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Ridding Iraq of Daesh will take 3 months: Abadi
Dec 27, 2016 16:49Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says Iraqi forces need three months to completely destroy Daesh as a large-scale operation is underway to liberate the northern city of Mosul, the Takfiri terrorist group’s last major stronghold in the Arab country.
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Gunmen abduct female Iraqi journalist in Baghdad
Dec 27, 2016 16:16A female Iraqi journalist has been abducted in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, by armed men who burst into her home under the guise of members of security forces.
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Terrorism claimed over 12,000 lives in Iraq in 2016: UN
Dec 26, 2016 02:11The United Nations says more than 12,000 people have lost their lives in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in Iraq so far this year as government forces and allied fighters battle to drive the Daesh Takfiri militants out of the country.
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Multiple bombings kill 11 in, around Iraq’s capital
Dec 25, 2016 14:33Eleven people have been killed and over 30 others injured in a series of bomb attacks that ripped through commercial areas in and around the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
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Bombings, mortar attacks claim 10 lives across Iraq
Dec 24, 2016 14:27Police and medical officials in Iraq say at least ten people have been killed in a series of bombings and mortar strikes across the country as government forces and allied fighters press ahead with a massive operation to flush Daesh Takfiri terrorists out of the northern city of Mosul.
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Turkey to pull out forces from Iraq: Envoy
Dec 22, 2016 17:09The Turkish Ambassador to Baghdad says his country will withdraw troops from Iraq, claiming that Ankara does not interfere in the domestic affairs of the Arab country.
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Daesh car bombs kill dozens in southeast Mosul
Dec 22, 2016 09:48At least 30 people have been killed and 60 others injured in a series of car bomb attacks that hit the Iraqi city of Mosul on Thursday.
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Iran, Iraq hold joint military drill in Persian Gulf
Dec 20, 2016 13:57Iran and Iraq have held a joint military exercise at the mouth of the Persian Gulf in order to step up their readiness.
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Reporters Without Borders: 57 journalists killed in 2016
Dec 19, 2016 11:52The media rights group Reporters Without Borders says at least 57 journalists have been killed across the world in 2016.
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Over 100k Iraqis displaced since Mosul operation began: IOM
Dec 19, 2016 06:05The International Organization for Migration (IOM) says over 100,000 people have been displaced amid an operation by Iraq's military and volunteer fighters to drive the Daesh Takfiri terrorists out of Mosul.