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December 2020 - Iraq Special Weapons News
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- U.S. pardons for convicted Blackwater guards "an affront to justice": UN experts People's Daily 31 Dec 2020 -- The recent U.S. presidential pardons granted to four private security company Blackwater guards convicted of committing a massacre in Iraq violated U.S. obligations under international law and should be seen as "an affront to justice," a group of UN experts said here Wednesday.
- Roadside bomb explosion targets US-led coalition military convoy in southern Iraq Press TV 31 Dec 2020 -- A roadside bomb has exploded in Iraq's southern province of Basra, targeting a US-led military coalition's logistics support convoy.
- Trump's Blackwater Pardons 'Affront to Justice,' Violation of Int'l Law, UN Expert Says Sputnik 30 Dec 2020 -- President Trump's decision to pardon four former Blackwater contractors convicted of killing innocent Iraqi civilians is an affront to justice and a violation of US obligations under international law, the Chair-Rapporteur of the UN Working Group on the use of mercenaries, Jelena Aparac, said in a statement on Wednesday.
- US pardons Blackwater guards: An 'affront to justice' – UN experts UN News 30 Dec 2020 -- Five independent UN experts condemned United States President Donald Trump's pardoning of private security contractors, convicted in 2015 for war crimes in Iraq, on Wednesday.
- Iraq to release Iranian funds for vaccine purchase: Minister Press TV 29 Dec 2020 -- Iran's Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian says he has reached an agreement with the Iraqi government authorities on how Iranian funds blocked in a commercial bank in the Arab country could be used by Tehran for purchase of COVID-19 vaccines from a European manufacturer.
- Iran's Energy Minister Visits Iraq After Slashing Natural Gas Exports VOA 29 Dec 2020 -- Iraqi state TV announced Tuesday the country is suffering from a major electricity crisis following the drastic reduction of natural gas supplies by Iran, from 50 million to 5 million cubic meters.
- Roadside bomb targets US-led coalition convoy in southern Iraq; no casualties reported Press TV 28 Dec 2020 -- A roadside bomb explosion has struck a convoy of trucks belonging to the US-led coalition in Iraq's southern province of al-Qadisiyah.
- Iraq to issue court orders for suspects in assassination of Lt. Gen. Soleimani, PMU's al-Muhandis Press TV 28 Dec 2020 -- A senior Iraqi judicial official says appropriate court orders will be issued in the coming days regarding the suspects in the January 3 assassination of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis outside Baghdad International Airport.
- Iraq lifts hurried ban on passenger travel from Iran Press TV 27 Dec 2020 -- The Iraqi government has allowed travel of passengers from neighboring Iran just two days after it announced borders would close for two weeks over fears about the spread of a new variant of the coronavirus.
- Bomb attack targets US-coalition supply convoy in central Iraq Press TV 27 Dec 2020 -- An improvised explosive device has targeted a convoy of trucks belonging to the US-led coalition in Iraq's central province of Babil, but the blast did not cause any casualties or damage.
- Iraq's prime minister highlights security, warns of firm response if necessary after rocket attack Press TV 26 Dec 2020 -- A week after several rockets targeted the US embassy in Baghdad, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi has warned that his government is ready for a "decisive confrontation" if necessary to ensure the country's security after several people were arrested in connection with the attack.
- Iraqi govt. urged to take Trump's pardons for Blackwater guards to intl. court, UNSC Press TV 26 Dec 2020 -- A member of the security and defense committee in the Iraqi parliament has sharply criticized US President Donald Trump's decision to pardon four former Blackwater contractors jailed over the killing of 14 Iraqi civilians, calling on the Baghdad government to take the case to an international court as well as the UN Security.
- Iraqi PM Seemingly Wins Tug-of-War With Pro-Iranian Militias Over Rocket Attacks on US Embassy VOA 26 Dec 2020 -- Iraqi Prime Minister Mustapha al-Kadhimi appears to have come out on top in a battle with pro-Iranian Shi'ite militias allegedly responsible for recent rocket attacks on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. Arab media is reporting Saturday the alleged leader behind the attacks is being held by government forces, along with several accomplices.
- Iraq Insists on Blackwater Case Transfer to Int'l Courts, UN, Urges States to Back Baghdad Sputnik 25 Dec 2020 -- Iraqi legislators intend to transfer to international courts and the UN the case of four former Blackwater contractors convicted of killing innocent Iraqi civilians and recently pardoned by US President Donald Trump for further consideration, a member of the Iraqi parliament's security and defense committee told Sputnik.
- Iran refutes Trump's allegation of Iran behind U.S. embassy attack in Baghdad People's Daily 24 Dec 2020 -- The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Thursday dismissed as "baseless" U.S. President Donald Trump's allegation that Iran was behind a recent attack on the U.S. Embassy in Iraq.
- UN 'concerned' over Trump's pardons for guards who massacred Iraqi civilians Press TV 24 Dec 2020 -- The UN Human Rights Office has voiced deep concern over US President Donald Trump's decision to pardon four former American security contractors convicted of killing Iraqi civilians in the capital Baghdad in 2007.
- Trump Warns Iran Over Rocket Attacks On Embassy In Iraq RFE/RL 24 Dec 2020 -- U.S. President Donald Trump has warned Iran against any attack on U.S. military or diplomatic personnel in Iraq, days after suspected Iran-backed Iraqi militia launched a barrage of rockets at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone.
- Iran-Backed Iraqi Militants Deny Involvement in US Embassy Attack VOA 23 Dec 2020 -- This week, two Iran-backed militias in Iraq denied responsibility for a rocket attack Sunday on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad.
- Trump accuses Iran of being behind rocket attacks in Iraq Press TV 23 Dec 2020 -- US President Donald Trump has accused Iran of being behind the recent rocket attack on the highly fortified Green Zone and the US Embassy in Baghdad.
- Iraq denounces Trump's pardon of Blackwater guards Press TV 23 Dec 2020 -- Iraq's government and the Hezbollah Brigades have denounced a decision by US President Donald Trump to pardon Blackwater contractors jailed for the killing of unarmed Iraqi civilians in Baghdad.
- Iraq: Trump pardons for Baghdad Blackwater guards 'contributes to impunity' says UN rights office UN News 23 Dec 2020 -- The UN human rights office OHCHR, has voiced deep concern over the decision by United States President Donald Trump to grant pardons to four security guards who were tried and convicted for the killing of 14 Iraqi civilians in Baghdad, in 2007.
- Iran Strongly Denies Alleged Involvement in Most Recent Baghdad Green Zone Attack Sputnik 21 Dec 2020 -- Iran refutes the accusations made by the US alleging the involvement of Iran-backed groups in the Sunday rocket attack on the Green Zone in Iraq's capital, Baghdad, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh said.
- US Blames Iran-Backed Militias for Baghdad Rocket Attack VOA 21 Dec 2020 -- The United States has blamed Iran-backed militias for a rocket attack Sunday on the heavily fortified Green Zone in Iraq's capital.
- Iran 'strongly refutes' Pompeo's 'irresponsible' remarks on embassy attack Press TV 21 Dec 2020 -- Iran has dismissed "irresponsible" remarks by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo regarding a recent rocket attack against the US embassy in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, saying the accusations are meant to stoke tensions and that Washington's military presence is the "source of instability" in the region.
- Pompeo Says 'Iran-Backed' Forces Behind Most Recent Baghdad Green Zone Attack Sputnik 21 Dec 2020 -- US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has accused "Iran-backed militias" of carrying out the Sunday rocket attack on the Green Zone in Iraq's capital, Baghdad.
- Katyusha rockets land near US embassy in Baghdad's highly fortified Green Zone Press TV 20 Dec 2020 -- Iraqi sources say at least three Katyusha rockets have landed within the highly fortified Green Zone in the capital Baghdad whose apparent target has been the US embassy in the vicinity.
- Iraqi popular forces kill five terrorists, thwart raid in Jurf al-Nasr town in Babel province Press TV 19 Dec 2020 -- Iraq's Joint Operations Command says the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) have managed to kill five terrorists while thwarting a terrorist attack in al-Oaisat area in Jurf al-Nasr town in Babel province, located south of the capital Baghdad.
- Turkey's Erdogan urges Iraq not to let its soil be launchpad for Kurdish militant attacks Press TV 17 Dec 2020 -- Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan asks Iraq to prevent its soil from being used by militants of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) as a launchpad for attacks against the Turkish soil.
- Bomb explosions target US-led coalition military convoys in south Iraq, near capital Press TV 10 Dec 2020 -- Separate roadside bomb attacks have struck two convoys of trucks carrying logistical equipment belonging to the US-led military coalition in Iraq's southern province of Muthanna near the border with Kuwait, and south of capital Baghdad.
- Iraqi forces arrest senior Daesh commander in Anbar Press TV 08 Dec 2020 -- Iraq's Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) has arrested the so-called deputy governor of Daesh the Iraqi province of al-Anbar, a senior military spokesman said.
- Iraqi Security Forces Detain High-Ranking Member of Daesh Sputnik 07 Dec 2020 -- Iraqi security forces detained a high-ranking Daesh* militant in the western province of Al Anbar, Yehya Rasool, a spokesman for the Iraqi military, said on Monday.
- U.S. Withdraws Some Staff From U.S. Embassy In Iraq Amid Tensions With Iran RFE/RL 04 Dec 2020 -- The United States is partially withdrawing some staff from its embassy in Baghdad as tensions with Iran and Iraqi militia groups spike.
- Rumors of IRGC Commander's Killing in Drone Strike in Iraq 'Apparently Untrue', Iran's MFA Says Sputnik 01 Dec 2020 -- Reports claiming that a commander of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) had been killed in western Iraq in a drone strike are most likely untrue, Spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Said Khatib Zadeh said on Tuesday.
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