Archive List for Iraq

How US forces avoided casualties in Iran attacks on Iraqi bases

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Iraqi and US-led coalition troops have been targeted by rockets and missiles in at least six attacks since the assassination of Qassem Soleimani. The biggest attack came from Iran when ballistic missiles hit bases being used by the coalition forces. Al Jazeera was given rare access to the strategically important Ain al-Assad base. Osama Bin Javaid reports from Anbar province. – 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 #IRGCMissile

Protesters leave US embassy compound in Baghdad

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Determined to carry their fight into the new year, protesters kicked 2020 off with a march from the city’s central park. Thousands of demonstrators, mostly dressed in signature black attire, started out peacefully along the six-lane main road from Victoria Park to the downtown business district. Al Jazeera’s Simona Foltyn has more 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

Ancient city discovered in northern Iraq

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Droughts can sometimes have some surprising benefits, such as helping archaeologists discover a 3,500-year-old city in northern Iraq. Kemune, which once overlooked the Tigris river, can be dated to the time of the Mittani Empire, a kingdom of the Ancient Near East. Al Jazeera’s Osama Bin Javaid reports from Kemune. – 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 #AncientCity

Blackwater’s Erik Prince: Iraq, privatising wars, and Trump | Head to Head

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In this episode of Head to Head, Mehdi Hasan challenges Erik Prince, the founder and former CEO of Blackwater, on his security firm’s performance during the Iraq w ar, the “exit strategy” he’s proposing for the w ar in Afghanistan, and his support for US President Donald Trump. During the early years of the Bush administration’s so-called ‘War on Terror’, Blackwater grew into one of the most profitable private military contractors in the US. – 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 #HeadtoHead #Blackwater

Street battles rage in Mosul suburbs as ISIL hits back

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ISIL fighters have launched several fierce counterattacks against Iraqi forces on the eastern outskirts of Mosul city, underscoring the intense battle ahead as government troops and their allies push into densely populated neighbourhoods.