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(MENAFN) Iraq on Tuesday firmly rejected claims that unauthorized military bases or foreign forces are operating within its borders, pushing back directly against a report alleging Israel had secretly established a desert outpost to support...

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(MENAFN) Iraq has once again denied the presence of any unauthorized foreign or armed military bases operating on its soil, including in desert regions spanning Karbala and Najaf provinces.

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“Millions of people in Iraq continue to endure the consequences of wars and must be spared from further cycles of violence,” ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric said on the conclusion of her two-day visit to the country. “Safeguarding Iraq’s path to...

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(MENAFN) An Iraqi senior security official has rejected media reports alleging that Israel has set up a covert military base in Iraq’s desert region to assist operations targeting Iran, according to reports on Sunday.

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(MENAFN) A senior Iraqi security official flatly rejected reports Sunday alleging that Israel had covertly established a military installation inside Iraq's western desert to facilitate airstrikes against Iran. The official, who spoke to media...

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(MENAFN) Israel allegedly established a covert military installation in Iraq’s desert region to support operations aimed at Iran, including providing logistical backing for air missions and search-and-rescue capabilities, according to reports...

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(MENAFN) Israel is reported to have established a covert military facility in Iraq’s desert region intended to support air operations targeting Iran, according to reports citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.

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(MENAFN) Israel covertly constructed a military outpost deep in the Iraqi desert to support its air campaign against Iran, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday, drawing on sources with direct knowledge of the operation.

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(MENAFN) Israel secretly constructed a clandestine military outpost deep in the Iraqi desert to support its air campaign against Iran — and launched strikes on Iraqi troops who came dangerously close to uncovering it, the Wall Street Journal...

International Committee of the Red Cross

President Spoljaric will hold meetings with leading members of Iraq's government, parliament and judiciary, as well as with the Iraqi Red Crescent Society, to discuss humanitarian cooperation and the challenges facing the country and the wider...

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(MENAFN) Iraq’s prime minister-designate Ali al-Zaidi has held talks with US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth focused on security cooperation and the possible resumption and expansion of joint military training programs.

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(MENAFN) Iraq’s prime minister-designate Ali al-Zaidi on Tuesday reiterated support for diplomacy and dialogue as a means to address the ongoing US-Iran tensions during a phone call with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, according to reports....

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(MENAFN) Iraq's parliament announced Monday that the names of proposed cabinet members would be put to a parliamentary vote next week, advancing the country's government formation process under prime minister-designate Ali al-Zaidi.

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(MENAFN) The US State Department's Rewards for Justice program announced a $10 million bounty Tuesday targeting a senior commander of one of Iraq's most dangerous Iran-aligned militant factions, intensifying Washington's campaign against...

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(MENAFN) French President Emmanuel Macron held a phone call with Iraq's newly designated Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi on Sunday, offering congratulations on his appointment while pressing for a sovereign and stable Iraq as a cornerstone of regional...

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(MENAFN) French President Emmanuel Macron holds a phone conversation on Sunday with Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Ali Al-Zaidi, focusing on Iraq’s political future and regional stability, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, held a phone conversation on Sunday with Iraq’s prime minister-designate, Ali Al-Zaidi, emphasizing the importance of Iraq’s sovereignty and stability for broader regional security.

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(MENAFN) Iraq’s Coordination Framework, the country’s largest parliamentary alliance, has nominated Ali Al-Zaidi as its candidate for prime minister, according to a statement released on Monday evening.

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(MENAFN) Iraq’s Shiite-led Coordination Framework has postponed its decision on choosing a candidate for prime minister until Friday, according to a statement issued by the bloc’s General Secretariat on Wednesday.

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(MENAFN) Iraq's Shiite-led Coordination Framework has pushed back its long-awaited decision on a prime ministerial nominee to Friday, the bloc's General Secretariat announced Wednesday.