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ISIL chief says Sri Lanka attack was 'vengeance for brothers in Baghouz'
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], Apr 30 (ANI): Chief of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's (ISIL), Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, in a propaganda video, asserted that the battle for Baghouz, ISIL's final bastion in eastern Syria, "is over."
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ISIL chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi makes video appearance after a gap of 5 ye
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], Apr 29 (ANI): A week after a series of bombings rattled Sri Lanka in which more than 250 people were killed, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's (ISIL) chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has appeared for the first time in a propaganda video since the declaration of Caliphate
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Iraq demands Bahrain FM's apology for insulting Shia cleric
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Apr 28 (ANI): Iraq on Sunday demanded an apology from Bahrain's Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa after the latter insulted an Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.
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Golan is Syrian territory: Iraq
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Apr 15 (ANI): Iraq on Sunday rejected US "unilateral" proclamation to recognise Israel's sovereignty on Golan Heights, saying Golan is Syrian territory.
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Iraq blocks crossings along Chazabeh border to prevent floods
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Apr 6 (ANI): Iraq has temporarily blocked crossings from Chazabeh-Sheib border to prevent the outbreak of heavy floods which are expected to hit the region.
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India deploys CRPF elite squad to guard embassy in Iraq
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 18 (ANI): India has deployed an elite contingent of its commando-trained armed CRPF personnel to guard the Indian embassy and its diplomats in Iraq's capital city Baghdad
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Hassan Rouhani arrives in Iraq for bilateral talks
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Mar 11 (ANI): Iran's President Hassan Rouhani reached Iraq on Monday to hold bilateral talks with his Iraqi counterpart Barham Salih.
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Syria: SDF resumes attack on last ISIL enclave
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Damascus [Syria], March 11 (ANI): The United States-backed Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have resumed their attack against the final ISIL enclave in eastern Syria with an objective to clear out the last traces of its self-declared ‘caliphate’.
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Iran FM arrives in Iraq ahead of Rouhani's visit
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Mar 10 (ANI): Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif reached Iraq on Saturday (local time) ahead of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani official visit starting Monday.
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Rouhani's visit to Iraq will be 'turning point': Iraq deputy FM
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Mar 2 (ANI): The maiden visit of Iran's President Hassan Rouhani to Iraq will be a "turning point" in the two countries relations says Deputy Foreign Minister Nazar al-Khairullah. The Iran Prime Minister is slated to visit Iraq on March 11.
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Syria to announce 'complete victory' over ISIL, says SDF chief
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Damascus [Syria], Mar 1 (ANI): Syria will announce "a complete victory" over the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terror group in a week, said Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) commander in Chief Mazloum Kobani on Thursday (local time).
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Daesh kidnaps 8 civilians from Iraq's Anbar provinces
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Feb 16 (ANI): Eight civilians from Iraq's western Anbar provinces have been kidnapped by Daesh terrorist group, reports Sputnik.
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