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Civilian casualties reported as US-backed militants enter Syria’s Dayr al-Zawr
Feb 22, 2017 05:38At least 11 civilians have been killed as US-backed militants make their first major incursion into the Syrian province of Dayr al-Zawr.
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Iraq rejects Turkey’s sectarian allegations against Iran
Feb 22, 2017 05:05The Iraqi Foreign Ministry spokesman has rejected as “wrong” and “unreasonable” Turkey’s recent allegations that Iran is involved in spreading sectarianism in the Middle East.
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Iraqis forces cut off Daesh link between western Mosul, Tal Afar
Feb 21, 2017 11:57Iraq's Popular Mobilization Units (PMF) announced that Daesh's supply lines between the district of Tal Afar and the western part of Mosul have been cut off by the Iraqi forces completely.
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Iran, Iraq seal deal to export Kirkuk oil
Feb 20, 2017 17:08Iran and Iraq have signed a basic agreement that envisages exporting Iraqi oil through the Iranian territory – a scheme that would remove Baghdad’s reliance on the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to export its oil through a pipeline to Turkey.
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Iraqi forces clear Daesh terrorists from 8 villages west of Mosul
Feb 20, 2017 17:07Iraqi government forces, supported by fighters from Popular Mobilization Units, have managed to liberate several villages from the grip of Daesh Takfiri terrorists as they are engaged in a new push to fully recapture Mosul and drive the extremists out of their last urban stronghold in the Arab country.
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Iran oil minister in Baghdad for energy talks
Feb 20, 2017 14:22Iran’s Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh has traveled to Baghdad at the head of a delegation to review energy agreements between the two neighbors.
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Daesh torturing, raping Sunni women in Iraq: HRW
Feb 20, 2017 12:57Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Daesh Takfiri terrorists are raping and torturing Sunni Arab women in the areas under their control in Iraq.
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Iraqi forces make territorial gains against Daesh around Mosul
Feb 19, 2017 15:12Iraqi government forces, backed by volunteer fighters from Popular Mobilization Units, have made new territorial gains on the outskirts of the city of Mosul as they have launched a new phase of joint operations to flush Daesh Takfiri terrorists out of their last urban stronghold in the Arab country.
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Iraq launches operation to recapture western Mosul
Feb 19, 2017 05:46Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has announced the start of an operation to liberate the western side of the flashpoint city of Mosul from the grip of the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group.
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Iraq drops leaflets over west Mosul warning of imminent offensive
Feb 19, 2017 02:58The Iraqi air force has dropped millions of leaflets on west Mosul to warn of an imminent offensive to rid the city of Daesh terrorists.