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Insight: Iraqi armed groups dial down U.S. attacks on request of Iran commander: A visit by the commander of Iran's elite Quds Force to Baghdad has led to a ...
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Iraqi armed groups dial down US attacks on request of Iran commander: BAGHDAD: A visit by the commander of Iran's elite Quds Force to Baghdad has led to a pause ...
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Iraqi armed groups dial down US attacks on request of Iran commander: BAGHDAD: A visit by the commander of Iran’s elite Quds Force to Baghdad has led to a pause ...
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Key FactsUS Targets Militias in Iraq in Response to Hezbollah Commander Killing
Jul 31, 2024 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: al-monitor.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: al-monitor.com
- The US military conducted an airstrike in central Iraq on Tuesday night, with American troops preparing for potential retaliation by local militias following the death of a senior Hezbollah commander in Beirut due to an Israeli strike.
- Reports of explosions emerged near a Kataib Hezbollah base close to Jurf al-Sakhar, situated between Baghdad and Karbala on the same night.
- Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces confirmed casualties among its members in the incident through an official statement.
- Significance: US forces in Iraq and Syria have been on alert for days anticipating retaliatory strikes by Iran-backed militias in response to the Israeli attack.
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Iraq prepares to close down U.S-led coalition's mission - PM statement: The Iraqi government is forming a committee to prepare the closing down of the U.S ...
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Key FactsIraq Initiates Process to End US-Led Coalition Presence
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- Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani's office announces the start of the process to end the presence of US-led international coalition forces in the country.
- The United States has deployed troops in Syria and Iraq to advise and assist local forces in preventing a resurgence of Islamic State.
- The government is setting a date to begin arrangements to permanently end the presence of the international coalition forces in Iraq.
- The committee to make these arrangements would include members from the military coalition, according to a government official.
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Key FactsMissing Israeli-Russian Academic Held in Iraq
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- Kataeb Hezbollah is a powerful faction of Iraq's Hashed al-Shaabi, Iran-backed former paramilitaries integrated into Iraqi security forces.
- Elizabeth Tsurkov is still alive and we hold Iraq responsible for her safety and well-being, according to a statement from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office.
- Tsurkov visited Iraq on her own initiative using her Russian passport for academic research on behalf of Princeton University in the U.S., the statement said.
- Tsurkov was abducted while leaving a cafe in Baghdad's Karrada neighborhood, according to an Iraqi intelligence source.
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