Archive List for Iraq

No timeline as US to move remaining combat troops out of Iraq

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Iraq and the United States have agreed on the withdrawal of all remaining US and coalition combat troops deployed to fight ISIL (ISIS) in the Middle Eastern country – but they did not provide a timeline and said the foreign forces would still provide training to the Iraqi army. After a first “strategic dialogue” under President Joe Biden’s administration, the two countries said in a joint statement on Wednesday that the Iraqi military had made substantial improvements. Al Jazeera’s Mike Hanna reports from Washington, DC. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #US #Iraq

What’s the secret behind Iraq’s large gold exports?

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Gold has become one of Iraq’s top exports despite there being no gold deposits. Last year, it exported nearly $8bn worth of gold to Turkey alone. So what is the secret? Al Jazeera’s Osama Bin Javaid reports from Baghdad. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Iraq

Pope Francis meets Iraq’s Shia leader al-Sistani

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The leader of the Roman Catholic Church has met one of Shia Islam’s most influential figures. Pope Francis visited Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in Najaf as his historic visit to Iraq continued. The two discussed the plight of Iraq’s Christians and called on Muslims to embrace the country’s religious minority. Al Jazeera’s Osama Bin Javaid reports from Najaf, Iraq. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #PopeFrancis #PopeInIraq #Sistani

Pope Francis urges Iraq’s Muslims, Christians to unite for peace

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0 Pope Francis has urged Iraq’s Muslim and Christian religious leaders to put aside animosities and work together for peace and unity during an interfaith meeting in the traditional birthplace of the Prophet Abraham, father of their faiths. The city of Ur is a place of historic importance for Christians and Muslims. And as Al Jazeera’s Simona Foltyn reports, the pope’s visit will cast the lime light on a site that has had few visitors in decades of war and instability. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Iraq #PopeFrancis

Pope Francis set for three-day visit to Iraq

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0 Pope Francis is going to Iraq for a three-day visit, his first trip outside Italy since the pandemic began. The pope will be welcomed by the prime minister when he arrives in Baghdad on Friday. He will then meet President Barham Salih, as well as religious leaders, and representatives of civil society at the presidential palace. The next day, Francis will fly to the city of Najaf and meet Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani. Later, he will celebrate mass in Baghdad. On Sunday, Pope Francis will travel to Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, where he will meet with religious and civil leaders of the autonomous region. Al Jazeera’s Osama […]

Saudi Arabia & Iran’s cold war| Start Here

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0 Saudi Arabia and Iran do not like each other, that much is clear. Both have accused each other of things like murder, endangering public safety and causing war. So what’s this modern-day cold war really all about? How does it affect the rest of the region? And what do countries like Russia and the US have to do with any of it? Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ #Al_Jazeera_English #Start_Here #Al_Jazeera_Digital_Shows #Iran_Gulf #Saudi_Arabia_Iran

Iraq devalues currency by a fifth, the most since 2003

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0 Iraq’s government recently devalued the local currency – the Iraqi dinar – by more than 20 percent. It is the biggest currency devaluation against the dollar since the 2003 fall of Saddam Hussein. Prices of everyday goods and services have suddenly skyrocketed, fuelling fear and anger among many Iraqis who have spent decades struggling to survive financially. Al Jazeera’s Charles Stratford has this report from Baghdad. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Iraq

Top Iranian nuclear scientist assassinated near Tehran

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Iran’s president has accused Israel of assassinating its prominent nuclear scientist. Hassan Rouhani says the killing of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh will not slow down Tehran’s nuclear programme. Gunmen ambushed a vehicle carrying him and his bodyguards, near the capital on Friday. Iran has promised retaliation, for what the president calls an act of despair by the enemy. Fakhrizadeh later died in hospital. Al Jazeera’s Assed Baig reports from Tehran. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Iran #Israel

Iraq PM vows he ‘won’t allow threats’ to Iran from Iraqi soil

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Iran’s supreme leader says Tehran will not interfere in relations between Iraq and the United States. He was speaking after meeting Iraq’s Prime Minister Mustafa al-Khadimi in the Iranian capital. But Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned the US is an enemy and does not want an independent Iraq. Al Jazeera’s Alexi O’Brien reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Iran #MustafaKhadimi #Khamenei

Analysis: 50 US troops face brain injuries after Iran strikes

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The Pentagon now says 50 US troops in Iraq have been diagnosed with “traumatic brain injuries” after the Iranian missile strikes earlier this month on the military facility where they were based. The United States originally announced that nobody had been hurt in the strikes that were in retaliation to the US assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani. But last week, the Pentagon said 34 people had been injured and that some were still receiving treatment. US President Donald Trump was criticised following a news conference at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where he appeared to minimise their symptoms implying they had “headaches” that were not “serious”. Richard […]