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Iran closes borders with Iraq in run-up to Shia mourning days
Aug 17, 2021 01:17Iran has tightened restrictions on travel through western borders with Iraq as authorities struggle to prevent another surge in coronavirus cases in the run-up to major Shia mourning days later this week.
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Blast kills 3 Turkish soldiers in northern Iraq
Aug 16, 2021 08:50Turkey's Defense Ministry says three Turkish soldiers have been killed in an explosion in northern Iraq.
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Afghanistan developments confirm Americans cannot be trusted: Iraqi official
Aug 16, 2021 07:53The head of an Iraqi resistance bloc says what is unfolding in Afghanistan confirms the Iraqi resistance’s position that the Americans cannot be trusted, noting that the US destroys nations.
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Iranian envoy in Iraq: Next round of Tehran-Riyadh talks to bring ‘positive results’
Aug 16, 2021 02:33Bilateral talks between Tehran and Riyadh to revive diplomatic ties, brokered by Iraq, have been temporarily suspended due to the transition of power in Iran, according to the country’s envoy in Baghdad.
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Iraqi leader says time for US troops to leave as envoy hints at 'long haul'
Aug 14, 2021 07:19The Iraqi Shia cleric and head of National Wisdom Movement (Hikma) has renewed the call for the withdrawal of foreign troops, especially the Americans, from the Arab country.
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Convoys carrying combat equipment for US forces attacked in southern Iraq
Aug 13, 2021 03:44Two logistical convoys carrying combat equipment for the United States’ forces in Iraq go over roadside bombs in the city of al-Diwaniyah in the Arab country’s south.
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President Raeisi: Collective efforts free from foreign meddling key to regional security
Aug 11, 2021 01:47Iran's President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi has stressed the importance of solving issues in the region through dialog, saying neighborly cooperation free from foreign interference is a prerequisite for regional stability and security.
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Iraq arrests gunman in assassination of Karbala mayor
Aug 11, 2021 09:46Iraqi security forces have arrested the gunman who assassinated the mayor of the central city of Karbala, Abeer Salim al-Khafaji.
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Resistance groups: US sanctions won’t weaken our resolve to defend Iraq
Aug 11, 2021 02:53The Iraqi resistance groups targeted by US sanctions say the restrictive measures show that their counter-terrorism campaign poses a challenge to the Americans, stressing that the bans will fail to weaken their resolve to protect the homeland and restore its sovereignty.
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Iraqi FM visits Tehran to talk bilateral ties, regional issues with top Iranian officials
Aug 10, 2021 09:13Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein has arrived in Tehran to hold wide-ranging talks on the expansion of bilateral ties, besides regional and international issues, with senior Iranian officials.