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Slain Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani laid to rest in his hometown
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Kerman [Iran], Jan 8 (ANI): The body of slain Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in a US airstrike last week, was laid to rest in his hometown of Kerman on Wednesday morning, state media said.
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US aircraft restricted from flying over Iraq, Iran, Persian Gulf
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 8 (ANI): The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Tuesday said that it was restricting all civilian US aircraft from operating in the airspace over Iraq, Iran, and the waters of the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.
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Evin Lewis, Alzarri Joseph star as Windies defeat Ireland in first ODI
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Bridgetown [Barbados], Jan 8 (ANI): Evin Lewis and Alzarri Joseph starred with bat and ball in hand as West Indies defeated Ireland by five wickets in the first ODI of the three-match series on Tuesday (local time) here at Bridgetown.
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Security beefed up around White House amid Iran threat
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], Jan 08 (ANI): Security has been beefed up around the White House amid heightened tensions with Iran, CNN reported citing a law enforcement official.
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Iran launches second series of rockets toward US targets in Iraq
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Jan 08 (ANI): The second series of rockets have been launched toward US targets in Iraq soon after over a dozen of ballistic missiles struck two military bases used by US forces in Iraq, Iranian media reported.
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Iran launched over a dozen ballistic missiles at two military bases at Al-
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], Jan 08 (ANI): Iran launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles against US military and coalition forces in Iraq, targeting at least two bases at Al-Asad and Abril, Pentagon confirmed on Wednesday.
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Trump briefed about attack on US facilities in Iraq, monitoring situation
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], Jan 08 (ANI): US President Donald Trump is closely monitoring the attack on US facilities in Iraq and is consulting with the national security team regarding the situation, said White House on Wednesday.
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Iran fires multiple missiles on US' Al Asad airbase in Iraq
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Jan 08 (ANI): Iran on Wednesday launched multiple rockets at US' Al Asad airbase, days after Washington assassinated Iranian general Qassem Soleimani.
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Iran: Toll in stampede during funeral of Iran's military general Soleimani
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Kerman [Iran], Jan 08 (ANI): The death toll in a stampede during the funeral for Iranian general Qassem Soleimani at his hometown in Kerman has reached 56, according to the Iranian television.
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Iraq: US Al-Asad air base attacked
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Jan 08 (ANI): Multiple rockets fell at US' al-Asad airbase in Iraq on Wednesday, Sputnik reported.
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Afgan Prez, Pak Army Chief offer sound advice over Iran conflict: US defen
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], Jan 08 (ANI): US Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Tuesday (local times) said that Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Pakistani Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa offered him sound advice during a phone call on the escalation of tensions in the middle eastern region.
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Deadly attack on Soleimani came from helicopter: Iran official
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jan 08 (Sputnik/ANI): The strike at Qaseem Soleimani, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' elite Quds Force, came from a US helicopter, an IRGC major general told Sputnik on Tuesday.
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