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Baghdad to send delegates to Russia, China, Ukraine to buy latest air defense systems: Iraqi MP
Jan 21, 2020 04:44An Iraqi lawmaker says the Baghdad government is planning to send delegations to Russia, China and Ukraine to discuss the procurement of modern air defense missile systems to protect its territory from any possible act of aggression.
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Three rockets hit near US embassy in Baghdad's Green Zone: Sources
Jan 21, 2020 03:53Three rockets have targeted an area near the US embassy inside the highly secured Green Zone of Baghdad, security sources told AFP.
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Airlines from Persian Gulf States continue to fly over Iran, Iraq
Jan 19, 2020 10:30Airlines from Persian Gulf countries, including Qatar Airways and Emirates, continue to fly in Iraqi and Iranian airspace and to cities in both countries after a recent military standoff between Iran and the US which led to the downing of a Ukrainian airliner near Tehran.
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Iraqi forces arrest obese Daesh mufti in Mosul
Jan 18, 2020 08:18Iraqi forces have arrested an overweight Daesh ‘mufti’ in the city of Mosul who advocated enslaving, raping, torturing and ethnic cleansing.
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Leader wishes swift recovery for Grand Ayatollah Sistani
Jan 17, 2020 13:12Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has prayed for the speedy recovery for Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Sistani, who underwent surgery for a fractured bone following an accident in his home in Najaf, Iraq on Thursday.
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Trump’s policies against Iraq amount to piracy: Iraqi lawmaker
Jan 17, 2020 11:27An Iraqi legislator has denounced US President Donald Trump’s threats to impose sanctions on his country and demand billions of dollars in compensation if it expels the American troops, stating that such policies are equal to “piracy.”
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Iraq denies report it has restarted joint military operations with US
Jan 17, 2020 05:10The Iraqi government has denied claims that the country’s military is resuming joint operations with the US-led coalition after Washington’s assassination of top Iranian and Iraqi commanders.
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US threats over Baghdad’s S-400 procurement detached from reality: Iraqi MP
Jan 17, 2020 04:54An Iraqi lawmaker has dismissed US threats to impose sanctions on Baghdad over its procurement of advanced Russian-made S-400 missile defense systems, saying such pressure is far away from realities on the ground.
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US forces to suffer heavy defeat if they refuse to leave Iraq: PMU
Jan 16, 2020 10:41A senior official from Iraq's Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq group, which is part of the country's Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) or Hashd al-Sha'abi, says his fellow comrades are ready to inflict heavy losses on American troops should Washington refuse to comply with a parliament decision demanding the withdrawal of all US-led foreign military forces from the West Asian country.
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Zarif: Only Trump, Pompeo, Daesh celebrating martyrdom of Gen. Soleimani
Jan 15, 2020 09:05Foreign Minister Javad Zarif says the only people celebrating the martyrdom of Iran’s Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani are US President Donald Trump, his Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the Daesh Takfiri terror group.