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The Iraqi Prime Minister and the Parliament of Iraq have asked the United States Military to leave Iraq. The Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi condemned the US in what he called the “assassination” of both the Iranian Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani and Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in the U.S. airstrike in Baghdad. Saying that the airstrike … Read More

The United States is urging all American citizens in Iraq to leave immediately for fear of reprisals from the US strike that killed top Iranian and Iraqi commanders. The US embassy in Baghdad said in a statement that US citizens should depart via airline while possible, and failing that, to other countries via land. The State Department also said the embassy … Read More

Iran is vowing to seek a harsh revenge on the United States after an American airstrike in Iraq killed Iran’s most powerful military leader, the powerful Islamic Guard Quds Force commander named Qasem Soleimani. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said a “harsh retaliation is waiting for the criminals whose filthy hands spilled his blood.” “The great nation of Iran … Read More

Members and supporters of an Iranian-backed militia have attacked the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad in retaliation for U.S. airstrikes. Hundreds of angry attackers affiliated with the Iranian-backed militia shouted “Death to America” as they attacked the US Embassy and broke into the embassy compound in Baghdad trapping US diplomats inside. The attack on the embassy was in response to U.S. … Read More

Iran has warned the US of “consequences” after Washington carried out airstrikes against an Iranian militia group in Iraq and Syria. It’s reported that at least 25 people were killed and 51 wounded in the US airstrikes that targeted five facilities in Iraq and Syria controlled by the Kataib Hezbollah Militia of Iran. Kataib Hezbollah is a militia group that is a … Read More

The United States military has struck five targets in Iraq and Syria controlled by an Iranian paramilitary group, the Pentagon said. This was a counter-strike in response to a rocket attack on a U.S. base in Iraq where several US troops were wounded and an American civilian contractor was killed. The airstrikes, carried out by Air Force F-15E fighter planes, … Read More

An American civilian contractor was killed and several US troops wounded after a rocket attack on a coalition base in Kirkuk, Iraq, military officials said. It’s reported that as many as 30 rockets were fired into the military base, and security forces were said to have found a launchpad for Katyusha rockets inside an abandoned vehicle near the base. The … Read More

ISIS jihadists have released a video claiming to show the execution of blindfolded Christians in Nigeria in a barbaric act that was clearly timed to coincide with Christmas. “This is a message to Christians all over the world,” a masked man says in the one-minute video posted online by the terror group’s Amaq news agency. As the Christians were beheaded, … Read More

A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck Iran in the region which has the country’s nuclear power plant according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The quake was reported to have struck near the southern coast of Iran with the epicenter only about 30 miles from Iran’s sole nuclear power plant in Bushehr. The quake occurred just after 5 a.m. local … Read More

The darkest day ever recorded was recently measured in Seattle which was described as an “infernal darkness” that was extraordinary. Cliff Mass, a meteorologist and professor of atmospheric sciences at the UW, said the approaching winter solstice already would have limited the amount of solar radiation reaching the atmosphere. But that mixed together with the record-setting rainfall and heavy clouds … Read More