Russia welcomes US troop withdrawal from Iraq

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Russia welcomes US troop withdrawal from Iraq?

Of the 7 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 0% are rated centre, 100% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 9. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Russia welcomes US troop withdrawal from Iraq left or right?

Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 7 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.

Is the coverage of Russia welcomes US troop withdrawal from Iraq biased?

Russia welcomes US troop withdrawal from Iraq is one event reported by 9 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting Russia welcomes US troop withdrawal from Iraq?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered Russia welcomes US troop withdrawal from Iraq?

9 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

What is Russia's official stance on the US troop withdrawal from Iraq?

Russia officially welcomes the withdrawal of US and coalition forces from Iraq. The Russian Foreign Ministry stated that Iraq's army and security forces are capable of independently strengthening the country's defence capabilities and ensuring national security.

What did Russia say about the 2003 US invasion of Iraq?

The Russian Foreign Ministry representative, Maria Zakharova, commented that the 2003 US invasion of Iraq led to decades of instability in the Middle East. She described the invasion as having occurred under a pretext that provoked regional instability.

When did the US operation 'Inherent Resolve' begin?

The US operation 'Inherent Resolve' against Islamists in Iraq and Syria began in August 2014. This operation was initiated without sanction from the UN Security Council.