Iraq is the Next battleground. – Elijah J. Magnier
— Read on ejmagnier.com/2020/01/13/iraq-is-the-next-battleground/amp/
Tag: Iraq
U.S. rejects Iraqi demands for troop withdrawal.
The Trump administration needs to work this out unless it plans on reinvading Iraq.
— Read on slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/01/iraq-withdrawal-troops-status-of-forces.html
U.S. contractor killed in Iraq is buried in Sacramento – Los Angeles Times
A U.S. defense contractor killed in Iraq in December — during a rocket attack that led to heightened tensions with Iran and the killing of a prominent Iranian military leader — was buried Saturday in Sacramento, the Sacramento Bee reported.
— Read on www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-01-07/u-s-contractor-killed-in-iraq-buried-in-sacramento
Trump moves to de-escalate Iran crisis
‘Iran’s offensive missiles cannot be defended against; it hugs the ground going underneath the radar screens’
— Read on www.asiatimes.com/2020/01/article/trump-wants-out-is-bound-to-de-escalate/
United States evacuates one of its military bases in Syria
Damascus, Jan 8 (Prensa Latina) The United States evacuated one of its military bases in the Syrian province of Hasakeh, in the northeast corner of this country, media reported today.
— Read on www.plenglish.com/index.php
The sources detailed that some 40 trucks carrying logistic equipment and military vehicles left the base and entered the territory of Iraq through the illegal al Waleed border crossing.
Iran Leader: End of US Presence in Mideast Final Revenge for Soleimani
“The US has caused war, division, sedition, destruction, and the demolition of infrastructures in this region. Of course they do this everywhere in the world. This region won’t accept the US presence. Governments elected by nations won’t accept the presence of the US,” he noted.
— Read on ifpnews.com/us-presence-in-middle-east-must-end-iran-leader
FM Zarif: Iran’s Reprisal Attack in Compliance with UN Charter
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said his country’s Wednesday missile attacks on Ein Al-Assad falls under the rules of the UN Charter, reminding that Iran has hit the airbase that has been used as the launchpad for assassinating Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani.
— Read on en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx
Iran Strikes Back! Daniel McAdams talks to RT
Iran Strikes Back! Daniel McAdams talks to RT
01.07.2020
Ron Paul Institute
Iran fires missiles at at least two US bases in Iraq! What is next? RPI Director Daniel McAdams in an extensive interview as the dramatic events of tonight unfold of Iranian retaliation in Iraq for the US assassination of top anti-ISIS Iranian General Qassim Soleimani. Will Trump’s embrace of the neocons cost him a second term?
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IRGC targets US airbases in Iraq in response to assassination of General Soleimani
[2008] Unofficial Translation of U.S.-Iraq Troop Agreement from the Arabic Text
- Article 24
Withdrawal of American Forces from IraqAdmitting to the performance of Iraqi forces, their increased capabilities and assuming full responsibility for security and based upon the strong relationship between the two parties the two parties agreed to the following:
All U.S. forces are to withdraw from all Iraqi territory, water and airspace no later than the 31st of December of 2011.
All U.S. combat forces are to withdraw from Iraqi cities, villages, and towns not later than the date that Iraqi forces assume complete responsibility of security in any Iraqi province. The withdrawal of U.S. forces from the above-mentioned places is on a date no later than the 30 June 2009. The withdrawing U.S. forces mentioned in item (2) above are to gather in the installations and areas agreed upon that are located outside of cities, villages and towns that will be determined by the Joint Military Operation Coordinating Committee (JMOCC) before the date determined in item (2) above.
The United States admits to the sovereign right of the Iraqi government to demand the departure of the U.S. forces from Iraq at anytime. The Iraqi government admits to the sovereign right of the United States to withdraw U.S. forces from Iraq at anytime.
The two parties agree to put a mechanism and preparations for reducing the number of U.S. forces during the appointed period. And they are to agree on the locations where the forces are to settle.
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