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Erdogan: Turkey to launch East of Euphrates operation 'any moment'
Dec 17, 2018 16:33Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country’s military is possible to start a new operation against US-backed Kurdish militants in Syria at “any moment.”
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Iraqi forces: US providing arms, ammunition for Daesh at border with Syria
Dec 16, 2018 12:42The US forces are providing the Daesh terrorists with weapons and military hardware at Iraq's Western border with Syria, a member of the Iraqi Parliament's Security and Defense Commission said on Sunday, adding that Baghdad is resolved to cancel strategic agreement with Washington.
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Turkey attacks PKK in Northern Iraq again
Dec 16, 2018 12:34Turkish military aircraft hit [Kurdistan Workers' Party] PKK targets in Northern Iraq again, ignoring protests from Baghdad which says Ankara's repeated airstrikes violate Iraqi sovereignty and endanger civilians.
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Turkey vows to continue attacks on PKK militants in Iraq
Dec 15, 2018 14:22Turkey says it will continue its attacks on the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militant group in northern Iraq despite Baghdad’s protest at repeated violations of its airspace.
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Iraq summons Turkish envoy to protest latest airstrikes
Dec 15, 2018 02:25The Iraqi Foreign Ministry has summoned the Turkish ambassador to Baghdad over Ankara’s latest airstrikes against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, expressing its protest at repeated violations of its airspace.
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Daesh inmates suspiciously slip free from Kurdish-controlled prison
Dec 14, 2018 14:58Inmates belonging to the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group have suspiciously escaped a Kurdish-controlled prison quite close to Iraqi Kurdistan's second most important city of Sulaymaniyah.
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Iraqi aircraft target Daesh positions in eastern Syria, kill 44 terrorists
Dec 12, 2018 14:24Iraqi military aircraft have carried out two separate airstrikes against members of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group in Syria’s eastern province of Dayr al-Zawr as the Baghdad government has pledged to continue airstrikes on the positions and headquarters of the extremists in the neighboring war-battered country.
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Iraq seeking exemption from US sanctions to keep importing Iranian gas
Dec 12, 2018 01:22Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi says Baghdad government will send a delegation to the United States to explore avenues for an exemption from sanctions against Iran, which would allow the Arab country to keep importing Iranian gas used to feed its power stations.
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In national holiday, Iraq marks one year since defeat of Daesh
Dec 10, 2018 10:05Iraq is marking one year since it declared victory against the terrorist group of Daesh, which had taken over nearly one-third of the country's territory.
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Iraqi Air Force receives six more KAI T-50 Golden Eagle warplanes
Dec 09, 2018 03:27The Iraqi military has received a new batch of South Korean KAI T-50 Golden Eagle supersonic advanced trainers and light combat aircraft under a deal struck between Baghdad and Seoul several years ago.