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January 5th, 2020

20-Mile Long Parade of Iranian Mourners for General Soleimani Trump Threatens Iraq Sanctions 'Like They've Never Seen Before'
Trump Threatens to Slap Sanctions on Iraq 'Like They've Never Seen Before' US May Target More Iranian Leaders, Pompeo Threatens
3 Americans Killed in Attack on Kenyan Airfield by Al-Shabab Militants White House Gives Lawmakers Formal Notice of Iraq Strike Amid Complaints From Democrats
Venezuelan Opposition Denounces 'Parliamentary Coup' as Guaido Rival Names Himself Speaker Venezuela Socialists Snatch Congress From Guaido, Opposition Denounces Coup
Internet Back in 80 Government Hospitals in Kashmir, but No Access for Doctors Libya: One Killed in Haftar Airstrike on Mitiga Airport
Trump Threatens 'Disproportionate' Response to Any Iranian Attacks on US Targets Rockets Target Baghdad's Green Zone for Second Successive Night
Taliban Could Get New Defense System if Peace Push Fails Trump Was Reportedly Given a 'Menu' of Options for the Iran Strike That Included Ships, Missile Facilities, and Militia Groups
Terrorists Who 'Self-Radicalize' Online Are Bigger Threat Than Attackers Sent by ISIS, UK Counterterror Chief Says Thousands Protest in Pakistan Over US Killing of Iranian Commander
Venezuela Opposition Pushes to Re-Elect Guaido as Congress Chief At Least 30 Killed in Libya Military Academy Attack
Spain's Sanchez Loses First Bid to Be Confirmed as PM, Aims for Tuesday Vote China Taps 'Strongman' for Hong Kong in Signal to Protesters
A Looming Conflict With Iran Shows Congress Needs to Care About Declaring War Again Taliban: We Don't Want to Be Sacrificed in US-Iran Tension
14 Civilians Killed by Unknown Gunmen in Syria's Raqqa: Watchdog Iran Will No Longer Limit Civilian Nuclear Program
Graham Calls Iran 'The Cancer of the Middle East' Lebanon Hezbollah Leader Says US Forces Will Go Home in Coffins
Netanyahu Corrects Himself After Calling Israel a 'Nuclear Power' Turkey Begins Deploying Military Units to Libya: Erdogan
Congress to Clash Over Trump's War Powers Iraq Summons US Envoy Over 'Violation of Sovereignty' Following Soleimani Assassination
Gulf Markets Plunge on US-Iran Tensions; Aramco at Lowest Since IPO Venezuelan Opposition Leader Juan Guaido Says Police Stopped Him Entering Parliament Building
Venezuela's Maduro Launches Takeover of Country's Legislature Colin Kaepernick Tweets About 'American Terrorist Attacks' Following Iran Strike
Iraqi Parliament Votes to End US Military Presence Pentagon Officials Reportedly 'Stunned' by Trump's Decision to Kill Soleimani
US Suspends Anti-ISIS Mission in Iraq to Protect Against Iranian Reprisals US Suspends Training Mission in Iraq, Heightens Security at Bases
Iraq Complains to UN Over US Attacks: Foreign Ministry

January 4th, 2020

Pence Says Iran's Qasem Soleimani Aided 9/11 Hijackers Iraq Daily Roundup: 9 Killed; Militias Warn Personnel Away From US Bases
Germany Decides to Send Dozens of Military Experts to Iraq How the Pentagon Was Duped by Contractors Using Shell Companies
Prominent South Sudan Peace Activist Released From Prison Israel Lauds Suleimani Assassination, Though With Caution
A Video Tweeted by Pompeo Was Authentic. His Description Was Misleading. Iran's New Quds Force Commander Brings Continuity to the Post Held by His Slain Predecessor
2 Israeli Teens Arrested in Occupied Territory on Suspicion of Planning 'Price Tag' Attack One Civilian Killed in IED Explosion in Afghanistan
Up to 8,500 Afghan Electoral Complaints Are Serious: IECC Gabbard Blasts Iran Strike: 'Trump's Actions Are an Act of War'
Former Acting CIA Director: 'There Will Be Dead Americans' as Result of Soleimani Killing Ex-CIA Chief: Chances for War 'More Serious' After Strike Killing Iranian Commander
Pompeo After Soleimani Strike: 'The Europeans Haven't Been as Helpful as I Wish That They Could Be' US Condemns Deadly Violence in West Darfur, Calls for Urgent Sudan Peace Agreement
Chad Troops Leave Nigeria With Boko Haram Mission 'Finished' Indonesia Steps Up Sea Patrols to Monitor China Fishing Boats
Sudanese Activists Say Clashes Kill 9 in Eastern Port City Libyan Authorities Report Airstrike on Military Academy in Tripoli
US Arms Companies See Stocks Soar After Soleimani Assassination as Analysts Predict Iran Conflict Bernie Sanders Introduces Law to Stop Trump From Starting War With Iran
Labour Criticizes Government for Failure to Condemn Suleimani Attack Uganda's Museveni Begins Jungle March to Highlight Liberation Struggle
US Navy Cancels Joint Exercises in Morocco, Redeploys Troops to the Middle East White House Has Formally Notified Congress of the Soleimani Strike
NATO Suspends Training Mission in Iraq Citing Security Europe Helps Secure Release of 11 North Korean Defectors Held in Vietnam: Activists
US 'Self-Defense' Argument for Killing Soleimani Meets Skepticism Britain Warns Nationals Against Travel to Iraq and Iran
China Tells Iran Foreign Minister That US Should Stop 'Abusing' Use of Force With Renewed Support From Catalan Separatists, Spain's Sanchez Seeks Backing as PM
Iraqi PM Declares National Mourning for Soleimani, Muhandis UK Says US Is Entitled to Defend Itself Following Iraq Attack
Pompeo Says He Spoke With Israel's Netanyahu About Iran Austrian Foreign Ministry Says Fighting Cyberattack
Britain's Navy to Escort UK-Flagged Ships Through Strait of Hormuz At Least 28 Killed in Attack on Military Camp in Libya's Capital: Minister
Trump Resumes Military Training Program in Pakistan Security Increased at Iraqi Facilities Hosting US Troops as Indirect Fire Lands Near Two Bases.
Fourteen Killed in Bomb Attack on Bus of School Children in Burkina Faso Given Many Options, Aides Were Reportedly Surprised Trump Ordered Soleimani Hit
Silent Surge: Over 18,000 American Troops Deployed in Middle East Missiles Hit Near US Embassy in Iraq, Base Housing Troops After Generals Slain
Lithuania's Ruling Party Drafting Bill Exonerating Nation From Holocaust Crimes Iranian Ambassador to UN Says Soleimani Killing an 'Act of War'
Iraqi Militia Warns Security Forces to Stay Away From US Bases 'You Never Let US Down': Thousands Mourn Soleimani, Muhandis in Baghdad
Haftar Issues 'Call to Arms' Over Possible Turkey Intervention China Replaces Hong Kong Liaison Office Head Amid Protests
Many Indian States 'Will Not Implement' Modi's Citizenship Law Over 100,000 March in Southern India to Protest Citizenship Law
Afghanistan Fears Violence in Region After Soleimani's Killing No Deal: Libya's Parliament Votes Against Turkish Involvement
British Officials Livid Over Soleimani Assassination Trump Orders Defense Department to Publicly Confirm Assassination of Iranian General

January 3rd, 2020

Trump's Iran Director of the National Security Council Is Out Iraqi Cleric Sadr Revives Mahdi Army After Deadly US Attack
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