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A group of influential Iran-backed Shiite militias has threatened to escalate attacks against American troops in Iraq.
It said the outcome of the ongoing strategic dialogue with the US lacked explicit commitments for the forces’ withdrawal.
For more than a year, Baghdad and Washington have been holding talks to clarify the nature of their relationship, including the US military presence in Iraq.
The talks also cover security, counterterrorism, economics and energy, political matters and educational and cultural co-operation.
The Iraqi Resistance Co-ordination Committee said it gave the current Iraqi government the opportunity to decide the fate of the foreign troops in three rounds of negotiations with the US.
Nearly 17,000 Afghan interpreters who risked their lives working for the US military are trying to leave the war-torn country ahead of President Biden’s September 11th deadline to withdraw remaining US forces from Afghanistan, but some may get left behind.
succeeded in bringing together leading international policymakers, from heads of states to key global influencers .
Beirut Institute founder and executive chairman, Raghida Dergham, who is also a columnist for
The National, said there is no better way to mark the first anniversary of our e-Policy Circles than to host such a distinguished guest as
Mr Salih.
The 34th-anniversary session of the e-Policy Circles will be on the record and live-streamed on Beirut Institute s Facebook page on Wednesday, May 5, at 10am EST, 2pm GMT, 5pm Beirut time, 6pm Abu Dhabi time. Updated: May 3, 2021 02:29 PM
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