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Today in History: September 22, Lincoln issues preliminary Emancipation Proclamation
Today in History Today is Friday, Sept. 22, the 265th day of 2023. There are 100 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, declaring all slaves...
Iraq's president will summon the Turkish ambassador over airstrikes in Iraq's Kurdish region
BAGHDAD (AP) — The Iraqi president announced Tuesday that he will summon Turkey’s ambassador and hand him a formal letter of protest over recent Turkish airstrikes on Iraqi territory. The official protest came a day after an airstrike on a military airport in Arbat, southeast of...
An airstrike on a military airport in northern Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region kills 3 people
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — An airstrike on a military airport in northern Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region killed three people Monday, local officials said. The region’s counter-terrorism service said in a statement that the attack on the Arbat Airport, 28 kilometers southeast of...
Editorial Roundup: Texas
Austin American-Statesman. September 16, 2023. Editorial: Paxton is acquitted, and Texans and good government are the losers Ken Paxton, who has made escaping or stalling accountability for alleged misconduct something of an art form, has been acquitted of all...
At the request of Baghdad, UN will end in 1 year its probe of Islamic State extremists in Iraq
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Security Council on Friday voted unanimously to end, a year from now, a U.N. probe into activities of Islamic State extremists in Iraq. The vote came at the request of the Iraqi government. The U.K.-sponsored resolution noted that Baghdad also asked that...
Iraq steps up repatriations from Islamic State camp in Syria, hoping to reduce militant threats
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq is stepping up repatriation of its citizens from a camp in northeastern Syria housing tens of thousands of people, mostly wives and children of Islamic State fighters but also supporters of the militant group. It’s a move that Baghdad hopes will reduce...
US should use its influence to help win the freedom of a scholar missing in Iraq, her sister says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States should use its influence to help win the freedom of a Russian-Israeli academic at Princeton University who went missing in Iraq nearly six months ago and is believed to be held by an Iran-backed militia regarded by Washington as a terrorist group, her sister...
Today in History: September 11, the United States comes under attack
Today in History Today is Monday, Sept. 11, the 254th day of 2023. There are 111 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 11, 2001, nearly 3,000 people were killed as 19 al-Qaida hijackers seized control of four jetliners,...
US-backed Kurdish fighters say battles with tribesmen in eastern Syria that killed dozens have ended
BEIRUT (AP) — A U.S.-backed Syrian force declared its operations in eastern Syria completed Friday after almost two weeks of fighting with local tribesmen left dozens of people dead. The Syrian Democratic Forces said the fighting ended with its recapture of areas in Deir el-Zour...
A look at the uranium-based ammunition the US is sending to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has announced it's sending depleted uranium anti-tank rounds to Ukraine, following Britain's lead in sending the controversial munitions to help Kyiv push through Russian lines in its grueling counteroffensive. The 120 mm rounds will be used to arm the...
