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US, NATO Seek 24-Hour Truce to Withdraw from Iraq, Resistance Says (www.palestinechronicle.com)

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The United States and NATO have sought a temporary ceasefire in Iraq to facilitate their withdrawal, according to Iraqi resistance factions.

Abu Mahdi al-Jaafari, spokesperson for the Awliyaa Al-Dam Brigades, said Washington and NATO requested mediation through the Iraqi government “to obtain a temporary 24-hour truce from the resistance factions, with the aim of completing the withdrawal of their forces from the Victory base in Baghdad towards Turkey.”

He added that several factions agreed to the truce under strict conditions, including that “the Popular Mobilization Forces’ positions extending from Samarra to Karbala not be targeted,” warning that any violation “will be met with a strong response.”

Al-Jaafari also noted that NATO aircraft were unable to land at the base due to the intensity of ongoing attacks, stating that “NATO S-30 aircraft failed to land inside Victory base due to the intensity of the fire targeting the base.”

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[–] UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The US started a war with Iran and is losing so bad that they are abandoning their presence in neighboring countries.

But yeah, the news you watch says your winning. Does this look like winning?

[–] LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

the news you watch says your winning.

Dafuck? I know what's happening in Iran, why are you implying I'm some kind of rightoid trump supporter? And why so combative?

I'm not a Trump supporter, I'm a communist lol. I've been lightly following the Iran war since the start and yeah obviously it's a quagmire at best. My question was about a different country called Iraq though.

What I didn't know is NATO still had a presence in Iraq? Why? The War on Terror was supposedly done two decades ago now. I know it took them longer to pull out than that but still?

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Not knowing & understanding how many countries USA empire conquered is a major fail in common knowledge overall (overall I mean, not you specifically).

One could argue that WWII ended so why are there USA military bases in Europe (with USA jurisdiction, even USA-confronted nuclear weapons). One would assume allies support each other's by supporting each other's capabilities etc, not try to economically exploit by forcing to use the empire's systems via military & political pressure etc.

worldbeyondwar.org/military-empires

[–] LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 weeks ago

I am aware of all those things, but specifically not the occupation of Iraq.

[–] UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The fact that you don't know that the UN and US are still occupying Iraq is what I based my assessment on.

[–] LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

I did not have the slightest idea of that yeah, but why would that demonstrate any political leanings whatsoever? Per the upvote count it looks like a lot of people ITT were also not aware of this?

[–] UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Right, which is exactly the point I am making.

The media that you watch does not inform you of what is going on. That is true for most Americans. Not sure how the fact that you are ignorant of basic facts fails to support that conclusion.

[–] LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I dont "watch" news media, only read.

My sources, ranging from niche leftist opinion pieces to mainstream legacy media real journalism does not inform me of the specifics of the current situation going on in Iraq because i do not live in Iraq, not because there is anything wrong with the media in question, as you seem to imply.

And no, dont be deliberately obtuse, that is what you're implying.

I'm well aware of many other attrocities of the US empire, but not this specific situation. You could just share what you know with some sources.

Imagining everyone around you as some clown that only consumes US state department propaganda must feel great for that big ego of yours, but it doesn't help anyone.

Evidently they're not "basic facts" because almost no one seems to know about them apart from you.