Tag: Iraq

US House votes to limit Trump war powers against Iran

by Michael Mathes WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) –US lawmakers concerned about rushing to war with Iran adopted a measure Thursday aimed at reining in President Donald Trump’s ability to take military action against the Islamic republic. The resolution was introduced by Democrats after Trump’s order to kill an Iranian commander and retaliatory missile strikes by Tehran dramatically escalated tensions and raised fears of a devastating war between the two foes. The mostly symbolic but politically […]

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German gov’t condemns Iran’s missile attack on Iraqi bases housing coalition military

The German government condemned Iran’s missile attack on Iraqi bases that house US troops, urging the involved parties to “exercise restraint.” Speaking at a federal press conference (BPK) in Berlin on Wednesday, German government’s spokesperson Steffen Seibert “strongly condemned” the missile attacks on Iraqi bases housing coalition military on Wednesday. “We strongly condemn the missile attacks on the US bases in Iraq. We stand in close solidarity with the alliance,” he said. “Now it is […]

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Bello: Filipinos in Iran, Lebanon no longer covered by gov’t mandatory repatriation

(Eagle News) — Filipinos in Iran and Lebanon are no longer covered by the government’s mandatory repatriation, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said on Thursday, Jan. 9. In an interview over ANC, Bello said this was after he was informed that the alert level 4 which had been hoisted in Lebanon had been brought down to level 2. He said he was informed yesterday Iran, which had been placed under an alert level 4, was […]

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Airlines avoiding flying through Iran and Iraq airspace

PARIS, France (AFP) — A growing number of airlines said Wednesday they were avoiding Iranian and Iraqi airspace for flights to the region after Tehran fired ballistic missiles against bases housing US troops in Iraq. “As a precautionary measure and following news of air strikes underway, Air France has decided to suspend until further notice all flights through Iranian and Iraqi airspace,” an Air France spokesman told AFP. Iran launched a series of missiles at […]

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Two rockets hit Iraqi capital’s Green Zone: security sources

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) — Two rockets crashed late Wednesday into the Iraqi capital’s Green Zone, the high-security enclave where foreign embassies including the US mission are based, security sources told AFP. Just before midnight, AFP correspondents in Baghdad heard two loud blasts followed by the wailing security sirens of the Green Zone. The attack came nearly 24 hours after Tehran launched ballistic missiles at Iraqi bases housing American and other coalition forces, which did not […]

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US House to vote on preventing Trump from Iran war

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The Democratic-led US House of Representatives will vote Thursday to prevent President Donald Trump from waging war with Iran after he ordered the killing of a top general, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said. Pelosi said that the Democrats will move forward because their concerns were not addressed in a closed-door briefing to lawmakers Wednesday by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and other top officials. “The president has made clear that he […]

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President Duterte sends envoy to Iran, Iraq to talk to leaders, secure Filipinos there

  (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has already sent Presidential Adviser on Overseas Filipino Workers Abdullah Mamao to Iran and Iraq to talk with the leaders of these countries for the purpose of securing Filipinos in the midst of heightening tension in the region, according to a Malacanang announcement. “Well, I have sent Secretary Mamao. He is a Maranao. He’s a Cabinet member. He’s my fraternity brother. I trust him,” the President said in […]

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Bello: Repatriation is mandatory for Filipinos in Iran, Iraq, Lebanon

(Eagle News)–The mandatory repatriation applies to Filipinos in Iran, Iraq and Lebanon, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said. Bello made the confirmation as he announced an alert level 4 was already hoisted over the three countries, following the US killing of top Iranian military official Qassam Soleimani. Philippine Overseas Employment Agency administrator Bernard Olalia said the POEA will convene this Friday to issue the resolution declaring the total deployment ban on OFWs to those countries. […]

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JUST IN: Iran launches missiles on Iraq base housing US troops: state TV

Baghdad, Iraq (AFP)–Iran on Wednesday launched a missile attack on an Iraqi airbase where US forces are based, threatening “more crushing responses” if Washington carried out further strikes, Iranian state media said. It said the missiles were in response to a US strike last week that killed Iranian general Qasem Soleimani and Iraqi top commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. Security sources told AFP that nine rockets hit the sprawling Ain al-Asad airbase in the country’s west, […]

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Duterte orders mandatory repatriation of OFWs in Iraq as Crisis Alert reaches Level 4

(Eagle News)-The Philippine embassy in Iraq has raised a Crisis Alert Level 4, the highest among travel advisories, over Iraq amid rising tensions there following the killing of Iran’s top military official Qassam Soleimani from a US airstrike. In a Facebook Live video, Philippine Chargè d’ Affairès Jomar Sadie announced President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered a “mandatory repatriation” of Filipinos in the country. “Inatasan na po ng Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang iba’t ibang ahensya ng […]

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Palace: If Filipinos in Middle East are harmed, Duterte will side with US

(Eagle News) — If Filipinos in the Middle East are harmed amid the rising tensions between Iran and Iraq, and the United States, the Philippines will side with the US, the Palace said on Tuesday, Jan. 7. In a press conference, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said this was the position President Rodrigo Duterte made known during the 45th Cabinet meeting on Monday, Jan. 6, in which he expressed concerns about the welfare of Overseas Filipino […]

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President Duterte mulls calling for special session of Congress amid Iran, Iraq and US tensions

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte is mulling calling for a special session of Congress to ensure the welfare of Filipinos amid the heightening tensions between Iran and Iraq and the United States. “Ngayon I suggest that Congress even for about … bahala na kung one or two days …(to) discuss the problems, the ramifications,” Duterte said after signing the P4.1-trillion national budget for 2020. The President said he was worried about the situation in the Middle […]

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