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IRAQ-BAGHDAD-HASHD SHAABI FIGHTERS-FUNERAL

(240731) -- BAGHDAD, July 31, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People attend a funeral for four Iraqi paramilitary Hashd Shaabi fighters in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 31, 2024. On Wednesday, a statement issued by the al-Jazira Operations Command of the Hashd Shaabi forces accused the United States of conducting three drone attacks on the paramilitary 47th Brigade in the Jurf al-Nasr area, leaving four fighters killed, including a commander named Ahmed Najam Abdul-Zahra. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Khalil Dawood)

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IRAQ-BAGHDAD-DRONE-ATTACK

(240208) -- BAGHDAD, Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man lights candles at the site of a drone strike in eastern Baghdad, Iraq, on Feb. 8, 2024. At least three people were killed on Wednesday in a drone attack on a car of paramilitary Hashd Shaabi Forces in eastern Baghdad, Iraq's capital, an Interior Ministry source said. The attack occurred in the evening when a drone bombarded a sport utility vehicle of the paramilitary forces in the al-Mashtal neighborhood, the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)

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IRAQ-BAGHDAD-DRONE-ATTACK

(240208) -- BAGHDAD, Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People gather at the site of a drone strike in eastern Baghdad, Iraq, on Feb. 8, 2024. At least three people were killed on Wednesday in a drone attack on a car of paramilitary Hashd Shaabi Forces in eastern Baghdad, Iraq's capital, an Interior Ministry source said. The attack occurred in the evening when a drone bombarded a sport utility vehicle of the paramilitary forces in the al-Mashtal neighborhood, the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)

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Militia leader killed in U.S. drone attack in Iraqi capital

STORY: Militia leader killed in U.S. drone attack in Iraqi capital SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 7, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:31 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the site of a burned vehicle targeted by a U.S. Drone strike in eastern Baghdad STORYLINE: At least three people were killed on Wednesday in a drone attack on a car of paramilitary Hashd Shaabi Forces in eastern Baghdad, Iraq's capital, an Interior Ministry source said. The attack occurred in the evening when a drone bombarded a sport utility vehicle of the paramilitary forces in the al-Mashtal neighborhood, the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. The blast caused a fire and killed three people inside the vehicle, the source said, adding that Iraqi security forces sealed off the scene and a civil defense team rushed to put out the fire. The source identified one man killed in the car as Abu Baqir al-Saadi, a commander of Kataib Hezbollah, an Iran-backed armed group in Iraq that has links to Hashd Shaabi

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IRAQ-BAGHDAD-DRONE-ATTACK

(240208) -- BAGHDAD, Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Members of the Civil Defense remove a car bombarded by a drone strike in eastern Baghdad, Iraq, on Feb. 7, 2024. At least three people were killed on Wednesday in a drone attack on a car of paramilitary Hashd Shaabi Forces in eastern Baghdad, Iraq's capital, an Interior Ministry source said. The attack occurred in the evening when a drone bombarded a sport utility vehicle of the paramilitary forces in the al-Mashtal neighborhood, the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)

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IRAQ-BAGHDAD-DRONE-ATTACK

(240208) -- BAGHDAD, Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Members of the Civil Defense remove a car bombarded by a drone strike in eastern Baghdad, Iraq, on Feb. 7, 2024. At least three people were killed on Wednesday in a drone attack on a car of paramilitary Hashd Shaabi Forces in eastern Baghdad, Iraq's capital, an Interior Ministry source said. The attack occurred in the evening when a drone bombarded a sport utility vehicle of the paramilitary forces in the al-Mashtal neighborhood, the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)

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Iraqi paramilitary official says U.S. airstrikes meant to weaken Iraqi forces

STORY: Iraqi paramilitary official says U.S. airstrikes meant to weaken Iraqi forces SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 4, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the funeral STORYLINE: Falih al-Fayyadh, chairman of the Iraqi paramilitary Hashd Shaabi Forces, said Sunday that U.S. airstrikes on its bases in western Iraq were meant to weaken the group and stop it from protecting the country. Al-Fayyadh made the remarks at a funeral for some of the 16 militiamen killed in the U.S. strikes late Friday on the al-Qaim area and the nearby Akashat area in Anbar province near Iraq's border with Syria. The strikes also wounded 36 others. He said the U.S. targeted the militia's facilities, including a hospital and administrative offices, as well as its forces deployed to fight terrorism and guard the border. Al-Fayyadh accused the U.S. of lying about supporting Iraq in its fight against terrorism, saying, "It (the U.S.) is plotting to weaken and neutrali

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IRAQ-BAGHDAD-FUNERAL

(240204) -- BAGHDAD, Feb. 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Falih al-Fayyadh, chairman of the Iraqi paramilitary Hashd Shaabi Forces, speaks during a funeral for some of the 16 militiamen killed in the U.S. strikes in western Iraq, in Baghdad, Iraq, Feb. 4, 2024. Al-Fayyadh said Sunday that U.S. airstrikes on its bases in western Iraq were meant to weaken the group and stop it from protecting the country. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)

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IRAQ-BAGHDAD-FUNERAL

(240204) -- BAGHDAD, Feb. 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Members of the security forces stand guard during a funeral for some of the 16 militiamen killed in the U.S. strikes in western Iraq, in Baghdad, Iraq, Feb. 4, 2024. Falih al-Fayyadh, chairman of the Iraqi paramilitary Hashd Shaabi Forces, said Sunday that U.S. airstrikes on its bases in western Iraq were meant to weaken the group and stop it from protecting the country. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)

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IRAQ-BAGHDAD-U.S.-AIRSTRIKES

(240203) -- BAGHDAD, Feb. 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone on Feb. 3, 2024 shows a damaged house after U.S. airstrikes in Anbar, Iraq. The Iraqi government said Saturday that the U.S. airstrikes on the paramilitary Hashd Shaabi forces in western Iraq killed 16 people, including civilians, and injured 25 others. (Xinhua)

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IRAQ-BAGHDAD-U.S.-AIRSTRIKES

(240203) -- BAGHDAD, Feb. 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone on Feb. 3, 2024 shows a destroyed car after U.S. airstrikes in Anbar, Iraq. The Iraqi government said Saturday that the U.S. airstrikes on the paramilitary Hashd Shaabi forces in western Iraq killed 16 people, including civilians, and injured 25 others. (Xinhua)

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Iran blames U.S. military interventions for regional instability

STORY: Iran blames U.S. military interventions for regional instability SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 8, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 9, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference STORYLINE: Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said on Monday that many of the insecurities, instabilities and tensions in West Asia have roots in the U.S. military presence and interventions in the region. He made the remarks at a weekly press conference in the Iranian capital Tehran, while commenting on the recent tensions between U.S. forces and resistance groups in Iraq and other regional states. "Many of the insecurities, instabilities and tensions in the region have roots in the U.S. government's political, military and security interventions in the region as well as its unlimited and unconditional support for Israel," said Kanaani. Kanaani's remarks followed an attack launched by the U.S. military on Thursday on the headquarters of the Hashd Shaabi resistance group

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Iraqi paramilitary forces hold funeral for drone attack victims in Baghdad

STORY: Iraqi paramilitary forces hold funeral for drone attack victims in Baghdad SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 4, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a funeral STORYLINE: A funeral was held on Thursday evening in Baghdad for the victims of a drone attack that took place earlier that day. Hundreds of members of the Iraqi paramilitary Hashd Shaabi forces and citizens participated in the funeral, including members of the Iraqi Parliament, leaders of the Hashd Shaabi forces, clerics, and tribal sheikhs. Three members of Hashd Shaabi forces were killed and five wounded on Thursday in a drone attack in eastern Baghdad, according to an Interior Ministry source. The attack occurred at midday when an unknown drone bombarded the headquarters of the Hashd Shaabi's 12th brigade in Palestine Street in the eastern part of Baghdad, killing the brigade leader Talib al-Saiedi, one of his aides and a fighter, the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. Xi

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IRAQ-BAGHDAD-DRONE ATTACK-PARAMILITARY MEMBERS-FUNERAL

(240104) -- BAGHDAD, Jan. 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People carry a coffin during the funeral of three members of Iraqi paramilitary Hashd Shaabi forces killed in a drone attack, in Baghdad, Iraq, on Jan. 4, 2024. Three members of Iraqi paramilitary Hashd Shaabi forces were killed and five wounded on Thursday in a drone attack in eastern Baghdad, an Interior Ministry source told Xinhua. The attack occurred at midday when an unknown drone bombarded the headquarters of the Hashd Shaabi's 12th brigade in Palestine Street in the eastern part of Baghdad, killing the brigade leader Talib al-Saiedi, one of his aides and a fighter, the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)

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IRAQ-BAGHDAD-DRONE ATTACK-PARAMILITARY MEMBERS-FUNERAL

(240104) -- BAGHDAD, Jan. 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People hold pictures during the funeral of three members of Iraqi paramilitary Hashd Shaabi forces killed in a drone attack, in Baghdad, Iraq, on Jan. 4, 2024. Three members of Iraqi paramilitary Hashd Shaabi forces were killed and five wounded on Thursday in a drone attack in eastern Baghdad, an Interior Ministry source told Xinhua. The attack occurred at midday when an unknown drone bombarded the headquarters of the Hashd Shaabi's 12th brigade in Palestine Street in the eastern part of Baghdad, killing the brigade leader Talib al-Saiedi, one of his aides and a fighter, the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)

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IRAQ-BAGHDAD-DRONE ATTACK-PARAMILITARY MEMBERS-FUNERAL

(240104) -- BAGHDAD, Jan. 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People mourn during the funeral of three members of Iraqi paramilitary Hashd Shaabi forces killed in a drone attack, in Baghdad, Iraq, on Jan. 4, 2024. Three members of Iraqi paramilitary Hashd Shaabi forces were killed and five wounded on Thursday in a drone attack in eastern Baghdad, an Interior Ministry source told Xinhua. The attack occurred at midday when an unknown drone bombarded the headquarters of the Hashd Shaabi's 12th brigade in Palestine Street in the eastern part of Baghdad, killing the brigade leader Talib al-Saiedi, one of his aides and a fighter, the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)

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Iraqis mark 4th anniversary of death of senior commanders in U.S. air strike

STORY: Iraqis mark 4th anniversary of death of senior commanders in U.S. air strike SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 3, 2023 DATELINE: Jan. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:11 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the fourth anniversary of the U.S. assassination of Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Persian): ANWAR AL-MUSAWI, Researcher at the al-Rafid Center for Media and Strategic Studies 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Persian): MOHAMMED AL-JAZAERI, Iraqi resident STORYLINE: Iraqis marked on Wednesday the fourth anniversary of the death of two senior commanders in a U.S. air strike. On Jan. 3, 2020, a U.S. drone bombarded a convoy near Baghdad International Airport, killing the Iranian Commander Qassem Soleimani and Deputy Chief of Iraq's paramilitary Hashd Shaabi forces Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. SOUNDBITE 1 (Persian): ANWAR AL-MUSAWI, Researcher at the al-Rafid Center for Media and Strategic Studies "Today we are witnessing the anniversary of the painful and sinful assassination of the heroic mar

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Iraqis accuse U.S. of violating sovereignty, creating chaos

STORY: Iraqis accuse U.S. of violating sovereignty, creating chaos DATELINE: Jan. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Iraqi citizens condemning the U.S. airstrikes 2. various of streets in Baghdad 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): AHMED KADHIM, Iraqi citizen 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): SADID ABDUL-GHANI, Iraqi citizen STORYLINE: Many Iraqi citizens on Tuesday condemned the U.S. airstrikes in Iraq, including an airstrike that killed two militia leaders three years ago. They said such attacks violate their country's sovereignty and the U.S. creates chaos or disasters in the country and even all over the world in the name of "protecting human rights." On Jan. 3, 2020, a U.S. drone bombarded a convoy near Baghdad International Airport, killing the Iranian Commander Qassem Soleimani and Deputy Chief of Iraq's paramilitary Hashd Shaabi forces Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): AHMED KADHIM, Iraqi citizen "They (Americans) targeted a leader inside our country. (

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Xinhua Headlines: Why a U.S. obsession with meddling in other countries seriously jeopardizes world peace

(220811) -- BEIJING, Aug. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Protesters gather in front of the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, Iraq on Dec. 31, 2019 to condemn airstrikes by the U.S. forces against Hashd Shaabi bases in Iraq. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)