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2 injured in suicide blast in Iraq's Kirkuk
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kirkuk [Iraq], April 28 (Sputnik/ANI): Two people suffered injuries when a terrorist blew himself up on Tuesday in front of the Iraqi intelligence service in Kirkuk, the Alsumaria broadcaster reported, citing the information security office.
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France confirms it is pulling out troops from Iraq due to coronavirus
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Paris [France], Mar 26 (ANI): France is pulling out its troops from Iraq due to the coronavirus outbreak which has affected more than 25,000 people in the country and claimed over 1,000 lives.
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Iraqi President Salih appoints Adnan al-Zurfi as new PM-designate
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Mar 17 (ANI): Iraqi President Barham Salih appointed Adnan al-Zurfi as the country's new prime minister-designate in an effort to resolve a months-long political crisis.
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US attacks Iraqi militia base in Anbar after 3 coalition troops killed in
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Mar 12 (ANI): The United States on Thursday carried out airstrikes on a base of Iraqi militia in Anbar province near the border with Syria after three coalition personnel including two Americans were killed in a rocket attack.
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Iraqi PM designate withdraws candidacy for post
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Mar 02 (ANI): Deepening the political crises in the country, Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Mohammed Allawi on Monday withdrew his candidacy for the post.
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Rockets land in Baghdad's Green Zone
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Feb 16 (Sputnik/ANI): Rockets landed near the US embassy in the "green zone" in the Iraqi capital early on Sunday, Al Arabiya TV reports.
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5 rockets hit near US embassy in Baghdad
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Jan 27 (ANI): Five rockets hit near the US embassy in Baghdad on Sunday, Iraqi authorities said, adding that no casualties or material damage was reported in the incident.
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Ten protesters killed over past 24 hours in Iraq's anti-government agitati
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Baghdad (Iraq), Jan 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Ten protesters were killed in Iraq over the past 24 hours during mass anti-government protests, the national High Commission for Human Rights has said.
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Mike Pompeo speaks to Iraqi President; leaders agree on 'need to reduce te
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Jan 19 (ANI): US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo on Saturday (local time) spoke to Iraqi President Barham Salih where the two leaders agreed on the need to reduce tensions in the region, a state Department Spokesperson said.
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Iraqi SWAT team captures ISIS leader 'Jabba the Jihadi'
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Mosul [Iraq], Jan 18 (ANI): The SWAT team of Iraqi forces recently scored a "big" catch in the city of Mosul when they nabbed a morbidly obese ISIS cleric who has been dubbed as "Jabba the Jihadi" on social media.
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5 Yezidi militia members killed in airstrike in Northern Iraq
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Jan 15 (Sputnik/ANI): At least five members of the Yezidi Sinjar Resistance Units, also referred to as al-Yabshah militia, were killed on Wednesday in airstrikes of unknown origin in the northern Iraqi province of Nineveh, the media centre of the country's security service sa
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Rockets target Iraqi military camp, hosting US troops
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Jan 15 (ANI): The Taji military base camp, located north of the Iraqi capital, was on Tuesday targeted by Katyusha rockets, with no casualties reported, the Iraqi military said.
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