【8月13日】看軍聞學英語

■刀客

原文：

Seventeen years after the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, the country is facing crises on multiple fronts. The collapse of global oil prices has accelerated the risk of economic disaster; crowds are protesting government failures as Iraq's coronavirus caseload increases; and the country remains a key venue for at-times violent competition between the United States and Iran.

Though lawmakers from Iraqi factions linked to Iran continue to call for the departure of the U.S. military, their tone has been less strident in recent months. But the stakes remain high in Iraq, and analysts say that Iranian-backed militia groups could launched new rocket attacks on U.S. diplomatic and military facilities if the talks are seen to drag.

中譯：

伊拉克在美國領軍介入17年後，刻正面臨多重危機。全球油價崩盤，已使經濟災難的風險加劇；伊拉克民眾因新冠肺炎病例增加，正對政府失能提出抗議；此外，該國仍是美國與伊朗之間時而進行暴力競爭的主要場所。

即便伊拉克各派系與伊朗掛鉤的國會議員，不斷呼籲美國撤軍，可是近幾個月來，他們的口吻已少了些趾高氣昂的氣勢。但是，伊拉克的風險仍很高，分析人士表示，一旦察覺會談拖泥帶水，伊朗支持的民兵組織，可能會對美國外交及軍事設施，再度發動火箭彈攻擊。

－關鍵軍語－

※invasion:

An instance of invading a country or region with an armed force.

例句：

ROC Armed Forces sends marines to reinforce Dongsha Islands ahead of Chinese invasion drills in the South China Sea.

國軍在中共於南海進行攻島演習前，即派遣陸戰隊鞏固東沙群島。