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Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari speaks with the media (AFP Photo)

Iraqi MPs: Jaafari’s Statements Regarding Soleimani are an Insult to the Army

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 8, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad – Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim Jaafari’s latest statements stirred anger among Iraqi MPs and officials. Jaafari spoke during a press conference in Jordan stating that Commander of Quds Force Qasem Soleimani is helping Iraq in its fight against ISIS as...

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Tehran Calls Up Retired Gen. Rezaei After Losses in Aleppo

by Amir Taheri | May 13, 2016 | Features, Middle East

It was almost a month ago that retired Major-General Mohsen Rezaei, a former Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), suddenly appeared in public wearing full military uniform and lots of decorations to announce that he was returning to “active...

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Members of Iran’s Basij militia, an internal security force which has had some of its operatives deployed to Syria, Reuters

Scores of Dead Iranian Soldiers Spur Conflicting Stances in Iran

by Adil Alsalmi | May 9, 2016 | Middle East

London- For the second day in a row, Iranian surging reactions continued after an Iranian official confirmation that over 34 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) members were killed in the Syrian village of Khan Touman located south of Aleppo. Other Iranian...