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January 5, 2020

China: US is abusing its force in Middle East

China on Sunday voiced opposition to the abuse of military force by the US in Iraq, days after a US drone strike killed a top Iranian general in Baghdad...

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January 5, 2020

Iraq parliament passes resolution to expel US troops

The Iraqi parliament called on the government on Sunday to work to end all foreign troop presence as a backlash grew after the killing of a top Iranian military...

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January 5, 2020

Libya government calls for halting Haftar attacks in Tripoli

Libya’s UN-recognised government on Sunday called for international action to halt attacks by eastern Libyan forces on civilians in the capital Tripoli. At least 30 students were killed and...

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January 5, 2020

British navy to escort UK-flagged ships through Strait of Hormuz

Britain’s navy will accompany UK-flagged ships through the Strait of Hormuz to provide protection after the US killing of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani inflamed tensions in the region,...

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January 5, 2020

Iran FM: Trump’s attack threat ‘war crime’

Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has described US President Donald Trump’s threat to attack dozens of Iranian sites as a “war crime” amid rising tensions in the wake of...

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January 5, 2020

Iran Parliament Speaker: Soleimani’s killing is violation of UN Charter

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said Sunday the killing of senior military commander Qasem Soleimani in a US airstrike was an “outright violation” of the United Nations Charter. “US...

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January 5, 2020

Turkey condemns airstrikes on military school in Libya

Turkey on Sunday “strongly condemned” an airstrike on a military school in the south of the Libyan capital of Tripoli by jets loyal to renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar. At...

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January 5, 2020

Thousands in Iraq & Iran mourn Soleimani, while rockets rock Baghdad’s Green Zone

With shouts of “Death to America”, tens of thousands of people marched in Iraq on Saturday to mourn Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani and an Iraqi militia leader who...

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January 5, 2020

France’s Macron discusses US-Iran crisis with Iraqi, UAE leaders

French President Emmanuel Macron agreed with his Iraqi counterpart on Saturday to make efforts to dampen tensions in the Middle East after Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani was killed...

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January 5, 2020

US to hit Iran with ‘new’ equipment if attacked: Trump

US President Donald Trump said Sunday that his country would hit Iran with “brand new beautiful equipment” if Iran targeted US bases or American nationals in the wake of...

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