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Iraq says US will need to seek permission to station troops to 'watch Iran
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Feb 4 (ANI): Iraqi President Barham Salih on Monday said that Washington needs to seek permission before prioritising its own plans, in response to United States President Donald Trump’s comment on stationing armed forces in Iraq to keep a “close watch on Iran”.
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Children of Russian IS fighters jailed in Iraq flown to Moscow
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Dec 31 (Sputnik/ANI): A plane from Baghdad carrying 30 Russian children whose mothers remain in Iraqi prisons for joining an Islamist terror group landed at a Moscow airport on Sunday, airport authorities said.
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Trump brags US troops on military pay raise
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Baghdad (Iraq) Dec 28 (ANI): US President Donald Trump, who was on his maiden visit to Iraq, met military troops stationed in Baghdad and claimed that he gave them a 10 per cent pay raise and called it the first hike in more than a decade. However, the soldiers will actually receive a 2.6 pe
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Trump makes unannounced first trip to Iraq
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Dec 27 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump made an unannounced first trip on Wednesday to troops in a combat zone in Iraq as President. Trump was accompanied by the First Lady Melania Trump.
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ISIL's legacy of terror: 200 mass graves found in Iraq
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Nov 6 (ANI): More than 200 mass graves containing the remains of thousands of victims have been discovered in areas formerly controlled by ISIL in Iraq, according to a United Nations report released on Tuesday. The report highlights the legacy of ISIL's relentless campaign o
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Iraqi PM calls for tighter security measures on border with Syria
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Oct 28 (ANI): Newly sworn-in Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi on Sunday advocated the need for advanced and tighter security measures along its border with war-torn Syria.
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Kurdish leader Barham Salih elected as Iraq President
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Oct 03 (ANI): Veteran Kurdish leader Barham Salih has been elected as the President of Iraq.
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Won't run for a second term, says Iraq Prime Minister
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Sep 14 (ANI): Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said that he won't run for the post of prime minister for a second term, Anadolu Agency reported.
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US warns Iran over attacks on its diplomatic missions in Iraq
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 12 (ANI): The United States of America warned Iran in the back drop of life-threatening attacks taking place in Iraq, including one on the US consulate in Basra and American embassy compound in Baghdad and said that Washington DC will "respond swiftly and decisi
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Explosions near Egyptian Embassy in Baghdad's Green Zone
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Sep 7 (ANI): Three mortar shells fell in the heavily fortified Green Zone of Baghdad on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday, the Iraqi military said in a statement.
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ISIS Chief calls for unity during 'testing phase'
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 23 (ANI): In a first for this year, the Islamic State has released an audio recording of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, in which the leader can be heard urging people to stay united as the outfit is being "tested" by Allah.
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IS releases picture of Baghdadi's slain son brandishing rifle
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Jul 11 (ANI): The Islamic State (IS) in Afghanistan and Pakistan released a picture of its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's son Hudhayfah al-Badri, who was killed in an operation in Syria earlier this month.
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