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Iran to keep up energy export to Iraq despite banking issues: Businessman
May 10, 2020 01:01A major Iranian businessman says energy exports to Iraq will continue despite problems for Iran to receive its money back from the Arab country mainly because of the American sanctions.
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US to grant fresh waiver to Iraq for Iranian energy imports
May 08, 2020 00:59The United States is planning to renew by another four months the exemptions that are normally given to Iraq to continue to import electricity from Iran as officials in Washington claim the waivers are meant to help the country’s political stability.
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US military killed 132 civilians globally in 2019: Pentagon
May 07, 2020 08:07The Pentagon says 132 civilians were killed last year in US military attacks in several countries across the world; a damning report which has undercut the true number of victims, published by NGOs.
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Iraqi MPs approve al-Kadhimi's cabinet, ending months of deadlock
May 07, 2020 02:13The Iraqi parliament has approved the government of Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, ending six months of political deadlock in the Arab country.
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Kurdistan accommodates over 40% of Iran’s exports to Iraq: Customs office
May 06, 2020 14:16Iran says a significant portion of its exports to the neighboring Iraq is handled via the borders to the West Asian country’s semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan.
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Rockets strike near Baghdad airport, cause no casualties
May 06, 2020 06:35The Iraqi military says three Katyusha rockets have landed in the perimeter of Baghdad International Airport.
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Iraq will purchase Russian missile system if US does not provide modern armaments: Lawmaker
May 05, 2020 09:47A senior Iraqi lawmaker says his country will buy long-range surface-to-air S-300 or S-400 air defense missile systems from Russia in a bid to update its own defense infrastructure in case Washington does not help Baghdad in getting modern armaments.
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Iraq mounts counter-terrorism operations amid warnings of US-Daesh plot to split region
May 05, 2020 08:43Iraqi army troops and allied fighters from Popular Mobilization Forces — known as Hashd al-Sha’abi — have conducted fresh operations against Daesh terrorists amid warnings of collaboration between the United States and remnants of the Takfiri terror outfit in the country.
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US forces transport imprisoned Daesh terrorists from Syria to Iraq: SANA
May 05, 2020 02:41US forces have reportedly transported an unspecified number of imprisoned members of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group in the northeastern province of Hasaka to their occupied bases in Iraq.
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Iran concerned about re-emergence of Daesh in Iraq: Spokesman
May 04, 2020 07:36Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson expressed concern about re-emergence of the Daesh terrorist group in Iraq.