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Religious leaders gather in Karbala to denounce spread of sectarian propaganda
Oct 10, 2018 02:31Religious leaders from around the world have met in Iraq’s holy city of Karbala to speak out against religious extremism and the spread of sectarian propaganda by the Western media.
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In first remarks on Iran, Iraqi president urges enhanced ties
Oct 08, 2018 05:07Iraqi President Barham Saleh has stressed the enhancement of relations with Iran, in his first remarks about the Islamic Republic since taking office as the president of the Republic of Iraq.
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Remains of dozens of civilians recovered in mass grave near Iraq's Tikrit
Oct 06, 2018 13:09Iraqi security forces have found a mass grave in the country’s north-central province of Salahuddin, which contained the bodies of dozens of civilians, who are believed to have been executed by Daesh Takfiri terrorists.
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Iraq officially rejects US claim of Iran role in Basra violence
Oct 04, 2018 12:05Iraq’s Foreign Ministry has dismissed accusations by the United States that Iran is to blame for recent violence — including through alleged militant groups — in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, where Washington recently closed its consulate.
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Turkey parliament renews mandate for troop deployment in Syria, Iraq
Oct 04, 2018 10:25Turkey’s parliament has approved a motion to extend for another year the state’s authority to launch cross-border operations in neighboring Iraq and Syria.
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Barham Salih elected new president of Iraq
Oct 03, 2018 02:37Iraqi lawmakers have elected veteran Kurdish politician Barham Saleh president of the country.
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US military constructing new base in western Iraq near Syria border: Kurdish official
Oct 01, 2018 12:40The US military is reportedly building a new base in Iraq’s western province of Anbar as part of attempts to perpetuate its occupation of the conflict-ridden Arab country indefinitely, regardless of all opposition from religious figures and people from all walks of life.
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Basra governor says closure of US consulate 'political' decision
Oct 01, 2018 04:06The governor of Basra has dismissed US allegations that it closed its consulate in Iraq’s southern city of Basra last week for security reasons, saying the decision is “political”.
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Iraqi Kurds elect first parliament since secession fiasco
Oct 01, 2018 03:15Voters in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region in northern Iraq have headed to polling stations to elect the first parliament since a disastrous separation referendum last year.
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Turkish warplanes 'neutralize' over dozen PKK militants in northern Iraq
Sep 30, 2018 14:24Turkey’s military says more than a dozen members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militant group have been killed as Turkish military aircraft conducted a series of airstrikes against terrorist hideouts in Iraq’s northern semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.