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Militias a growing challenge for Iraq ahead of talks with US 11 hours ago In this May 31, 2019, file photo, Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces march in Baghdad, Iraq. (Khalid Mohammed/AP) BAGHDAD It was a stark message: A convoy of masked Shiite militiamen, armed with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades, drove openly through central Baghdad denouncing the U.S. presence in Iraq and threatening to cut off the prime minister’s ear. The ominous display underscored the growing threat that rogue militias loyal to Tehran pose for Iraq. It came at a time when Baghdad seeks to bolster relations with its Arab neighbors and is gearing up for early elections, scheduled for October, amid a worsening economic crisis and a global pandemic. ....
In war-torn Syria, uprising birthplace seethes 10 years on SARAH EL DEEB and BASSEM MROUE, Associated Press March 17, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 14 1of14FILE - In this March 21, 2011, file photo, a Syrian soldier steps out of the burned courthouse that was set on fire by anti-government protesters in the southern city of Daraa, Syria. In March 2011, Daraa became the first city to explode against the rule of Syrian President Bashar Assad.Hussein Malla/APShow MoreShow Less 2of14FILE - In this March 23, 2011, file photo, anti-government protesters flash victory signs in the southern city of Daraa, Syria. Security forces shot live ammunition and tear gas early that day near a mosque where protesters had been camped out, killing six people. After a decade of bloodshed, Daraa is back under Assad’s rule, but only tenuously.Hussein Malla/APShow MoreShow Less ....
Several large military operations conducted in Sunni-majority areas of Iraq in recent weeks and mass killings have raised questions over whether a much-debated IS resurgence is actually in the making or whether the roots of the problem lie elsewhere. ....
Near a hallowed site in Texas fight for independence, a loner pledged support for ISIS FacebookTwitterEmail 1of2 Jaylyn Molina, 22, in a photo from the Gonzales County Sheriff s Office.Gonzales County Sheriff s Office, CourtesyShow MoreShow Less 2of2 Kristopher Sean Matthews, 34, in a photograph from the Kershaw County Detention Center (South Carolina).Kershaw County Detention CenterShow MoreShow Less Gonzales County was the site of the first skirmish of the Texas Revolution, and its residents hold on to that pride nearly 200 years later. The county seat still displays the “Come and Take It” flag similar to one flown by Texians who fought for the state’s independence. ....
Memo banning Afghan girls singing prompts #IAmMySong protest KATHY GANNON, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 6 1of6FILE - in this Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, students attend an open air class at a primary school in Kabul, Afghanistan, An Afghan education ministry memo banning girls, 12 years old and older, from singing at public school functions, which the education ministry tells The Associated Press was a mistake, is causing a social media stir.Mariam Zuhaib/APShow MoreShow Less 2of6FILE - in this Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, students attend an open air class at a primary school in Kabul, Afghanistan, An Afghan education ministry memo banning girls, 12 years old and older, from singing at public school functions, which the education ministry tells The Associated Press was a mistake, is causing a social media stir.Mariam Zuhaib/APShow MoreShow Less ....