Iraq’s government has been under pressure to expel the US since January 2020, when a US drone strike in Baghdad killed Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani and PMF leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. After the strike, the Iraqi parliament voted to expel US forces, but the US refused to leave.

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      1. Zainab Younis Salim, 5—daughter.
      1. Aisha Younis Salim, 3—daughter.
      1. A 1-year-old girl staying with the family.

      Jesus Christ

      By June 17, 2008, six defendants had their cases dropped and a seventh was found not guilty.