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🟡 Diplomatic Pressure | 6/10 🇺🇸 🇮🇶 US pressures Iraq on militias The United States is increasing diplomatic pressure on Iraq, demanding concrete action against militias operating within the country. Washington specifically insists on the removal of these armed groups from state institutions. Iraqi leaders reportedly acknowledge these expectations and understand the urgency of the matter. However, no tangible steps have been taken by Baghdad so far. The issue remains a central point of tension in bilateral relations between the two nations. #OSINT #NewsGroup #US #Iraq #Diplomacy #Militias

🟢 Diplomacy | 5/10 🇺🇸 🇮🇶 US demands Iraq take action against militias The United States has called on Iraq to take concrete steps against militias operating within the country. Washington is demanding the removal of these armed groups from state institutions. A State Department official stressed that the US expects action, not just words, from Baghdad. This reflects the Trump administration's increasing pressure on the Iraqi government. The issue of militia control remains a central point in bilateral relations between the two nations. #OSINT #NewsGroup #Diplomacy #US #Iraq #Militias

"Amid tensions over President Trump’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota and beyond, federal agents were told this week that they have broader power to arrest people without a warrant, according to an internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo reviewed by The New York Times. The change expands the ability of lower-level ICE agents to carry out sweeps rounding up people they encounter and suspect are undocumented immigrants, rather than targeted enforcement operations in which they set out, warrant in hand, to arrest a specific person. The shift comes as the administration has deployed thousands of masked immigration agents into cities nationwide. A week before the memo, it came to light that Todd M. Lyons, the acting director of the agency, had issued guidance in May saying agents could enter homes with only an administrative warrant, not a judicial one. And the day before the memo, Mr. Trump said he would “de-escalate a little bit” in Minneapolis, after agents fatally shot two people in the crackdown there. The memo, addressed to all ICE personnel and signed on Wednesday by Mr. Lyons, centers on a federal law that empowers agents to make warrantless arrests of people they believe are undocumented immigrants, if they are “likely to escape” before an arrest warrant can be obtained." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/us/politics/ice-expands-power-agents-warrants.html #USA #Trump #Immigration #ICE #Militias #Paramilitary #PoliceState