https://www.military.com/daily-news/2022/01/21/isis-gunmen-mount-deadly-attacks-syria-iraq-dozens-killed.html This article outlines that a group ISIS gunmen attacked an army barracks which is close to Baghdad early Friday, killing 11 soldiers as they slept. 100 militants from the ISIS group carried out a complex attack on Syria’s largest prison holding suspected extremists and many ISIS members when they killed the 11 soldiers. The Associated Press said “ISIS militants… Read more »
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/20220117/f54494ab46ec41e9bf058e2d0099625e/c.html This article outlines that Syria received more than 4,000 tons of rice from China this Sunday. This is the latest in a long line of humanitarian supplies China has provided to Syria to help ease the civilian suffering in Iraq. A Syrian ambassador Hboubati thanked China for its assistance to the Syrian people, as he signed the receipt document… Read more »
https://www.globalconstructionreview.com/china-signs-deal-to-build-1000-model-schools-in-iraq/ This article is about how 2 major chinese companies have finalised a contract to build 1,000 schools all across Iraq for students in need. The deals were signed about a month ago at a ceremony attended by Li Daze, vice president of the Power Construction Corporation of China. There has been no actually trade value for the deal with China… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iraqs-newly-elected-parliament-starts-first-session-statement-2022-01-09/ The summary of this article is that the new parliament Iraq has elected Sunni lawmaker Mohammed al-Halbousi as speaker. Iraq new parliament held its inaugural session three months after legislative elections as Shia leader Moqtada al-Sadr is the likely kingmaker of the next government. This is important steps of Iraq towards establishing a new government three months after a… Read more »
