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Fatah supporters hold rare Gaza rally

Thousands of supporters of Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas's Fatah movement, which rivals Gaza's rulers Hamas, held a rare gathering in the enclave on Wednesday to mark the party's 55th anniversary. Waving yellow Fatah flags, supporters from across the territory gathered in Gaza City to...

Iran's Khamenei strongly condemns U.S. attacks in Iraq: TV

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei strongly condemned U.S. attacks on Iran-allied militia group in Iraq, Iranian state TV reported on Wednesday, blaming the United States for the violence in the neighbouring country. “The Iranian government, nation and I strongly condemn the...

Pro-Iran protesters dig in outside US embassy in Baghdad

Pro-Iran protesters dug in outside the US embassy in Baghdad on Wednesday, throwing rocks and burning US flags a day after making a dramatic incursion into the compound. Thousands of Iraqi supporters of the largely Iranian-trained Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary force had gathered at the...

US sending more troops to Iraq to protect embassy

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Tuesday that he has decided to immediately dispatch a battalion of the 82nd Airborne Division to Iraq following violent protests at the American embassy in Baghdad. "At the direction of the Commander in Chief @POTUS, I have authorized the deployment of...