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Iranian cleric warns of plot to create strife in Iraq, Lebanon
Nov 01, 2019 10:00Tehran’s interim Friday Prayers Leader Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Movahedi Kermani has expressed support for reforms in Iraq and Lebanon amid popular protests in the two countries, but warned of hostile elements seeking to destabilize the countries.
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Iraq’s top Shia cleric urges end of bloodshed, warns of civil war
Nov 01, 2019 08:52Iraq’s top Shia Cleric Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ali al-Sistani has urged the end of bloodshed in the Arab country, warning of a civil war and chaos after dozens of deaths during the recent wave of protest rallies across Iraq.
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Iraqi president says premier ready to quit, vows early poll after new election law passed
Oct 31, 2019 16:45Iraqi President Barham Salih says the country’s embattled Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi is ready to step down if a replacement is found, emphasizing that a snap parliamentary election will be held once a new electoral law is passed.
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Iraqi soldier killed in Katyusha attack on area near US embassy in Baghdad
Oct 31, 2019 07:39A Katyusha rocket has targeted a security checkpoint near the US embassy inside the highly secured Green Zone of Baghdad, killing an Iraqi soldier and wounding three other members of the security forces manning the checkpoint.
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Iraq protests: Crowds descend on Baghdad square defying curfew
Oct 30, 2019 05:11The Iraqi capital Baghdad has become the scene of the largest rally since a second wave of anti-government demonstrations began in several cities last week.
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Iraq: No deaths during Karbala protests, media fabricating news
Oct 29, 2019 10:38Iraqi officials have dismissed reports of fatalities during Monday’s anti-government protests in the holy city of Karbala, saying certain media outlets have been fabricating news.
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US threatens ‘military force’ against ‘any group’ challenging occupation of Syria oil fields
Oct 29, 2019 05:12The Pentagon has threatened that American forces deployed around Syrian oil fields will use “military force” against any party that may seek to challenge Washington’s control of those sites, even if it is Syrian government forces or their Russian allies.
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Iraqi parliament passes measures to meet anti-govt. protesters' demands
Oct 29, 2019 05:04The Iraqi parliament has taken steps, including changing the country’s Constitution and ending official perks, in order to meet the demands of anti-government protesters and prevent growing violence in the country
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Mortar rounds hit US military base north of Iraqi capital
Oct 29, 2019 04:56An Iraqi security source says three mortar rounds have hit a military base north of the country's capital, Baghdad, where US troops are deployed.
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Iran’s foreign minister, KRG president hold talks on regional issues
Oct 29, 2019 04:44The Iranian foreign minister and the president of the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government discussed the latest regional developments at a meeting in Doha.