#GOP rift exposed as senators warn McCarthy against Iraq vote

#GOP rift exposed as senators warn McCarthy against Iraq vote

Prominent Senate Republicans are warning House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) not to hold a vote on a Senate-passed bill repealing authorization for the use of military force in Iraq without making major changes to it, laying bare the growing Republican divide over national security.   McCarthy faces a tough decision after 18 Republican senators voted…

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#3,400-year-old ‘lost’ city re-emerges from Tigris River

#3,400-year-old ‘lost’ city re-emerges from Tigris River

“3,400-year-old ‘lost’ city re-emerges from Tigris River” The “Lost City of Atlantis” isn’t real, but this one was. An international group of archaeologists has unearthed a 3,400-year-old city under the Tigris River in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, they shared this week. The Bronze Age village — erected sometime between 1475 BC and 1275 BC…

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#Ballistic missiles fired at US consulate in Iraq

#Ballistic missiles fired at US consulate in Iraq

“Ballistic missiles fired at US consulate in Iraq” Up to a dozen ballistic missiles launched from Iran were fired early Sunday morning towards the US consulate in Iraq’s Kurdistan region capital of Erbil, officials said. While no casualties were reported, Iraqi and US officials gave differing accounts of the attack, which also damaged the office…

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#Iraqi PM Mustafa al-Kadhimi survives armed drone assassination attempt at home

#Iraqi PM Mustafa al-Kadhimi survives armed drone assassination attempt at home

“#Iraqi PM Mustafa al-Kadhimi survives armed drone assassination attempt at home” Embattled Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi survived an assassination attempt that saw armed drones descend on his Baghdad home on Sunday morning, according to Iraqi officials. The attack drastically escalates tensions between al-Kadhimi’s government and Iran-backed Shiite militias, who have refused to accept last…

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