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Rocket hits Baghdad’s high security Green Zone
Sep 17, 2020 02:15A Katyusha rocket has hit an area in Baghdad’s Green Zone, which houses government buildings and foreign missions, including the US embassy, an Iraqi security source says.
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Israel’s ‘Nile-to-Euphrates’ plot will never materialize: Iran security chief
Sep 14, 2020 13:04Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani has censured certain ‘treacherous’ Arab leaders for normalization of ties with Israel, saying such measures will fail to help Tel Aviv realize its ‘Nile-to-Euphrates’ plot.
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CENTCOM commander admits growing attacks on US terrorist troops in Iraq
Sep 13, 2020 01:56Commander of US military forces in West Asia has again raised concerns about surging attacks against American installations in Iraq, linking it to Iran’s vow to drive out US terrorist forces from the region but rejecting it as the reason for a major US troop reduction in the region.
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US, Germany to reduce military presence in Iraq
Sep 10, 2020 05:26The United States and Germany have announced they will reduce military presence in Iraq, months after Iraqi lawmakers passed a resolution calling on the government to end the presence of all Washington-led troops in the Arab country.
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Iran replaces contractor for key railway project reaching Iraq
Sep 09, 2020 12:02The Iranian government has picked up a new contractor for construction of a key railway extension into the Iraqi territory with sources saying that the bidder would provide full finances worth 100 million euros for the project.
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Pentagon formally announces troop reduction in Iraq
Sep 09, 2020 11:02The Commander of US Central Command terrorists Frank McKenzie during a visit to Iraq on Wednesday said his country will reduce the number of its forces in Iraq from 5,200 to 3,000 by the end of September.
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Roadside bombs target two US military convoys in Iraq
Sep 09, 2020 02:01Two US military and logistics convoys have been targeted by roadside bombs in Iraq, the latest in a series of explosions that hit US occupation forces amid anti-American sentiment in the country.
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Iraqis march against US in Karbala carrying pictures of Lt. Gen. Soleimani
Sep 07, 2020 09:15Iraqis have taken part in a march against the United States in the holy city of Karbala, carrying pictures of Iran’s anti-terror Commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, and Deputy Head of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Units forces Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who were assassinated in a US drone attack in January.
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Three rockets hit area near Baghdad Airport
Sep 07, 2020 03:14Three Katyusha rockets have reportedly struck the perimeter of Baghdad International Airport, but caused no casualties.
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Iraqi parliament committee rejects direct negotiations with Turkey amid PKK operation
Sep 07, 2020 00:19The security and defense committee of Iraq’s parliament has rejected direct negotiations with Turkey over an ongoing cross-border operation in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region against the hideouts of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).