US Says It's Not Discussing Withdrawing From Iraq - News From Antiwar.com
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The State Department on Wednesday said that at "no point" in recent talks with the Iraqi government has the US discussed the idea of withdrawing troops from Iraq. The comments came in response to questions about reports saying that the US was planning to withdraw. Tasnim, an Iranian news agency,…

Iraq’s government has been under pressure to expel the US since January 2020, when a US drone strike in Baghdad killed Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani and PMF leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. After the strike, the Iraqi parliament voted to expel US forces, but the US refused to leave.

  • @some_guy
    5•3 months ago

    The current season of the In the Dark podcast is examining a likely-illegal mass killing in Haditha, Iraq, by USA marines in 2005. I recommend it to anyone who’s interested in serious investigative journalism.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haditha_massacre

    • @ShinkanTrain@lemmy.mlEnglish
      5•3 months ago
      1. Zainab Younis Salim, 5—daughter.
      1. Aisha Younis Salim, 3—daughter.
      1. A 1-year-old girl staying with the family.

      Jesus Christ

      By June 17, 2008, six defendants had their cases dropped and a seventh was found not guilty.