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Canada’s top military commander has formally hit the pause button on operations in Iraq as fallout from the U.S. targeted killing of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad continues. CBC | World News
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World War 3: Warning against all travel Iraq and ‘all but essential’ travel to Iran
WORLD WAR 3 is real concern for many after Donald Trump ordered a drone strike in Iraq, killing a military leader. The move has angered leaders of Iran and Iraq and many fear WW3 due to escalation. What is the travel advice for Britons? Daily Express :: Travel Feed
Read More »Iran and Iraq warning: Foreign Office tells Brits to avoid travel as tensions escalate
BRITONS are being warned to avoid all travel to Iraq and all but essential travel to Iran in the wake of the US airstrike which killed a senior Iranian military commander as he was driven from Baghdad airport. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »As U.S. airstrike ramps up threat of war, about 500 Canadian Forces personnel are serving in Iraq
Canada has several hundred CF personnel deployed in Iraq on two missions: Operation Impact, which is Canada’s contribution to the global coalition’s war against the Islamic State (ISIS), and the NATO mission to Iraq, a Baghdad-based training mission. It also maintains diplomatic offices in Baghdad and Erbil. CBC | World News
Read More »5 Iran-backed militia members killed in airstrike: Iraq official
An Iraqi official says an airstrike north of Baghdad has hit two cars carrying members of Iran-backed militia, one day after a U.S. airstrike killed top Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani. CBC | World News
Read More »Iran attack: US orders citizens to flee Iraq ‘immediately’ as Tehran vows revenge
US citizens in Iraq have been told to leave the country immediately in the wake of the air strike which killed senior Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani amid concerns the situation could escalate into a full-blown war. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »U.S. troops fire tear gas at pro-Iran protesters in Iraq
U.S. troops fired tear gas on Wednesday to disperse pro-Iran protesters who were gathered for a second day outside the American Embassy compound in Baghdad. CBC | World News
Read More »3 protesters shot dead in Iraq as PM submits resignation
Three anti-government protesters were shot dead and at least 58 wounded in Baghdad and southern Iraq on Saturday, as Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi formally submitted his resignation to the Iraqi parliament. CBC | World News
Read More »13 anti-government protesters killed in ‘one of the worst’ days of clashes in Iraq
Demonstrators outraged by rampant government corruption and poor services burned tires and blocked main road arteries in southern Iraq. CBC | World News
Read More »More protesters killed in Iraq, cleric warns of deepening crisis
Iraqi security forces killed three protesters in Baghdad on Friday and forcibly dispersed protesters blocking the country’s main port near Basra, as the country’s top cleric warned nothing but speedy electoral reforms would resolve unrest. CBC | World News
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