These are external links and will open in a new window/ The Popular Mobilisation's fighters played a key role in the war against IS in Iraq The head of an Iran-backed paramilitary force in Iraq has distanced it from a claim by his deputy that the US was responsible for several recent explosions ...
Members of Iraq's Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces) paramilitaries march with the group's flags during a parade marking al-Quds (Jerusalem) International Day in the southern Iraqi city of Basra on May 31. (HUSSEIN FALEH/AFP/Getty Images)/ Beirut bureau chief, covering Lebanon, Syria ...
Iraqi Shiite fighters of the Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary force secure the border area with Syria in al-Qaim in Iraq's Anbar province late last year (AFP Photo/AHMAD AL-RUBAYE)/ Baghdad (AFP) - Iraqi paramilitary units said Wednesday they held the US responsible for a string of mysterious ...
In this Monday, Aug. 12, 2019 file photo, plumes of smoke rise after an explosion at a military base southwest of Baghdad, Iraq. A fact-finding committee appointed by the Iraqi government to investigate a massive munitions depot explosion near the capital Baghdad has concluded that the blast was ...
These are external links and will open in a new window/ An explosion on 12 August near Baghdad sent rockets shooting though the capital A powerful Iran-backed paramilitary force in Iraq has said it holds the US responsible for a series of blasts at its bases in recent weeks. The deputy head of ...
BAGHDAD (AP) — The Latest on explosion near Baghdad earlier in the month (all times local): Iran-backed militias in Iraq have said they hold the United States responsible for a series of attacks targeting militia bases across the country. In a statement issued Wednesday, the deputy head of the ...
Explosions rocked once again rocked military positions in Iraq just days after the country imposed new airspace restrictions and Israel hinted it would target Iran there. Iraq's Civil Defense announced Tuesday that firefighters managed to contain a fire that broke out at a site in Balad, a city ...
16PM [Updated: Tue Aug 20, 2019 06:28PM ]/ This black smoke is seen rising in the sky following several blasts at a position of Iraqi pro-government of pro-government Popular Mobilization Units, better known by the Arabic word Hashd al-Sha'abi, near Balad air base north of Baghdad, Iraq, on ...
06PM [Updated: Thu Aug 22, 2019 06:18PM ]/ Iraq's pro-government Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), better known by the Arabic word Hashd al-Sha’abi, says it has shot down an unidentified spy drone over capital Baghdad. According to a statement by the PMU, carried by the Arabic-language ...
26PM [Updated: Thu Aug 22, 2019 04:26PM ]/ This file picture shows fighters from the pro-government Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units, better known by the Arabic name Hashd al-Sha’abi, in an undisclosed location in Iraq. (Phot by the media bureau of Popular Mobilization Units)/ Senior Iraqi ...
15PM [Updated: Wed Aug 21, 2019 04:15PM ]/ In this file picture, fighters from Iraqi pro-government Popular Mobilization Units, better known by the Arabic word Hashd al-Sha’abi, march during a parade marking the annual Quds Day in Baghdad, Iraq. (Photo by Reuters)/ An Iraqi legislator says ...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A 60-year-old woman saw her dreams of becoming the oldest Miss Universe contestant in history melt away in a haze of sequins and selfies Saturday at Argentina’s annual beauty pageant. Alejandra Marisa Rodríguez, a hopital legal adviser whose entry into the ...
Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Trump attends the Libertarian Party's national convention, in Washington/ (Please note language in paragraph 18 that readers may find offensive) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Presidential candidate Donald Trump was booed and heckled by many in ...
The Day After might sound like the title of a film or a novel. But for diplomats and policymakers, the phrase has only one meaning and that is what happens 'the day after' the fighting stops in Gaza. Given the intensity of the conflict and the absence of hope, such thinking might seem ...
is predicting severe weather Sunday, which could impact/ The most likely hazard will be high winds "with localized hurricane-force gusts possible," according to the Louisville office of the National Weather Service. Tornadoes, flooding and hail are less likely but also possible. Isolated ...
Israeli protesters stamp on aid packages destined for Gaza/ Months after some Israelis started to protest against aid lorries entering Gaza at the main Kerem Shalom crossing, the battle has moved to other key junctions, where rival groups of activists do their best to block or protect aid ...
Police chases can be intense, but the stakes are even higher when cops are chasing an who’s already engaged in violence toward the public. That’s what precedes this chase involving/ If you’re thinking this glorified soccer mom SUV isn’t a great , well you’re right. For some reason the guy in it ...
The suspect is dead after a pursuit and a nearly four-hour standoff that forced a complete closure of the 91 Freeway in Orange County on Friday. The pursuit began around 8 a.m. in Corona, where, according to police, officers attempted to stop the driver in the area of McKinley Street and Griffin ...
This was the outcome Israel sought to avoid: a demand to halt a military operation the government regards as essential for the defeat of Hamas and the return of hostages. But there is no immediate indication that Israel will change course as a result of Friday's ruling by the International Court ...
Fog and low temperatures hindered the work of rescue teams/ A preliminary report on the helicopter crash that killed Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Sunday has found no evidence of criminal activity, state media say. The aircraft “caught fire after hitting an elevated area” and no traces of ...
Israel has said it would ignore any order to stop its offensive in Gaza/ The UN's top court, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), has issued a dramatic ruling, ordering Israel to "immediately halt its military offensive in Rafah". It acted in support of a South African application last week ...