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UN Worried About Missile Attacks in Iraq…Biden Administration Weighs Response

Friday, 5 March, 2021 - 07:15 This aerial photo taken from a helicopter shows Ain al-Asad airbase in the western Anbar desert, Iraq. | Nasser Nasser/AP Photo Baghdad, Washington- Fadhel al-Nashmi and Heba El-Koudsy The United Nations said Thursday it was concerned about the increased frequency of attacks launched by the Iran-backed Shiite militias in Iraq. On March 3, 10 Iranian-made 122mm rockets struck Ain al-Asad airbase in western Anbar province, marking the fourth rocket attack on US targets in Iraq since February 15. The Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada, a Shiite militant organization operating in Syria and Iraq, denied having any links to the attacks. In return, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said the US is still assessing the impact of this latest rocket attack, including determining precise attribution. “What we won’t do is make a hasty or ill-informed decision that further escalates the decision or pl

Pope Francis arrives in Iraq, where beleaguered Christians are struggling to hold on

Pope Francis arrives in Iraq, where beleaguered Christians are struggling to hold on Nabih Bulos © Provided by The LA Times Pope Francis arrives at Baghdad s international airport Friday. (Andrew Medichini / Associated Press) Pope Francis landed in Baghdad on a breezy afternoon Friday to begin an unprecedented visit to the land revered as the birthplace of the patriarch Abraham and the site of the Garden of Eden. But the Christian community waiting to greet Christendom s most prominent figure is one exhausted by decades of conflict. Whether as random victims of chaos or targets of organized sectarian violence, Iraqi Christians have suffered the same fates as many of their compatriots. But their numbers whittled down by emigration from a high of 1.4 million before 2000 to a paltry 250,000 now point to a community in danger of vanishing altogether.

Pope Francis lands in Iraq, where Christians are beleaguered

Pope Francis lands in Iraq, where Christians are beleaguered
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