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Muqtada al-Sadr says US should compensate Iraqis as last American forces leave (opens the original)
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Influential Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has said the US should compensate Iraqis for the damage inflicted on the country, as the last American troops pull out of Iraq. In a statement on Wednesday, which is the deadline for American forces to end their 12-year presence in the country, Sadr hailed the "independence of Iraq" and praised those who fought against the US. "We demand compensation from the American army for all the damages that occurred as a result of its occupation of Iraqi lands," he
As the US pulls its forces out of Iraq, what happens to Iran-backed armed groups? (opens the original)
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The US has announced the withdrawal of its forces from Iraq, 23 years after the invasion that overthrew Saddam Hussein. The development has been hailed by the Iraqi government as a final return to "national sovereignty" after years of American involvement in the country. "October 1 will be a new day in the course of the Iraqi state, with the country free of any foreign military presence and the completion of national sovereignty over its territory," Iraq's Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi said in a s
'We'll always be here': Activists target Erdogan in US over LGBTQ+ crackdown (opens the original)
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Activists have targeted Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over a crackdown on the LGBTQ+ community, as the president warned of the threat of "global gender-neutralisation policies" at the United Nations General Assembly. Supporters of the March 19 Platform placed a message on digital billboards in New York's Times Square during Erdogan's US visit, with the words "we'll always be here" alongside an image of singer and entertainer Zeki Muren. Muren, a widely loved figure across Turkey since t
Syria's court issues first sentences over 2025 Alawite massacres (opens the original)
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A court in Aleppo has handed down the first sentences for the 2025 massacre of Alawites in Syria. Two supporters of former President Bashar al-Assad were sentenced to death by the Military Criminal Court in Aleppo, while a government officer received a 20-year prison term. The trials, which have been ongoing since November, concern 14 people, seven members of forces loyal to the government of President Ahmed al-Sharaa and seven Assad loyalists. Last year, armed attacks on security forces by susp
'A new level of oppression': Turkish authorities launch sweeping crackdown on LGBTQ+ community (opens the original)
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Authorities in Turkey have launched an unprecedented crackdown on the LGBTQ+ community, arresting and detaining hundreds of journalists, campaigners, HIV organisations and members of the public. Those arrested have faced charges of "obscenity", "assisting prostitution" and having "financial links abroad", while the government and its supporters have pushed a narrative of protecting family values. Turkish Justice Minister Akin Gurlek says legal proceedings have been started against more than 160
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