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 ( @some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org ) 5•1 month 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.
- ShinkanTrain ( @ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml ) English4•1 month ago
- Zainab Younis Salim, 5—daughter.
- Aisha Younis Salim, 3—daughter.
- 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.
- Frozyre ( @Frozyre@kbin.melroy.org ) 1•1 month ago
A lot of us saw this happening way back in 2003. US is not going to leave.
- The Cuuuuube ( @Cube6392@beehaw.org ) English2•1 month ago
Super cool that new privates headed to Iraq weren’t alive when that particular conflict started. Super cooool
- sunzu2 ( @sunzu2@thebrainbin.org ) 1•1 month ago
Why do we need troops in Iraq when we have an ally like Israel in the area?
I thought the entire point of Israel is that US has a foothold in the region? Why do we have bases in Syria, Iraq, Jordan and Kuwait?