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Ammar al-Hakim appointed head of Iraq’s largest political parliamentary bloc
Sep 05, 2016 08:55Members of the largest Iraqi political bloc have elected the head of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) Party as their new leader.
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Bombings kill over four dozen people in Syria
Sep 05, 2016 08:11Over four dozen civilians have lost their lives and scores of others sustained injuries after a string of bomb explosions that targeted residential in different parts of Syria.
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Obama, Putin meet in China; Syrian truce talks fail again
Sep 05, 2016 04:08US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin have met in China, after American and Russian diplomats failed to reach an agreement over easing the fighting in Syria.
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Takfiri plot against region doomed to fail: Hezbollah
Sep 05, 2016 04:06Hezbollah deputy head Sheikh Naim Qassem has hailed recent victories by the Syrian government and its allies against Daesh, saying that there is no place for the Takfiri group in the Middle East.
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Iran ready to boost security cooperation with Iraq: Envoy
Sep 05, 2016 02:36The Iranian ambassador to Baghdad says the Islamic Republic is prepared to further strengthen cooperation with Iraq in the fight against the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group.
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Explosion at booby-trapped house kills 18 in northern Iraq
Sep 05, 2016 02:33At least 18 Iraqi soldiers and civilians have been killed in an explosion at a booby-trapped house in Iraq’s northern province of Nineveh.
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Turkish PM says ISIL purged from border with Syria
Sep 05, 2016 02:12Turkey says ISIL Takfiri terrorists has been pushed out of their last positions on the Turkish-Syrian border.
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More Turkish tanks cross into northern Syria
Sep 03, 2016 12:30Turkish tanks have crossed into northern Syria from Kilis province in a new phase of operation against Kurdish-led forces.
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Libya's unity government pushes to retake Sirte from Daesh
Sep 03, 2016 12:23Forces loyal to Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA) have launched a final offensive to retake the city of Sirte from the Takfiri Daesh terrorists.
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Philippines explosion kills at least 10 people
Sep 02, 2016 14:16At least 10 people have been killed and 30 others injured in a bombing that hit Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's southern home city of Davao.