Iraq
Iraq’s Ancient Nineveh Re-created Via VR Technology | Voice of America
Stone by stone, digital artists and game developers from Mosul are rebuilding Nineveh’s heritage sites in the digital world. By looking through a virtual reality headset, a person can see the wonders of ancient Iraq. Via VR, it’s possible to fly over Nergal Gate, built 2,700 years ago, and see two winged bulls at its …
Iran’s deputy health minister: I have coronavirus | World news
Iran’s deputy health minister said he has contracted the coronavirus and placed himself in isolation, a day after appearing feverish at a press conference in which he downplayed its spread in the shrine city of Qom and said mass quarantines were unnecessary. Iraj Harirchi posted a video on social media on Tuesday acknowledging he had …
Breaking News Feb 14: Rocket attack hits north Iraq base housing US troops
India will never forget their sacrifice, Rajnath Singh remembers CRPF personnel martyred in Pulwama attack Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh paid his tributes to the CRPF personnel who were martyred in the Pulwama attack on this day last year. Rajnath Singh said that the entire nation stands against terrorism and added: “We are committed to …
AP FACT CHECK: Dems skew health care, Iraq facts in debate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential contenders stretched beyond the facts on policy and sometimes on their own records Friday in their New Hampshire debate. Amy Klobuchar called out Pete Buttigieg for an evolution on health care that he didn’t acknowledge. Joe Biden told only part of the story when he boasted about a success as …
How Trump Twisted Iran Intel to Manufacture the ‘Four Embassies’ Threat
When President Donald Trump publicly claimed earlier this month that he had seen intel showing Iran’s now-deceased top military leader Qassem Soleimani was plotting attacks on “four [American] embassies,” senior officials in Trump’s national-security apparatus shook their heads. They weren’t sure exactly why the president leaned on that particular talking point, and scrambled in the …
The US operation in Iraq could come to an embarrassing end. Iran’s power will only grow
But a US withdrawal could bring even more trouble, experts say. ISIS continues its attacks in the country, and without US and other foreign troops, the group would have more room to resurge. At the same time, Iran will be able to expand its already far-reaching powers in Baghdad. Tehran and Washington have competed for …
Rockets hit Iraq military base near Baghdad amid US-Iran tensions | Iraq News
At least four Iraqi soldiers have been wounded when several rockets slammed into an Iraqi airbase north of Baghdad which has housed troops from the United States, according to officials. In a statement carried by Iraq’s official news agency INA, the Iraqi military media centre said on Sunday the al-Balad airbase, located some 80km away from …
Pentagon: Technology, defense prevented deaths in Iran missile attack in Iraq
U.S. technology and extensive defensive preparations helped prevent U.S. and coalition casualties following Iran’s missile attack on two bases in Iraq, Pentagon officials said Wednesday, far more than any effort on Tehran’s part to offer a controlled and limited response to the killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani that resulted in no American or allied casualties …
BREAKING: Soleimani was in Iraq to ease regional tensions; then Trump said ‘Kill him’
Qasem Soleimani, Iraqi PM Adil Abdul-Mahdi and Donald Trump. (Photos, left-to-right: Photo: akkasemosalman.ir via Wikimedia; Iraqi state television; Gage Skidmore via Wikipedia) The acting Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi addressed Parliament today with a recommendation for U.S. troops to be removed from the country. That speech has been widely covered and quoted in the U.S. …
Iran live updates: After killing of Soleimani in Iraq, Tehran vows revenge on U.S.
BEIRUT — As the Middle East grappled with the fallout from Soleimani’s death, perhaps the most divided reaction came from Syria, where the Iranian commander is seen as a hero by supporters of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who was backed by Iran, and a villain by Assad’s opponents. “The martyr Soleimani will be canonized in …
