This biography of Lucknow dwells on its past to tell stories perilously close to being forgotten
An excerpt from ‘A Shadow of the Past: A Short Biography of Lucknow’, by Mehru Jaffer.
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Top Iraqi militia commander arrested after attacks on US troops
The reason behind the arrest is still unclear, but warrant stipulates terrorism charges
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Soleimani's shadow: How the general's death upended Iranian strategy in Iraq
Published date: 2 January 2021 18:12 UTC | Last update: 2 months 2 weeks ago With the famed Quds Force leader gone, Tehran is embarking on a complete overhaul of its Iraqi paramilitaries. If it succeeds, a 'two-headed dragon' will emerge To say that Iraq's Shia leaders are disappointed in the man who replaced Qassem Soleimani is an understatement. They are shocked. Soleimani, the top Iranian general who was killed in a US drone strike on 3 January, 2020, moved among them with ease. He knew each leader, commander and many of their subordinates persona...
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Senior Iraqi militia leaders arrested on corruption charges
The arrest of senior leaders from an Iran-backed militia is part of a plan to restructure Iraq's state-sanctioned Popular Mobilisation Forces, an umbrella group of paramilitaries that is made up mainly of Iraqi Shiite militias, according to an official close to the PMF. Security forces affiliated to the PMF arrested Hamid Al Jazairi, the former deputy commander of Al Khorasani Brigades and more than a dozen of his followers on Sunday. The next day, the group’s commander, Ali Al Yassiri, was arrested. Since taking office in May, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al Kadhimi has tried to rein in ...
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