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US drone #39;killed two Iranian troops in Iraq
US drone #39;killed two Iranian troops in Iraq.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq Irans Revolutionary Guard says a U.S. drone strike killed two of its advisers near the Iraqi city of Tikrit, where a major offensive is underway against the Islamic State group, but the U.S. said Monday its coalition conducted no airstrikes in the area during the time of the incident.
U.S. Central Command said it didnt target the area around Tikrit from March 22 through March 24, the window when the Guard said the two men were killed.
The claim came as negotiators from six world powers and Iran attempted to reach a deal on Tehrans contested nuclear program, which hard-liners in the Islamic Republic fear will end with Tehran giving away too much to the West.
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The Guard said on its sepahnews.ir website that the strike happened March 23 as the men supported Iraqi forces trying to retake the Islamic State-held city of Tikrit. It identified the dead advisers as Ali Yazdani and Hadi Jafari, saying they were buried Sunday. It did not say whether Iran contacted Iraqi or U.S. forces after the strike.
Iran occasionally reports on the death of its forces in Iraq and in Syria, where its advisers support embattled President Bashar Assad, but this is the first time Iran has said it lost forces in a U.S. attack in those campaigns.
The U.S.-led coalition began surveillance around Tikrit, Saddam Husseins hometown, on March 21 after the Iraqi offensive had stalled. The coalition said it began airstrikes on Tikrit the night of March 25.
The U.S. Air Forces Central Command recorded no strikes by coalition aircraft, manned or unmanned, in the vicinity of Tikrit from 22 to 24 March, spokesman Col. Edward T. Sholtis said in response to an AP query.
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Another U.S. official said Monday that the United States had seen no information to back up Irans claims, but that officials were looking into it. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the issue publicly.
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30 March 2015 Despite recent military gains against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), vast challenges remain ahead as the Government of Iraq fights to consolidate its territorial integrity against the terrorist threat, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today during an unannounced visit to Baghdad.
We will continue to do all we can to assist the people and Government of Iraq to end this crisis so that they may focus their energy and resources on building a more peaceful, stable, democratic and prosperous future for all Iraqis, Mr. Ban told reporters in the Iraqi capital.
The Secretary-General warned that the people of Iraq had suffered unconscionable levels of casualties as a result of ISILs advance across the country which, he added, had caused the displacement of over 2.5 million people and the destruction of Iraqs cultural heritage.
The threat of additional and secondary displacement during ongoing military operations may overwhelm local and international capacities, he warned, while calling for additional humanitarian resources in order to save lives in Iraqs conflict-ridden areas.
He added that alleged violations or abuses of human rights must also be investigated and perpetrators need to be held to account.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon meets with Iraqi President Mohammed Fuad Masum in Baghdad. UN Photo/Evan Schneider
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon meets with Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim Al-Jaafari. UN Photo/Evan Schneider
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks by phone from Baghdad with Masoud Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Regional Government. UN Photo/Evan Schneider
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi in Baghdad.UN Photo/Evan Schneider
A report by the UN human rights office (OHCHR) recently found that ISIL, also known as Daesh, has committed widespread abuses throughout territories under its control in both Iraq and Syria, some of which may amount to war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. Compiled by investigators sent to the region last year by OHCHR, the report highlights violations, including killings, torture, rape and sexual slavery, forced religious conversions and the conscription of children.
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MP Joyce Murray discusses the extension of the mission in Iraq on CPAC Primetime Politics
MP Joyce Murray discusses the extention of the mission in Iraq on CPAC Primetime Politics with MP James Bezan and MP Jack Harris.
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