Fighters of the Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary forces carry the coffins of fellow fighters, who were killed in an ambush on a desolated road south of Mosul, during a funeral in their hometown in the northern Iraqi town of Tuz Khurmatu near the city of Kirkuk, on March 7, 2019 [File: AFP/Marwan Ibrahim]
On April 15, a drone laden with explosives targeted military facilities hosting US troops in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), but resulted in no casualties. On the same day, rocket fire on a Turkish military base in Mosul’s Bashiqa region killed one Turkish solider.
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Iraqi Militia Leader Qais Khazali: Erdoğan Wants To Restore Ottoman Empire, Occupy Northern Iraq; We Will Take Up Arms Against Planned Turkish Invasion – They Should Learn A Lesson From The Americans In Iraq
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Source: Al-Etejah TV (Iraq)
Iraqi militia leader Qais Khazali, Secretary-General of Asa ib Ahl Al-Haq said that Turkish President Erdoğan seeks to restore the Ottoman Empire by occupying northern Iraq. He made these remarks in an interview that aired on Al-Etejah TV (Iraq) March 4, 2021. Khazali said that there is a Turkish plan to invade Sinjar and Tel Afar in the summer, and the Iraqi militias as well as Khazali personally will take up arms and fight against this. He added that while the militias are not equipped for waging army-to-army warfare, he would like to convey a message to the Turks that the militias have are experienced and skilled in attrition warfare. Khazali continued to say that the Turks should learn a lesson from the American
France Provides Additional USD 617,000 for UNMAS Activities in Iraq [EN/AR]
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Baghdad, 04 March 2021 – The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Iraq welcomes an additional contribution of EUR 505,000 (approximately USD 617,000) from the Government of France renewing its commitment in supporting the Government of Iraq to protect the populations threatened by the deadly explosive ordnance left behind by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
For the third consecutive year, the Government of France, through its generous contribution to UNMAS in Iraq, will support stabilization and humanitarian efforts through the clearance of improvised explosive devices and explosive remnants of war that threaten the lives of communities in Ninewa province, and impede the safe return of internally displaced persons.