Category talk:Iraq

Massacres & mass graves
The news from Iraq tells of a stream of ISIS massacres. There is not even time to list these all. Maybe it is not even necessary, as the circumstances are not really questioned. ISIS usually takes responsibility for the killings.
 * ‘Women and children dumped in a well’: ISIS massacres 322 Sunni tribesmen in west Iraq – RT, November 02, 2014
 * ''The Iraqi government said Sunday that at least 322 members of the Al-Bu Nimr tribe were murdered by Islamic State fighters over the past week, including dozens of women and children whose bodies were found dumped in a well.
 * ''Tribal leader Sheikh Naeem al-Ga'oud said that 75 members of his tribe were killed on Sunday while trying to escape the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS). They were gunned down and dumped near the town of Haditha.

-- Petri Krohn (talk) 22:53, 2 November 2014 (UTC)


 * It's true, or I think advisable, that we focus our energies on events that aren't just horrible but also contested or controversial (or should be!). So this isn't so much an area we need to cover. That said, there will be some mysteries and points of disagreement almost anywhere, and some value just in having a good grasp of events, so no reason to prioritize it right to zero either. --Caustic Logic (talk) 23:58, 29 November 2014 (UTC)

2020
Report: 3 missiles hit Baghdad airport, 8 killed and 12 wounded including Iraqi solders and civilians as of the time of the report Al-Hadath quoted by TASS --Resup (talk) 01:09, 3 January 2020 (UTC) (Qassem Soleimani killed; continued on Syria news page)--Resup (talk) 18:27, 3 January 2020 (UTC)

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Iraq to vote on US troops presence

 * Iraq Prepares to Evict U.S. Troops - Foreign Policy , March 20, 2019
 * Adil Abd Al-Mahdi, Facebook, January 3, 2020
 * Iraq’s parliament may be about to do President Trump a big fat favor -Atlantic Council, January 3, 2020
 * US Secretary Pompeo: 9 tweets with word de-escalation 4 times after Soleimani (at the time of the writing first here)
 * + Iraqi Speaker al-Halbousi, with Iraqi President Salih
 * A Shocked Iraq Reconsiders Its Relationship With the U.S. -The New York Times, January 3, 2020
 * Mohammad Shabani: “If Iran can erase the U.S. military presence in Iraq and all it has to do is give up five Iranian military men, would Iran do it? I think the answer is yes.”
 * “One sure result of the U.S. strike is that the era of U.S.-Iraq cooperation is over,” Richard N. Haass, the president of the Council on Foreign Relations and a former American diplomat, wrote on Twitter. “The U.S. diplomatic & mil presence will end b/c Iraq asks us to depart or our presence is just a target or both. The result will be greater Iranian influence, terrorism and Iraqi infighting.”
 * E J Magnier: The legislation has been approved by #Iraq MPs to terminate the presence of the US forces and for the government to implement the resolution.
 * --Resup (talk) 18:27, 3 January 2020 (UTC) last updated --Resup (talk) 14:40, 5 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Iraqi Parliament votes to expel U.S. troops from Iraq - Tehran Times, January 5, 2020
 * E J Magnier:
 * Last resolution:
 * -A complaint to UN for #US target assassinations in #Iraq
 * -Impose on the gov to terminate the request of support from the (international) coalition (all countries)
 * -End presence of ALL foreign forces and to prevent any country from using Iraq against another country
 * In TASS version, there is also prohibition of the use of airspace of the country
 * See also: a major claim on the preceding events at the end of Cassad's article (not verified) . --Resup (talk) 15:32, 5 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Same claimed by E J Magnier: The information that #Iran Qassem Soleimani had an appointment with the PM in Baghdad and came to #Iraq to meet him the next day with established appointment, following a request of Trump for mediation, has been read to all MPs today by the #Iraq/i PM himself.
 * Breaking: Iraqi PM calls on Parliament to end US military presence in Iraq -Almasdar News, January 5, 2020
 * Speaking at an emergency parliament session on Sunday, Adil Abdul Mahdi said the American side notified the Iraqi military about the planned airstrike minutes before it was carried out. He stressed that his government denied Washington permission to continue with the operation.
 * Iraq began preparing a mechanism for the withdrawal of foreign troops from the country-RIA, January 6, 2020, see also: Al Mawazin (Arabic), TASS (Rus).
 * Iraqi authorities began to prepare a mechanism for the withdrawal of American troops, said the representative of the commander of the armed forces of the country, Abdel Kerim Half.
 * "The activities of the international coalition in Iraq will be limited to consultations, armaments and training of military personnel, and the armed forces will leave Iraq. <...> Recent American attacks are stupidity that cannot be kept silent," said Half, whose statement was shown by Al Jazeera "
 * He pointed out that "the Iraqi government has limited the ground and air movement of the forces of the international coalition and will not allow them to move anywhere."
 * (noted, unclear/doubtful he can deliver what he says --Resup (talk) 12:30, 6 January 2020 (UTC) )


 * Qasem Soleimani: Iraqi MPs back call to expel US troops - BBC, January 5, 2020
 * ...The non-binding resolution...
 * Iraq’s prime minister says ‘urgent measures’ should be taken to remove foreign forces -The Washington Post, January 5, 2020
 * Iraqi legal expert Ali Tamimi said Sunday that Iraq's current caretaker government is not legally authorized to sign such a law. Abdul Mahdi resigned in November amid widespread anti-government protests. "The caretaker government can't do anything. Before starting these procedures, a new government should be formed," Tamimi said.
 * Trump threatens to slap sanctions on Iraq ‘like they’ve never seen before’ -CNBC, January 5, 2020
 * Speaking to reporters on Air Force One, the U.S. president said: “If they do ask us to leave, if we don’t do it in a very friendly basis, we will charge them sanctions like they’ve never seen before ever. It’ll make Iranian sanctions look somewhat tame.”
 * “We have a very extraordinarily expensive air base that’s there. It cost billions of dollars to build. Long before my time. We’re not leaving unless they pay us back for it,” Trump said.