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Two rockets hit Baghdad's residential area near Green Zone
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], October 5 (ANI/Sputnik): Two rockets hit a residential area in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Monday morning not far from the so-called green zone, an area with multiple government buildings and embassies, the Iraqi News Agency (INA) reported, citing the country's security o
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Iraqi Foreign Minister urges US to review decision on Embassy closure in B
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], September 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein called on the United States on Wednesday to revise its recent decision to shut down the country's embassy in the capital of Baghdad over constant missile attacks.
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Iraqi PM confirms US may close embassy if shelling continues
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], September 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi officially announced the intention of a number of countries, primarily the United States, to close their embassies in Baghdad in case shelling of diplomatic missions continued.
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3 children, 2 women killed in rocket attack near Iraq's Baghdad airport
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], September 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Three children and two women were killed on Monday when two rockets landed on their house near Baghdad International Airport, the Iraqi military said.
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US fears attack on Baghdad diplomatic mission, prepares to close embassy:
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], September 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States stands ready to close its embassy in Baghdad's Green Zone, where rocket attacks occasionally occur, media report.
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US planning to pull out of Baghdad embassy
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], September 28 (ANI): The United States has informed the Iraqi government that it is planning a full withdrawal from Baghdad unless Iraq reins in attacks on personnel linked to the American presence there, The Washington Post reported.
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Five terrorists killed in explosion while planning attack in Iraq
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Baghdad [Syria], September 27 (ANI/Sputnik): At least five terrorists preparing an attack in Iraq died while trying to mount an explosive device on a vehicle, Iraqi security forces said in a statement obtained by Sputnik.
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Security services find rockets, launchers of IS in western Iraq
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], September 23 (ANI/Sputnik): The Iraqi security services have discovered five rockets and three launchers belonging to the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group in a building near the western city of Rutba, the Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
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Iraqi Foreign Minister to meet with NATO chief on Wednesday
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], September 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will meet on Wednesday in Brussels, the military bloc said in a statement on Tuesday.
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Air India plans to operate special flight from Basra to New Delhi on Septe
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], September 10 (ANI): Air India is intending to operate a special evacuation charter flight to facilitate the return of stranded Indian nationals from Basra in Iraq to New Delhi on September 17 under the Vande Bharat Mission, the Indian Embassy in Baghdad said on Thursday.
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3 rockets hit Baghdad Airport, 4 cars damaged
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], September 7, (ANI/Xinhua): Three Katyusha rockets landed in Baghdad Airport on Sunday, damaging four vehicles, the Iraqi military said.
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Iraq registers 4,000 new COVID-19 cases, tally spikes to over 200,000
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Aug 23 (ANI/Sputnik): Iraq now has over 200,000 confirmed coronavirus cases with nearly 4,000 new cases having been registered in the past 24 hours, according to Health Ministry data.
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