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US seeking building base in Iraq’s oil-rich region: Source

An Iraqi security source revealed that the US forces are widely monitoring one of the western regions of Anbar to build their second base in the province. The US actions are aimed at constructing the second military base in Anbar province…
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NATO reaches back to Cold War past with first major defense plans

NATO will step back to the future at its Vilnius summit in July, with leaders set to approve thousands of pages of secret military plans that will detail for the first time since the Cold War how the alliance would respond to a Russian attack. The…
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US wars since 2001 have killed 4.5 million people

In a devastating report issued Monday, the Cost of War Project at Brown University estimates that at least 4.5 million people have died as a result of the wars launched by the United States since the 9/11 attacks in 2001. The research project,…
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Russia imports US and Western aircraft parts despite sanctions, NYT says

Despite the sanctions imposed on the Russian aviation industry, aircraft parts manufactured by the American company Boeing and the French company Airbus are still imported by Russian companies, according to the New York Times. Since…
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UK and US, kingpins of private military industry, mull designating Wagner

Britain is set to designate Russia’s private security company Wagner Group as a “terrorist organization”, according to a report in The Times of London, in line with similar plans being debated in the US and the European Union. A…
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Mosul Museum to reopen after 20-year closure due to US Invasion and Looting

Iraqi officials said Mosul’s once-celebrated museum had entered the final stages of restorations ahead of a planned 2026 reopening after being closed to the public for 20 years. The museum closed its doors in 2003 amid the chaos following…
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Iraqi resistance group threatens NATO for using national territory

The armed group issued a strong warning to the Atlantic Alliance, which has forces stationed in Iraq for so-called training activities, and warned that it “will cut off the hands of NATO” if it does not stop its actions.” In a statement…
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Chomsky: Russia Behaves Moderately in Ukraine War

According to the American intellectual and linguist Noam Chomsky, who has been a critic of US foreign policy for decades, Russia behaves with restraint and moderation in Ukraine. Chomsky compared Russia’s way of warfare with the American…
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Despite Promises, NATO will expand and Finland Will Join On April 4

Finland will join NATO on April 4, a step that will make Finland safer and the alliance stronger, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said on April 3. "We will raise the Finnish flag for the first time here at NATO headquarters. It will be a good day…
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Thieves made off with large quantities of US weapons in Iraq, Syria: Report

A huge amount of US weapons and munitions meant for US forces in Syria and Iraq have been stolen and lost, eventually ending up in the wrong hands, a new report has revealed. The Intercept reported on Thursday…