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Turkey-backed militants stealing ancient artifacts in Syria's Afrin: Report
Jun 29, 2020 09:03Turkey-backed militants have begun a new operation to steal ancient artifacts from Syria’s northwestern city of Afrin, a report says.
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Iran issues arrest warrant for Trump, US officials over top IRGC general’s assassination
Jun 29, 2020 08:51A senior Iranian judge says Interpol Red Notices have been issued for the prosecution of dozens of military and political officials of the United States, including President Donald Trump, on charges of planning and implementing a terrorist attack in the Iraqi capital that assassinated Iran’s top Lt. General Qassem Soleimani and his companions.
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US complies with no human rights principles: Iran’s FM Zarif
Jun 28, 2020 01:58Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the United States has failed to observe any human rights principles, either by providing chemical weapons to Iraq against Iran or imposing sanctions and pursuing economic terrorism against the Iranian people.
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Iran marks 33rd anniversary of chemical attack on Sardasht
Jun 28, 2020 01:15People of Iran on Saturday marked the 33rd anniversary of chemical attacks by the Iraqi Ba'ath regime on the northwestern city of Sardasht.
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Raid on Kata'ib Hezbollah HQ in Baghdad dictated by US: PMU leader
Jun 27, 2020 02:56A high-ranking official from the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), better known by the Arabic word Hashd al-Sha’abi, says the United States was behind the recent raid on a headquarters belonging to the popular anti-terror group in southern Baghdad, stating that there are foreign attempts to undermine the PMU.
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Iran says all countries need to commit to global anti-terror fight, slams PKK attacks
Jun 25, 2020 01:20Iran says all countries must commit to the global fight against terrorism, condemning terrorist attacks by Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants on both Iranian and Turkish targets.
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Iraq summons Turkish envoy again to protest military op, demand troop withdrawal
Jun 18, 2020 10:02The Iraqi Foreign Ministry has once again called in the Turkish ambassador to express its strong protest over a military operation by Turkish forces in the country’s northern semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, and to demand that Ankara immediately halt its assaults there.
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Rockets hit heavily fortified Green Zone in Iraqi capital Baghdad
Jun 18, 2020 04:10Rockets have struck an area at the heavily fortified Green Zone in the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad, which houses some of the main government offices and foreign diplomatic missions, including the US Embassy.
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Iran, Iraq agree to speed up payment settlements on basic goods
Jun 17, 2020 12:19Heads of the central banks of Iran and Iraq have agreed to introduce schemes that could accelerate settlement of payments related to the supply of basic goods to Iran.
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Iraq summons Turkish ambassador over deadly strikes in Kurdistan region
Jun 16, 2020 11:41Iraq’s Foreign Ministry has summoned the Turkish ambassador over recent deadly airstrikes carried out by Ankara against the purported strongholds of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militant group in the country’s northern semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.