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Iraq’s PM in Turkey for talks on Kurds
Oct 25, 2017 11:50Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi has arrived in Turkey to discuss developments in the Arab country’s Kurdistan region as Baghdad and Ankara seek stronger bonds to deal with the Kurdish independence drive.
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Iran reopens border crossing with Iraq’s Kurdistan
Oct 25, 2017 11:38Iran has reopened one of its border crossings with Iraq’s northern Kurdistan region after closing the terminal at Baghdad’s request in response to the secession referendum in the area.
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Iraq forces prepare for final anti-Daesh offensive near Syria border
Oct 25, 2017 10:52Iraqi forces are set to begin operations to liberate the last patch of territory still occupied by Daesh Takfiri terrorists along the country’s western border with Syria, the military says.
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Kurds freeze secession vote, call for ceasefire
Oct 25, 2017 02:45The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has said that it will freeze the results of a recent vote for secession from Iraq.
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Hashd al-Sha’abi commander calls for US forces withdrawal from Iraq
Oct 24, 2017 11:56A top commander of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (Hashd al-Sha’abi) has called for the immediate withdrawal of US troops from Iraq after the elimination of Daesh Takfiri terrorists.
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Anti-Daesh fighters waiting for nobody’s order: Zarif
Oct 23, 2017 14:12Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says those forces who are fighting against Daesh terrorists have never been waiting for anybody’s order to defend their homeland.
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Iraqi PM slams Tillerson's remarks on Hashd al-Sha'abi
Oct 23, 2017 12:39Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's media office has criticized meddlesome comments made by US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson regarding the country’s Popular Mobilization Units or Hashd al-Sha’abi.
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Russia 'committed' to Iraq despite Kurdish oil ties: Lavrov
Oct 23, 2017 11:25Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Moscow is committed to Iraq's territorial integrity after the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) held a controversial plebiscite on secession.
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Abadi wraps up regional tour with visit to Jordan
Oct 23, 2017 04:58Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has paid a visit to Jordan at the end of a regional tour that included Saudi Arabia.
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Iraqi fighter jets kill 25 Daesh terrorists near Syria border
Oct 23, 2017 03:25More than two dozen members of Daesh Takfiri terrorist group have been killed when Iraqi Air Force fighter jets bombarded their positions in the country’s troubled Western Province of Anbar near the border with Syria.