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US Army's elite Delta Force raid to kill 'senior terrorist leader'
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], Oct 27 (ANI): US Special Operation Commandos carried out a risky raid in northwestern Syria on Saturday against a "senior terrorist leader", said two Trump administration officials on late Saturday.
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Amid reports of IS leader Baghdadi's death, Trump tweets 'something very b
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], Oct 27 (ANI): Amid reports of killing of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, US President Donald Trump on Saturday said that "something very big" has happened.
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63 killed, over 2,590 injured in Iraq as anti-government protests continue
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Oct 27 (ANI): At least 63 people were killed and over 2,592 sustained injuries as nationwide anti-government protests continued for the second day, an independent High Commission for Human Rights in the country said.
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Number of Syrian refugees crossing into Iraq from Syria has increased sign
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Oct 26 (ANI): After Turkey launched its military offensive in the region, the number of refugees crossing to Iraq from northeastern Syria has increased significantly in recent times, according to the United Nations (UN).
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Iraq anti-govt protests turn violent; 21 killed, over 1700 injured
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Oct 26 (ANI): At least 21 people were killed and over 1,700 sustained injuries in the anti-government protests that have gripped Iraq after a three-week hiatus, the country's Observatory for Human Rights said on Friday.
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Amid countrywide protests, Iraqi President Salih calls for national dialog
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Oct 8 (ANI): While addressing a public event, Iraqi President Barham Ahmed Salih on Monday denounced the targeting of peaceful demonstrators and called on protesters to join the national dialogue.
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Iraq: Toll in protest mounts to 104
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], October 7 (Sputnik/ANI): More protesters were killed and injured in fresh clashes with security forces across Iraq on Sunday night, media said.
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Iraq anti-government protests: 104 killed; PM announces cabinet reshuffle
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Oct 6 (ANI): The death toll from six days of mass anti-government protests in Iraq has risen to 104, with an estimated 6000 others wounded, country's Interior Ministry announced on Sunday.
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Iraq: Unknown gunmen attack several television stations in Baghdad
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Oct 06 (ANI): Masked gunmen ransacked the office of multiple television stations in Baghdad on Saturday, reported Russia Today news.
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'This must stop': UN denounces violence during anti-govt protest in Iraq
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Oct 06 (ANI): The United Nations on Saturday denounced the violence during protests in Iraq that have claimed the lives of at least 100 people across the country and have injured thousands.
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Iraq anti-govt protests: Death toll rises to 60, over 2,500 wounded
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Oct 5 (ANI): The death toll from three-days of mass anti-government protests in Iraq has risen to 60, with an estimated 2,500 others wounded, country's Health Ministry said on Friday.
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Iraqi firebrand cleric Sadr calls on government to resign amid violent mas
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Oct 5 (ANI): Iraq's prominent Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Friday called on the government to resign amid the ongoing mass anti-government protests that have claimed the lives of dozens of people.
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