Pre-Oct. 7 Hamas memo quotes top Islamic Jihad official calling Gazans killed by misfired rockets ‘price of war’
A memo from before the Hamas onslaught of October 7, 2023, reportedly captured by the IDF in Gaza, quotes a top…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Mohammed bin Salman closes airspace for action against Iran
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian that Riyadh will not allow its airspace or territory to be used for military actions against Tehran, state news agency SPA reported on Tuesday.In a phone call with…
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Netanyahu: Israeli soldiers lost their lives in Gaza due to Biden-era arms embargo
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asserted Tuesday that some Israeli soldiers lost their lives in the war against Hamas because of what he called an “embargo,” that allegedly caused Israel to run out of ammunition.
He did not specify…
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Donald Trump threatens Iraq against reelecting Maliki
“I’m hearing that the Great Country of Iraq might make a very bad choice by reinstalling Nouri al-Maliki as Prime Minister,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.”Last time Maliki was in power, the Country descended into poverty and total chaos. That…
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Trump says US won’t help Iraq if it picks Maliki as prime minister
By Humeyra Pamuk
WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned Iraq against picking Nouri al-Maliki as its prime minister, saying the United States would no longer help the Middle Eastern country.
“I’m hearing that the…
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Trump warns US to end support for Iraq if Maliki returns
President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to end all US support for Iraq if Nouri al-Maliki, a former prime minister with ties to Iran, returns to the post.
Trump, in his latest blatant intervention in another country’s politics, said that Iraq…
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YPG spokesman: Syrian forces' strategy is to isolate Kurdish towns and cities
In an interview with Al-Monitor, YPG spokesman Siyamend Ali said Kurdish forces were successfully repelling advances by the Syrian army, while Damascus accused the Kurds of launching unprovoked attacks.
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Iraq official: ISIS numbers growing in Syria, threaten Iraq
ISIS is on the rise again in war-torn Syria as the group’s numbers and operations grow exponentially. Iraqi National Intelligence Service Director Hamid al-Shatri has issued a warning in a rare interview with The Washington Post over what he…
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‘Very bad choice’: Trump threatens to cut Iraq aid if Maliki returns as PM
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States will “no longer help” Iraq if Nouri al-Maliki becomes its next prime minister.
“I’m hearing that the Great Country of Iraq might make a very bad choice by…
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Israel plans large camp for Palestinians in southern Gaza, retired general says
By Pesha Magid
JERUSALEM, Jan 27 (Reuters) – Israel has cleared land in southern Gaza for the construction of a camp for Palestinians potentially equipped with surveillance and facial recognition technology at its entrance, a retired Israeli…
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