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Iran rejects US justifications for closing consulate in Iraq's Basra
Sep 29, 2018 14:26Iran has dismissed "unjustifiable" claims made by the United States for shutting down its consulate in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, saying the move is part of a blame game played by Washington.
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Hashd al-Sha’abi charges US-led forces with attacking its base in Iraq’s Anbar
Sep 24, 2018 13:41Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units have charged the US-led coalition purportedly fighting the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group with attacking its base in the country’s western province of Anbar as government troops and their allies are seeking to purge the war-ravaged Arab country of remnants of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group.
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Iraqi court sentences four Takfiri Daesh terrorists to life imprisonment
Sep 24, 2018 03:59Iraqi judicial officials have handed down life terms to four people over membership in the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group and involvement in acts of terror in the war-ravaged Arab country’s Northern Provinces of Kirkuk and Nineveh.
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Iraq not allowing Turkish troops back to Bashiqa
Sep 23, 2018 13:42Iraq has refused to allow Turkish troops back into the Arab country following a leave from their bases, a government-affiliated think tank in Baghdad has reported.
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Iraq oil output to be squeezed until 2028
Sep 19, 2018 09:39New estimates show Iraq’s oil production would be squeezed for the next decade as a result of what analysts see as a lack of adequate operational infrastructure.
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Baghdad ambassador to Vatican declares candidacy for Iraq presidency
Sep 19, 2018 09:36The Iraqi ambassador to the Vatican, Omar al-Barzanji, has officially announced his bid to run for president, less than a week after legislators elected Mohammed al-Halbousi as parliament speaker and took a crucial step in forming the government for the next four years.
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Hashd Sha'abi’s leader says he won't run for Iraq’s premiership
Sep 19, 2018 01:39Secretary general of Iraq's Badr Organization, who is also the leader of the political Fatah (Conquest) Alliance and the pro-government Hashd al-Sha’abi (Popular Mobilization Units), has withdrawn his candidacy for prime minister, stressing the need for political consensus in order to make progress in the Arab country’s political process.
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Iraq to send troops along border to stop Turkish ‘violations’
Sep 18, 2018 09:34Iraq has announced plans to deploy troops along the border with Turkey in an effort to defend the frontier against any “violations” of its territory and airspace.
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Wanted PKK terrorist killed in Turkish airstrike in northern Iraq
Sep 17, 2018 03:22Turkish fighter jets have killed a prominent member of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militant group during a counter-terrorism operation in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.
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Iraqi parliament speaker's election, big step towards new government formation: Iran
Sep 16, 2018 02:05Iran has hailed the election of a new Iraqi parliament speaker, saying it is an "important and necessary" step towards establishing a new government in the Arab country.