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US imposes sanctions on three Iraqi Hashd al-Sha’abi leaders
Dec 07, 2019 07:26The administration of US President Donald Trump has slapped sanctions on three leaders of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces or Hashd al-Sha’abi, an umbrella paramilitary group that has actively cooperated with the national army in sweeping counter-terrorism operations.
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Protesters have to counter rioters as violence hinders true reforms: Grand Ayatollah Sistani
Dec 06, 2019 14:19Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Sistani has said that violence and chaos will only hinder true reforms as demanded by ongoing anti-corruption and economic protesters in Iraq, calling on demonstrators to counter violent rioters.
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Rocket attack targets Iraqi base housing US troops, no casualties reported
Dec 06, 2019 05:05Iraqi security forces say two Katyusha rockets have landed in an air base just north of the capital Baghdad, where American trainers are stationed.
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Hand grenade thrown at police in Iraqi capital, nine injured
Dec 04, 2019 11:39At least nine police officers have sustained injuries after a grenade was hurled at security forces in the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad, as a wave of protests over unemployment, corruption and lack of public services continue in the country.
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Trump lawyer to block ICC efforts to open war crimes probe
Dec 04, 2019 04:15A personal attorney of President Donald Trump plans to block efforts by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to open an investigation into US war crimes overseas.
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Rockets hit Iraq military base gatecrashed by Trump, Pence
Dec 04, 2019 02:59A rocket barrage has hit a western Iraqi airbase accommodating American forces, which has notoriously hosted stealth visits by the US president and his second-in-command.
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Cousin of ex-Daesh leader Baghdadi captured in northern Iraq
Dec 04, 2019 02:52A cousin of ringleader of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who was purportedly killed in a US military operation in Syria, has been captured in Iraq’s oil-rich Northern Province of Kirkuk.
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OPEC, allies may deepen output cuts: Iraqi oil minister
Dec 02, 2019 09:58OPEC and allied oil producers will consider deepening their existing oil output cuts by about 400,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 1.6 million bpd, Iraq's oil minister said on Sunday.
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Izadi woman collapses after confronting Daesh rapist
Dec 02, 2019 09:51An Iraqi woman from the Izadi minority, held as a sex slave by Daesh, has confronted her tormentor on Iraqi television, sobbing and demanding an explanation for her suffering before she fainted.
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Iranian Official: Daesh desecrating Karbala, Najaf in guise of Iraqis
Dec 01, 2019 10:02An aide to Iran’s Parliament Speaker has warned of a plot by the Daesh Takfiri terrorists to desecrate Iraq’s holy cities of Karbala and Najaf under the guise of Iraqi protestors with the support of the US and Saudi Arabia.