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‘Surviving was a miracle’: Exclusive interview on Iran’s missile attack on Iraq base | AFP

January 14, 2020January 16, 2020 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on January 14, 2020]

Waves of ballistic missiles, soldiers hunkered down in bunkers for hours, intense shock waves — a top US commander said he reacted to Iran’s unprecedented attack against an Iraqi base with “disbelief”.

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Iran missile attack on Iraq’s Ain Al-Asad base: a timeline | AFP

January 14, 2020January 16, 2020 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on January 14, 2020]

Ain al-Asad Air Base (Iraq) (AFP) – A timeline of last week’s Iranian missile attack against the Ain Al-Asad Air Base in Iraq, as seen through the eyes of some of the 1,500 US soldiers deployed there.

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Iraq warns of ‘collapse’ if Trump blocks oil cash | AFP

January 13, 2020January 16, 2020 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on January 13, 2020]

Baghdad (AFP) – Iraqi officials fear economic “collapse” if Washington imposes threatened sanctions, including blocking access to a US-based account where Baghdad keeps oil revenues that feed 90 percent of the national budget.

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Iraq set for conflict, even if US and Iran de-escalate | AFP

January 9, 2020January 9, 2020 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on January 9, 2020]

Baghdad (AFP) – Arch-foes Tehran and Washington may be temporarily calling it even after Iranian missiles targeted US forces in Iraq, but analysts predict violent instability will keep blighting Baghdad.

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US ties with Iraq, allies take hit after drone strike | AFP

January 7, 2020January 9, 2020 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on January 7, 2020]

Baghdad (AFP) – A deadly US drone strike in Baghdad has rocked America’s ties with allies on the ground, left diplomats scrambling to contain the fallout and Iraqi officials outraged at the airspace violation.

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What would a US withdrawal from Iraq look like? | AFP

January 7, 2020January 9, 2020 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on January 7, 2020]

Iraq’s caretaker premier Adel Abdel Mahdi contended Tuesday that he received signed copies of a letter the US had said was only an unsigned draft describing steps America’s military would take to leave Iraq.

Here is AFP’s look at what shape a withdrawal could take.

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With pro-Iran groups at helm, Iraq ‘risks becoming pariah’ | AFP

January 2, 2020January 2, 2020 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here January 2, 2020]

Baghdad (AFP) – The US embassy siege by pro-Iran protesters in Baghdad lasted just over a day, but analysts warn it could have lasting implications for Iraq’s complex security sector and diplomatic ties.

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US embassy to send extra troops to its Iraq embassy | BBC

January 1, 2020January 2, 2020 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

I spoke to BBC Newshour on January 1 about the latest developments outside the US embassy, where a mob of Iraqi supporters of the Hashed al-Shaabi military force burned American flags, broke through a security office and scribbled pro-Iran messages on the embassy’s outer walls before camping out for the night.

Give it a listen here.

US says Iran protest toll may surpass 1,000, mulls troops | AFP

December 6, 2019December 6, 2019 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published with my colleague Shaun Tandon here on December 6, 2019]

Washington (AFP) – The United States said Thursday that Iranian authorities may have killed more than 1,000 people in a crackdown on demonstrations, which Washington cast as the clerical regime’s worst-ever internal challenge.

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Washington silent as US-crafted regime under fire in Iraq | AFP

November 18, 2019November 19, 2019 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here November 18, 2019]

Baghdad (AFP) – It posted tens of thousands of troops in Iraq, huddled with its leaders and helped craft its laws — but with the country swamped by deadly protests, Washington is staying out of the fray.

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