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Die Behauptungen von US-Präsident Trump über den Iran erinnern an das Vorgehen der US-Regierung vor dem Angriff auf den Irak 2003: Mit unbewiesenen Anschuldigungen soll eine Eskalation gerechtfertigt werden. Selbst Republikaner sind besorgt....

Echoes of 2003: How Trump is using conflicting intel and homeland threats to justify a new escalation with Iran....

Mosul revives Ramadan traditions, markets and storytelling as worship, games and charity return after years of war....

Iraq's submission of new maritime coordinates and a map to the United Nations has triggered a diplomatic dispute with Kuwait, which says the filing infringes on its sovereignty over established maritime areas, including Fasht al-Qaid and Fasht al-Aij...

On February 17, the Iraqi government approved an agreement reached with Russia's Lukoil to transfer oil production operations at the West Qurna-2 field to the local Basra Oil Company...

Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, Saudi Arabia and UAE express support for Kuwait after Iraq submits new maritime coordinates to UN....

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Chevron Corp. signed agreements on Monday to explore taking over Iraq's West Qurna 2 project, the country's second-biggest oil field that's operated by Russia's Lukoil PJSC....

Ford Carrier Group Enters Mediterranean To Join Biggest US Build-Up Since 2003 Iraq War Open source monitors as well as US and Middle East media have confirmed that the USS Gerald R. Ford, the world's largest aircraft carrier, has entered the Mediterranean Sea, having sailed passed the Strait of Gibraltar on Friday. This is the second carrier strike group expected to soon operate directly in the CENTCOM area of responsibility, amid the massive military build-up and pressure campaign against Iran. It was sent from the Caribbean earlier this month, extending its planned deployment. USS Ford entering the Mediterranean. Via @dparody The USS Mahan Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, which is accompanying the USS Gerald R. Ford, is also now crossing the Strait of Gibraltar, maritime tracking analysis shows. The aircraft carrier will likely take several more days to reach the Middle East and be poised to operate against Iran - so it looks to be in place by start of next week. According to Bloomberg and...

Washington foils near-catastrophic escape of 6,000 top ISIS detainees from northern Syria in secret transfer to Iraq....

Die Lage im Iran könnte sich weiter zuspitzen. Die USA fahren in der Region schwere Geschütze auf, Präsident Trump hält seine Angriffsdrohung aufrecht. Nun reagiert offenbar auch die Bundeswehr und zieht weiteres Personal aus dem benachbarten Irak ab....

Deutsche Soldaten sollen im Irak den Aufbau der Armee unterstützen. Doch nun zieht die Bundeswehr erneut Kräfte aus dem Land ab. Grund ist wohl die Angst vor einer Eskalation zwischen den USA und Iran....

Das US-Militär hat mehr deutsche Terrorverdächtige aus kurdischen Gefängnissen in den Irak transportiert als bislang bekannt. Laut WDR, NDR und SZ befindet sich darunter auch ein Islamist aus NRW, den die US-Justiz vor Gericht stellen will....

In early January, Iraqi authorities announced the transfer, stating it was occurring "in accordance with the provisions of the service and development contract"...

Trump Threatens Iraq With Crippling Sanctions If Maliki Elected To 3rd Term As PM Via The Cradle Washington has delivered a direct warning to Iraq's Coordination Framework (CF) that Baghdad could face sweeping sanctions if former prime minister Nouri al-Maliki is elected to lead the country for a third term, according to a report in US-government funded Arabic-language Alhurra this week. An Iraqi government advisor, speaking anonymously, reportedly said the message outlined economic and institutional penalties that could follow if US President Donald Trump's veto of Maliki's nomination is ignored. via Associated Press The advisor said the US threatened measures against the State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO), the Central Bank of Iraq, as well as security and diplomatic sectors, and unnamed political figures.  Economic steps could include restricting Iraqi oil sales, limiting Baghdad's access to US dollars, and targeting banks, which the advisor warned could trigger "an almost...

Iraqi authorities confirm the transfer, saying detainees of 61 nationalities have arrived in the country....

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Iraq says more than 3,000 Syrians are among the ISIL-linked detainees transferred to one of its prisons by US military....

Bislang lag die Verantwortung für IS-Gefangene im Nordosten Syriens bei den Kurden. Diese haben sich nach einer Offensive syrischer Regierungstruppen aber zurückgezogen. Damit die Dschihadisten nicht fliehen, verlegt sie das US-Militär in den Irak. Unter ihnen sollen Deutsche sein....

Iraq Receives 5,000 ISIS Fighters From Syrian Prisons Via The Cradle Iraq has received close to 5,000 ISIS prisoners since the start of a US military campaign to relocate the extremist group's fighters, of whom tens of thousands were previously held in Kurdish-run facilities in northern Syria. "The transfer of terrorist prisoners from Syria to Iraq is ongoing in coordination with the global coalition, and they are being held in Iraqi prisons," Sabah al-Numan, spokesman for the commander in chief of the Iraqi army, told Rudaw on 11 February. Numan went on to say that the country's legal system has begun taking judicial measures "against those individuals who committed crimes against the Iraqi people." Prior illustrative AFP file image of ISIS prison in northeast Syria. Nearly 5,000 are now in Iraqi facilities, according to the latest data from the Iraqi Joint Operations Command. The spokesman added that trials will continue “to ensure they receive their just punishme...