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Iran marks 33rd anniversary of chemical attack on Sardasht
Jun 28, 2020 01:15People of Iran on Saturday marked the 33rd anniversary of chemical attacks by the Iraqi Ba'ath regime on the northwestern city of Sardasht.
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Raid on Kata'ib Hezbollah HQ in Baghdad dictated by US: PMU leader
Jun 27, 2020 02:56A high-ranking official from the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), better known by the Arabic word Hashd al-Sha’abi, says the United States was behind the recent raid on a headquarters belonging to the popular anti-terror group in southern Baghdad, stating that there are foreign attempts to undermine the PMU.
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Iran says all countries need to commit to global anti-terror fight, slams PKK attacks
Jun 25, 2020 01:20Iran says all countries must commit to the global fight against terrorism, condemning terrorist attacks by Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants on both Iranian and Turkish targets.
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Iraq summons Turkish envoy again to protest military op, demand troop withdrawal
Jun 18, 2020 10:02The Iraqi Foreign Ministry has once again called in the Turkish ambassador to express its strong protest over a military operation by Turkish forces in the country’s northern semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, and to demand that Ankara immediately halt its assaults there.
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Rockets hit heavily fortified Green Zone in Iraqi capital Baghdad
Jun 18, 2020 04:10Rockets have struck an area at the heavily fortified Green Zone in the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad, which houses some of the main government offices and foreign diplomatic missions, including the US Embassy.
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Iran, Iraq agree to speed up payment settlements on basic goods
Jun 17, 2020 12:19Heads of the central banks of Iran and Iraq have agreed to introduce schemes that could accelerate settlement of payments related to the supply of basic goods to Iran.
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Iraq summons Turkish ambassador over deadly strikes in Kurdistan region
Jun 16, 2020 11:41Iraq’s Foreign Ministry has summoned the Turkish ambassador over recent deadly airstrikes carried out by Ankara against the purported strongholds of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militant group in the country’s northern semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.
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War-party Washington is broke
Jun 15, 2020 10:56America’s wars on Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Yemen – which were based on lies and paid for by American taxpayers and Saudi cash - have ended with a beaten and bankrupt America. No wonder the political class in Washington cannot afford to keep its military bases running in Europe or Far East, or buy new weaponry. The big picture remains the same: Total defeat and bankruptcy for war-party Washington.
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Iraqi anti-Daesh forces become undertakers at cemetery for coronavirus victims
Jun 15, 2020 02:18Members of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), a group originally formed to fight the Daesh terrorist group, in the country, now help bury the victims of the coronavirus at a special COVID-19 cemetery in the outskirts of Najaf.
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Turkey launches airstrikes against PKK targets in northern Iraq
Jun 15, 2020 02:10Turkish jet fighters have launched an operation against Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq, according to Turkey’s Defense Ministry.