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The #USSStarkIncident was on #ThisDayInHistory in 1987 during #IranIraqWar. An #Iraqi #DassaultMirageF1 in the #PersianGulf fired two #Exocet anti-ship missiles at #USSStark, nearly sinking it, killing 37 crew & injuring 21. An #Iranian helicopter assisted in rescue operations.

⚡The #US 🇺🇸 has accused an #Iraqi 🇮🇶 man of assisting #Iran 🇮🇷-backed militias in planning attacks in the #US 🇺🇸 and #Europe 🇪🇺. Prosecutors allege Al-Saadi directed and encouraged attacks on #US 🇺🇸 and #Israeli 🇮🇱 targets, including efforts to kill #Americans 🇺🇸 and Jewish civilians, as part of a campaign tied to #Iranian 🇮🇷-backed militant groups. [The Hindu]

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#Russia 🇷🇺 congratulated the #Iraqi 🇮🇶 government and people on the formation of a new government. [نايا - NAYA]

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*EDIT* Iraq has disputed this claim

The United States State Department is actively denying #VISAs for international #soccer players on teams that have qualified for the #WorldCup.

5 #Iraqi players were denied visas, with Ali Al-Hamadi specifically identified.

At this stage it's unknown if the Iraqi team would face the #USMNT, but in my mind, the U.S. is attempting to fix the tournament in favor of the U.S.

Trump can't keep his dirty hands off anything.

#Corruption #USPOL #Sports #FIFA

#Iraqi 🇮🇶 security media has denied reports of an airdrop and the existence of a base in the Nukhayb desert, contradicting a previous statement. [نايا - NAYA]

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Domani: La scrittrice irachena Nasrallah: «I sapori della mia terra d’origine come un Eden perduto»

Ricercatrice e autrice di origini irachene, Nawal Nasrallah rievoca sul filo della memoria gli albori della cucina della sua terra. Il paese che si è lasciata alle spalle è quello dei primi anni Novanta, in cui il regista Hasan Hadi ha ambientato il suo film La torta del presidente

The Iraqi writer Nasrallah: “The flavors of my homeland as a lost Eden”

Researcher and author of Iraqi origins, Nawal Nasrallah evokes the beginnings of the cuisine of her land, tracing it through memory. The country she has left behind is that of the early nineties, when director Hasan Hadi set his film, *The President's Cake*, there.

#Iraqi #Nasrallah #NawalNasrallah #HasanHadi

https://www.editorialedomani.it/idee/cultura/la-scrittrice-irachena-nasrallah-i-sapori-della-mia-terra-iraq-eden-perduto-ht189tiy

La scrittrice irachena Nasrallah: «I sapori della mia terra d’origine come un Eden perduto»

Ricercatrice e autrice di origini irachene, Nawal Nasrallah rievoca sul filo della memoria gli albori della cucina della sua terra. Il paese che ... Scopri di più!

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#ISRAELI BASE ALLEGEDLY FOUND IN #IRAQI DESERT: #Israel built a secret military base in the western region of Iraq called Anbar, which facilitated Israeli operations during the Iran war, The Wall Street Journal reported. https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/israel-built-and-defended-a-secret-iran-war-base-in-iraq-3590851a

#American 🇺🇸 officials reported that #Israel 🇮🇱 established a secret military site in the #Iraqi 🇮🇶 desert to provide operational support for air strikes on #Iran 🇮🇷. On one occasion, the #Israeli 🇮🇱 army attacked #Iraqi 🇮🇶 forces from the site, nearly exposing its location. [نايا - NAYA]

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Layla Al-Attar (1944-1993) ليلى العطار

Layla Al-Attar (1944-1993) ليلى العطار was an Iraqi artist and painter, the Director of the Iraqi National Art Museum. She was killed by the U.S. missile attack on Baghdad. via W #PalianSHOW

https://palianshow.wordpress.com/2026/05/07/layla-al-attar/