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Fire death toll at coronavirus ward in Iraq's Nasiriyah rises to 54
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], July 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The death toll from the fire at a COVID-19 hospital ward in Iraq's Nasiriyah has increased to 54, the health department of the southern province of Dhi Qar has said.
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20 killed in fire at COVID-19 hospital in Iraq
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], July 13 (ANI): At least 20 people were killed on Tuesday (local time) when a fire broke out at COVID-19 Imam Al-Hussein Hospital in southern Iraq.
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Iraq reports record 8,818 daily COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], July 7 (ANI/Xinhua): The Iraqi Ministry of Health reported on Tuesday 8,818 COVID-19 infections, the highest daily record, raising the nationwide caseload to 1,388,323.
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Alarm activated at US Embassy in Iraq over unknown flying object
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Baghdad (Iraqi) July 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Alarm sirens were turned on at the US embassy in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, the air defense system was activated over an "unknown object" in the sky above the embassy, Iraqi television channel Al Sumaria reported citing a security source.
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Attacks kill 7 electricity workers in Iraq
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], July 4 (ANI/Xinhua): Seven electricity workers in Iraq were killed and 11 others wounded during the past ten days in attacks by militants aiming to prevent the government from supplying electricity during the scorching summer, the Iraqi government said on Saturday.
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IS terrorists kill four fishermen in western Iraq
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], July 3 (ANI/Xinhua): Four fishermen were killed and five others injured on Saturday in an attack by terrorists of the extremist Islamic State (IS) group at a lake in Iraq's western province of Anbar, a local official said.
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US welcomes visit of Jordanian, Egyptian leaders to Iraq
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 28 (ANI): The United States has welcomed the visit of Jordanian Abdullah II and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Sisi to Iraq, calling it an important step towards boosting relations between Amman, Cairo and Baghdad.
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Iraq reports 4,814 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], June 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The Iraqi Ministry of Health said Saturday that Iraq entered the "third wave" of coronavirus pandemic, while the ministry reported 4,814 new COVID-19 infections.
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5 policemen killed in roadside bombing in northern Iraq
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], June 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Five members of the Iraqi federal police were killed on Friday in a roadside bomb explosion in the northern province of Kirkuk, a provincial police source said.
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3 soldiers killed in roadside bombing in eastern Iraq
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], June 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Three Iraqi soldiers were killed Tuesday in a roadside bomb explosion in the eastern province of Diyala, a local source said.
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Baghdad International Airport attacked by drones: Report
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], June 10 (ANI): Baghdad International Airport has come under an attack by an unmanned aerial vehicle on Thursday, Iraqi security agencies said.
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Iraqi armed forces down two drones trying to attack Airbase in country's w
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], June 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Two drones attempting to attack the Ayn al Asad airbase in the western Iraqi province of Anbar were taken down, Iraq's state-run news agency INA reported on Sunday, citing a statement from the Iraqi security authorities.
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