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Former US Defense Secy Donald Rumsfeld dies at 88
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 1 (ANI): Former US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, who oversaw the Iraq war and the US invasion of Afghanistan, died at the age of 88 on Wednesday.
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Child killed, 3 others injured in US airstrike on Syria-Iraq border
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], June 28 (ANI): One child was killed and three other civilians were wounded in an overnight US strike in an area in Syria's eastern province of Deir al-Zour bordering Iraq, Xinhua reported quoting Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on Monday.
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US welcomes visit of Jordanian, Egyptian leaders to Iraq
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 28 (ANI): The United States has welcomed the visit of Jordanian Abdullah II and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Sisi to Iraq, calling it an important step towards boosting relations between Amman, Cairo and Baghdad.
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US air force strikes facilities of pro-Iranian militants near Syria-Iraq b
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 28 (ANI): US military aircraft have struck facilities of the Iranian-backed militants in the Syrian-Iraqi border region, the US Department of Defense said on Sunday (local time).
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Iran reports 7,034 new COVID-19 cases, 3,157,983 in total
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], June 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran on Saturday reported 7,034 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country's total infections to 3,157,983.
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Iraq reports 4,814 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], June 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The Iraqi Ministry of Health said Saturday that Iraq entered the "third wave" of coronavirus pandemic, while the ministry reported 4,814 new COVID-19 infections.
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5 policemen killed in roadside bombing in northern Iraq
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], June 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Five members of the Iraqi federal police were killed on Friday in a roadside bomb explosion in the northern province of Kirkuk, a provincial police source said.
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Diplomat L Prashant Pise appointed as next envoy to Iraq
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): Diplomat L Prashant Pise, Deputy Director-General of Indian Council for Cultural Relations, has been appointed as the next Ambassador to Iraq.
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ISIS links case: NIA opposes bail plea of Kashmiri woman suspected of prom
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): The National Investigation Agency has opposed the bail petition of a Kashmiri woman, arrested last year with her husband and others for alleged links to the Khorasan Module of ISIS.
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3 soldiers killed in roadside bombing in eastern Iraq
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], June 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Three Iraqi soldiers were killed Tuesday in a roadside bomb explosion in the eastern province of Diyala, a local source said.
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Lithuania's foreign minister accuses Belarus of 'weaponising' illegal migr
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Vilnius [Lithuania], June 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Belarus is allegedly using illegal migrants from Syria and Iraq against Lithuania as a way to get back at Vilnius for antagonizing Minsk, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis has said.
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Baghdad International Airport attacked by drones: Report
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], June 10 (ANI): Baghdad International Airport has come under an attack by an unmanned aerial vehicle on Thursday, Iraqi security agencies said.
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