How the Blackwater pardons could have a lasting impact: ‘The Americans got away with it’
Analysts, experts and attorneys who have filed suit in the past against the Blackwater contractors said they feared these pardons would do lasting damage to the perception of U.S. integrity in the Middle East.
Trump pardons 15 people, including Republican allies, former government contractors convicted in Baghdad massacre
President Donald Trump has pardoned 15 people, including Republican allies, a 2016 campaign official ensnared in the Russia probe and former government contractors convicted in a 2007 massacre in Baghdad.
Iraq prime minister orders probe after two protesters killed in clashes
Iraq’s prime minister says he has opened an investigation into the killing of two anti-government protesters at the hands of security forces.
U.S. and Iraq launch strategic talks on economy, American troops
The U.S. and Iraq have launched much-anticipated strategic talks that are to span the gamut of their bilateral relations.
In our news wrap Tuesday, rockets struck near the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, the latest in a series of assaults, including one on a coalition military base only hours earlier. There were no reports of injuries. Also, Russian company Concord…
No U.S. military members were injured. One U.S. national received a minor injury but has returned to work.
Iran is vowing revenge after U.S. airstrikes on Friday killed the country’s military leader Qassem Suleimani. Thousands of American troops are heading to the Middle East as tensions with Tehran escalate. Douglas Ollivant, former Director for Iraq at the National…
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned that a “harsh retaliation is waiting” for the U.S. after the airstrike.
In our news wrap Wednesday, New Year’s Day brought only slight relief to parts of Australia ravaged by some of the country’s worst-ever wildfires. The death toll rose to 17. Also, the Taliban staged a series of attacks on Afghan…
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