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800 Iraqi Refugees Return Home From Syria

Eight hundred Iraqi refugees returned home from northeast Syria on Thursday and hundreds more are to follow, a Syrian official in the region's Kurdish semi-autonomous administration said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the first group left on buses via the Al-Yarubiyah border crossing. The Iraqi government has "agreed…

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Read What Activist Cevian Demanded From Ericsson Post ISIS Fiasco

Europe's leading activist investor Cevian AB pressed Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) to amend its articles to give its Class A shareholders the power to convert their shares into Class B shares, Bloomberg reports. Class A shareholders carry ten times Class B's voting power per share, notes Bloomberg. Cevian holds ~5% of Ericsson's Class…

Benzinga

Long Road ahead for Iraq Pledge to Phase Out Gas Flares

In the oilfields of southern Iraq, billions of cubic feet of gas literally go up in smoke, burnt off on flare stacks for want of the infrastructure to capture and process it. The flares produce vast amounts of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, contributing to global warming without any…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Beau Biden’s death and the real crime of Boebert’s heckling. Could this finally be the reckoning for burn pits?

The issue of burn pits was given more airtime than voting rights, gun violence and abortion in Biden’s SOTU address. Two days later, the House passed sweeping burn pits legislation. Rachel Sharp hears from veterans, lawmakers and advocates about whether America’s sick and dying soldiers are finally being heard

The Independent UK

Bitcoin is helping both sides in Ukraine conflict, but it won't wreck Russian sanctions

War is expensive. The United States spent about US$1.1 trillion (£830 billion) on the 2003 Iraq war in today’s money, while the Falklands war cost the UK the equivalent of about £2.6 billion.

The Conversation

Heritage of Iraq’s Last Few Jews at Risk

In a busy district of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, there is little to distinguish the faded brick building, except for a Hebrew inscription above the entrance. Iraq's Jewish community was once one of the largest in the Middle East but its members have dwindled to a handful, outside of the…

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House to vote on bill to help veterans exposed to burn pits

The House is poised to pass legislation that would dramatically boost health care services and disability benefits for veterans exposed to burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan

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Veteran widow at State of the Union hits out at Boebert’s heckling and calls for her removal from Congress

Danielle Robinson tells The Independent Boebert’s heckling during Biden’s comments about burn pits was a ‘slap in the face’ to soldiers like her late husband Sgt 1st Class Heath Robinson who died serving the US

The Independent UK

They are ‘civilised’ and ‘look like us’: the racist coverage of Ukraine

Are Ukrainians more deserving of sympathy than Afghans and Iraqis? Many seem to think so

The Guardian - US

Here's Why Ericsson Shares Are Plunging Today

The U.S. Department of Justice admitted that Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) failed to make adequate disclosures about its operations in Iraq before entering a deferred prosecution agreement in 2019 Bloomberg reports. The DOJ also determined that Ericsson breached the agreement by "failing to make subsequent disclosure" after signing it. Ericsson's dealings in Iraq came…

Benzinga

Ericsson broke DoJ deal over Iraq corruption claims, say US prosecutors

Telecoms group’s admission comes days after revelations about alleged bribes given to Islamic State

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine war: what are Russia's strategic aims and how effectively are they achieving them?

If generals are to succeed in the eyes of their political masters, they need to be given clear guidance as to what success will look like. “Tell me how this ends” General David Petraeus, who commanded the US 101st Airborne Division, had wanted to know before the invasion of Iraq…

The Conversation

UK invasion of Iraq shows Russia ‘occupying is hardest bit’, says defence secretary

‘We learned that in Iraq’, says Ben Wallace as he predicts Ukrainian resistance will last years

The Independent UK

Egypt, Iraq Boost Cooperation Through Military Production

Egyptian and Iraqi officials held defense talks in Cairo, amid interest in boosting their cooperation in various fields, along with Jordan. Minister of State for Military Production Mohamed Ahmed Morsi met with the visiting Iraqi advisor to the Interior Minister, Lt-Gen Jaafar Falhi, and his accompanying delegation. The meeting addressed…

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The Independent UK

Beau Biden: The story of Joe Biden’s late son

2020 candidate's son — Delaware attorney general and Iraq War veteran — died in 2015

Reuters

U.S. to resume Iraqi refugee program after fraud investigation

The United States said on Tuesday it has reopened a refugee program for Iraqis that was placed on hold for more than a year during an investigation into fraud.

The Conversation

Economic sanctions will hurt Russians long before they stop Putin's war in Ukraine

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has been met with myriad sanctions imposed by many western nations. Imposing economic sanctions is often seen as an alternative to military intervention. The idea is that sanctions cause economic damage and coerce the target to change its objectionable course of action.

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Arabs Decry ‘Racist’ Double Standard in Ukraine Media Commentary

Like much of the world, Arabs were stunned by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but shock quickly gave way to indignation over media commentary seen by many as racist against people from the Middle East. "This isn't a place -- with all due respect, you know -- like Iraq or Afghanistan…

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Iraqi President Retracts Amnesty Granted to Convicted Drug Dealer

Iraqi President Barham Salih retracted on Monday his pardon of a convicted drug dealer after massive criticism leveled against him and Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi. Salih had pardoned in January Louay Jawad, the son of the former al-Najaf province governor who had been detained on drug dealing charges.

Benzinga

Why Ericsson Shares Are Plunging Today

Citi analyst Andrew Gardiner downgraded Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) to Neutral from Buy, calling the company "uninvestable." The re-rating followed the report of alleged "tens of millions of dollars in suspicious payments" by the telecom company to ISIS over nearly a decade to keep its business in Iraq. Related Content:…

Salon

Media opposes war — well, sometimes

Suddenly the media is concerned about international law and imperialist war. Fair enough — but look closer to home

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iraq Shuts Down Two Oil Fields with Half a Million bpd Capacity

Iraq stopped oil production from two southern fields with a combined capacity of almost half a million barrels a day. The shutdowns curtail the ability of OPEC’s second-largest member to pump crude just as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and tight supplies globally send prices soaring, according to Bloomberg on Monday.…

Al Jazeera

As Russia invades Ukraine, Iraqis remember painful war memories

Ukraine’s invasion is a painful reminder for many Iraqis who have lost their hopes and dreams due to conflict.

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: leaked files show how Ericsson allegedly helped bribe Islamic State

Leak also found the telecoms giant had put its contractors at risk and allowed them to be kidnapped by the militants

Asharq Al-Awsat

Arab Students Stranded in Ukraine Desperate to Go Home

Thousands of young Arabs who took up studies in Ukraine are appealing to be rescued from a new nightmare -- Russia's full scale invasion of the country. More than 10,000 Arab students attend university in Ukraine. Many have criticized their governments for failing to take concrete measures to repatriate them,…

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