org On August 20, a fighter jet of the Iraqi Air Force (IQAF) carried out a pinpoint airstrike on a hideout of ISIS in Hamrin mountains in the northern Iraqi province of Saladin. | In a statement, the Security Media Cell said that the hideout was targeted based on information provided by the Counter Terrorism Service and the Federal Intelligence and Investigations Agency. | Senior leaders of ISIS were reportedly taking shelter in the hideout when it was struck. The Security Media Cell said that their nam…

Staff (2022-08-20). Iraqi forces kill ISIL chieftain, 5 more terrorists. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) — Iraq's counter-terrorism forces killed the ISIL chieftain Abu Maryam al-Qahtani and five other terrorists in Saladin province.

Anonymous669 (2022-08-20). Shadowy Iraqi Group Attacked Air Base Hosting US Forces In Kuwait To Avenge Iran's Soleimani (Video). southfront.org A shadowy Iraqi armed group that is thought to be affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has attacked…

Staff (2022-08-20). PMU repels ISIL attack on central Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) — Forces of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Unit, also known as Hashd al-Sha'abi, on Friday managed to repel an ISIL attack on central Iraq.

Staff (2022-08-20). Turkish army targets village in Iraqi Kurdistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) — Turkish army helicopters on Friday bombed a village in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Anonymous669 (2022-08-20). US-led Coalition Base In Syria's Al-Omar Oil Fields Attacked Again. southfront.org Early on August 20, an indirect fire attack targeted the US-led coalition's Green Village base in al-Omar oil fields in the southeastern countryside of Syria's Deir Ezzor, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. | The London-based monitoring group said that an unidentified projectile landed in the vicinity of the base. The projectile was alleged launched from the government-held part of Deir Ezzor across the Euphrates River, where Iranian-backed Syrian and Iraqi forces are present. | No ca…

Staff (2022-08-19). Senior cleric commemorates return of prisoners-of-war anniv. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) — Hojatoleslam Seyyed Ali Akbar Aboutorabi Fard, this week's Friday Prayers leader in Tehran hailed the Iranian prisoners-of-war who were held in Iraqi Saddam regime's prisons for their steadfastness and resiostance.

Anonymous669 (2022-08-19). ISIS Says Its Cells Carried Out Six Operations In Syria, Seven In Iraq Over Past Week. southfront.org On August 18, ISIS announced via the al-Naba newspaper that its cells carried out six operations in Syria and seven…

Staff (2022-08-19). Senior cleric commemorates return of prisoners-of-war anniv. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) — Hojatoleslam Seyyed Ali Akbar Aboutorabi Fard, this week's Friday Prayers leader in Tehran hailed the Iranian prisoners-of-war who were held in Iraqi Saddam regime's prisons for their steadfastness and resiostance.

Anonymous669 (2022-08-19). ISIS Says Its Cells Carried Out Six Operations In Syria, Seven In Iraq Over Past Week. southfront.org On August 18, ISIS announced via the al-Naba newspaper that its cells carried out six operations in Syria and seven…

____ (2022-08-19). Plundering oil and food in Syria makes U.S. a world robber. ecns.cn U.S. forces have stolen 398 tankers of Syrian oil since Aug. 11 and sent them to bases in Iraq, the Syrian state news agency SANA reported on Tuesday.

Anonymous103 (2022-08-18). Military Situation In Iraq On August 18, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On August 16, Hadi Al-Amiri, the head of the Fatah coalition, met and hold talks with Jeanine Hennis Plasschaert, the UN special representative for Iraqi affairs in Baghdad; | On August 16, an explosion was heard near the base of the Turkish Army in Bamerne; | On August 17, the PMU and the Iraqi Army launched a security operation in east of Biji city; | On August 17, the PMU Intelligence Units arrested a high-ranking ISIS terrorist west of Baghdad. | MORE ON THE TOPI…

Anonymous669 (2022-08-18). Russian Helicopters Flew Over US Bases In Northeastern Syria (Videos). southfront.org FILE IMAGE: RIA Novosty | On August 17, videos showing Russian Mi-8AMTSh and Ka-52 helicopters flying over key bases of the US-led coalition in Syria's northeastern region surfaced online. | The helicopters flew over two bases of the coalition, the first located in the towns of Himo in the northern al-Hasakah countryside and the second near the town of al-Malikiyah in the northeastern countryside of the governorate. | The Mi-8AMTSh is a lightly-armed assault transport helicopter, while the Ka-52 is a fully-fledg…

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-08-18). More than half of American citizens do not support Biden's cu. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) — More than half of Americans do not support Biden's foreign policy, polls have shown.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-08-18). More than half of American citizens do not support Biden's cu. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) — More than half of Americans do not support Biden's foreign policy, polls have shown.

Dave LIndorff (2022-08-17). Comedian Puts Billboards Defending Assange on Panel Truck Roaming D.C. thiscantbehappening.net Randy Credico, a comic-turned activist, is standing up for Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks who is facing extradition from the UK by a US security state and series of presidents obsessed with punishing him through the hoary police-state Espionage Act for the "crime" of exposing US war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan. Unable … |

Staff (2022-08-17). Kuwait upgrades ties with Iran in broader thaw. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) — After six years of continued absence, Kuwaiti has sent an ambassador to Iran in a move that has been widely seen as the beginning of a thaw in broader Iran-Arab relations.

Staff (2022-08-17). Over 1 m ton of goods exported to Iraq via Mehran border. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) — Some 1.1 million tons of goods have been exported through the Mehran border to Iraq in the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-July 22), an official said.

Staff (2022-08-17). Iran's capital, Iraq's Karbala sign sisterhood agreement. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) — Alireza Zakani, the mayor of Tehran has announced that Tehran and Karbala have inked a sisterhood agreement.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-08-17). Iran ease past Kuwait at Asian U18 Volleyball Championship. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) — The national Iranian U18 volleyball team proved to be too strong for neighboring Kuwait in the Asian U18 Volleyball Championship on Wednesday.

Staff (2022-08-17). Kuwait upgrades ties with Iran in broader thaw. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) — After six years of continued absence, Kuwaiti has sent an ambassador to Iran in a move that has been widely seen as the beginning of a thaw in broader Iran-Arab relations.

Anonymous103 (2022-08-16). Military Situation In Iraq On August 16, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Muqtada Al-Sadr announces…

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-08-16). Iran's IUMS to expand cooperation with Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) — The Iranian cultural attache in Iraq said the Tehran-based Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS) will increase its cooperation with Iraqi scientific and medical institutions.

Jamanetwork (2022-08-16). Remote Ischemic Conditioning—Feasible and Potentially Beneficial for Ischemic Stroke. jamanetwork.com Stroke is the second leading cause of death and disability in the world. In 1996, tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration and remains the only approved pharmacologic agent for treatment of ischemic stroke in the US. In 2015, mechanical thrombectomy was shown to be beneficial for large vessel occlusion ischemic stroke, although 50% of patients treated with mechanical thrombectomy remain disabled at 3 months. Due to short time windows for thrombolytic therapy administration and the stroke system infrastructure needed for mechanical thrombectomy, these reperfusion thera…

Staff (2022-08-16). Massive fire breaks out in US base near Baghdad airport. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (MNA) — Local Iraqi sources reported that a massive fire broke out in the Americans' Victoria base located near the Baghdad airport.

Andy Kroll (2022-08-16). Is Moral Clarity Possible in Donald Trump's America? tomdispatch.com Recent episodes of purposeful and accidental truth-telling brought to my mind the latest verbal lapse by George W. Bush, the president who hustled this country into war in Afghanistan and Iraq after the 9/11 attacks. He clearly hadn't planned to make a public confession about his own warmongering in Iraq when he gave a speech in Texas this spring. Still, asked to decry Russian president Vladimir Putin's unjustified invasion of Ukraine, Bush inadvertently and all too truthfully placed his own presidential war-making in exactly the same boat. The words spilled out of his mouth as he described "the decision of one m…

Staff (2022-08-16). Massive fire breaks out in US base near Baghdad airport. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (MNA) — Local Iraqi sources reported that a massive fire broke out in the Americans' Victoria base located near the Baghdad airport.

Jason Ditz (2022-08-15). Drone Hits US Base in Syria; No Casualties or Damage. news.antiwar.com According to a military statement, the US base at al-Tanf, in Syria along the Iraq and Jordan border, was targeted by a series of drones today. US troops have been occupying al-Tanf for years, chiefly with an eye toward supporting a series of rebel groups that have been in and out of Jordan and are trying to control the border area. | There was no claim of credit for the attack, while US statements said the strike put civilians and risk and un…

Staff (2022-08-15). PMU forces thwart ISIL attack in Iraq's Nineveh (+VIDEO). en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) — Iraq's Popular Mobilization Unit, also known as Hashd al-Sha'abi, forces foiled the night attack of the remnants of the ISIL terrorist group in Nineveh province in the northwest of the country.

Staff (2022-08-15). US base at Syria-Iraq border targeted with drones. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) — News sources on Monday reported that the US military base in Al Tanf (located on the Iraq-Syrian border) came under drone attack.

Staff (2022-08-15). Turkish base in N Iraq comes under rocket attack. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) — News sources on Monday reported that the Turkish Zelikan military base in Bashiqa town has come under rocket attack.