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Erbil urges Baghdad, U.N. to lift air embargo
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], October 1 (ANI): Northern Iraq's Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) has called on the United Nations and the federal government in Baghdad to lift an air embargo imposed on the region following this week's controversial independence referendum.
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Flight ban imposed on Kurdistan by Iraq goes into effect
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], September 30 (ANI): In reaction to the unilateral vote on independence held on Monday, a flight ban on Iraq's Kurdistan, imposed by the government in Baghdad, has gone into effect at the autonomous region's airports.
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Turkish forces kill nine PKK terrorists in counter-terror operations
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], September 30 (ANI): At least nine terrorists of the Kurdistan Workers' Party or the PKK have been killed during counter-terror operations in Turkey and northern Iraq.
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US airstrike kills five ISIS terrorists in Afghanistan
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Sep 29 (ANI): At least five terrorists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group were killed in an airstrike carried out by the United States forces in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan on Wednesday.
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Richard Linklater weighs on how 'Last Flag Flying' will play in Trump era
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Los Angeles [U.S.A], Sept. 29 (ANI): Richard Linklater's upcoming movie 'Last Flag Flying' is about Vietnam War veterans who reunite to bury Carell's character's son, a soldier who died in Iraq.
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Fr. Tom Uzhunnalil, who was rescued from ISIS captivity, arrives in Benga
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 29 (ANI): Indian origin Vatican priest, Father Tom Uzhunnalil, who was rescued from the ISIS captivity, has arrived in Bengaluru on Friday morning.
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ISIS leader Baghdadi mocks U.S., references N. Korean threats in new undat
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Iraq, September 29 (ANI): Islamic State leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi has mocked the United States, called on the jihadis to rally against the Syrian regime and insisted that the ISIS 'remains' despite its rapid loss of territory, while also exhorting followers to stand fast and keep fighting,
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'My captors didn't harm me physically': Father Tom Uzhunnalil
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] September 28, (ANI): Indian origin Vatican priest, Father Tom Uzhunnalil, who returned to the national capital today, said his captors did not harm him physically.
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Turkish air force kills 13 in north Iraq air strike
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], September 28 (ANI): Turkish jets killed 13 suspected Kurdish PKK fighters even they struck a target in northern Iraq on Wednesday, the armed forces said in a statement.
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Kurds vote in favour of independence from Iraq
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Irbil [Iraq], September 28 (ANI): Iraqi Kurds have voted overwhelmingly in favour of declaring independence from Iraq in a historic referendum.
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Security forces kill five PKK terrorists in Turkey
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Hakkari [Turkey], September 27 (ANI): At least five Kurdistan Workers' Party or the PKK terrorists were killed during a gunfight with security forces in southeastern Hakkari province on Wednesday.
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Iran warns of regional chaos from Iraqi Kurd's Independence vote
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], September 27 (ANI): Iran has strongly gone vocal about the fact that the Independence vote in Iraqi Kurdistan would trigger "political chaos" in the region.
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