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Rockets hit Iraq military base gatecrashed by Trump, Pence
Dec 04, 2019 02:59A rocket barrage has hit a western Iraqi airbase accommodating American forces, which has notoriously hosted stealth visits by the US president and his second-in-command.
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Cousin of ex-Daesh leader Baghdadi captured in northern Iraq
Dec 04, 2019 02:52A cousin of ringleader of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who was purportedly killed in a US military operation in Syria, has been captured in Iraq’s oil-rich Northern Province of Kirkuk.
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OPEC, allies may deepen output cuts: Iraqi oil minister
Dec 02, 2019 09:58OPEC and allied oil producers will consider deepening their existing oil output cuts by about 400,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 1.6 million bpd, Iraq's oil minister said on Sunday.
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Izadi woman collapses after confronting Daesh rapist
Dec 02, 2019 09:51An Iraqi woman from the Izadi minority, held as a sex slave by Daesh, has confronted her tormentor on Iraqi television, sobbing and demanding an explanation for her suffering before she fainted.
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Iranian Official: Daesh desecrating Karbala, Najaf in guise of Iraqis
Dec 01, 2019 10:02An aide to Iran’s Parliament Speaker has warned of a plot by the Daesh Takfiri terrorists to desecrate Iraq’s holy cities of Karbala and Najaf under the guise of Iraqi protestors with the support of the US and Saudi Arabia.
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Iraq to summon, prosecute more top officials over corruption soon: Senior authority
Dec 01, 2019 03:57A high-ranking Iraqi official says authorities are going to issue arrest warrants for a number of high-ranking officials and refer them to the judiciary for trial over charges of corruption, as part of the government's reforms after a wave of protests over unemployment, corruption and lack of public services hit the country.
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Iraqi prime minister announces intention to resign following Ayatollah Sistani call
Nov 30, 2019 03:26Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi says he intends to resign in response to a call by the country’s top Shia cleric, who urged Iraqi lawmakers to "reconsider" their options regarding the future of Iraq.
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Ayatollah Sistani warns of enemy plot seeking to create civil strife, bring back 'era of dictatorship'
Nov 29, 2019 10:07Iraq's top cleric has warned that enemies of Iraq and affiliated groups in the country are plotting to create internal strife and bring the country back to the "era of dictatorship", an apparent reference to the former rule of Saddam Hussein.
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Iraq: Sadr condemns mob attack on Iran consulate in Najaf
Nov 29, 2019 07:16Influential Iraqi religious scholar Muqtada al-Sadr has condemned an arson attack on the Iranian consulate in Najaf, dismissing allegations that his followers were behind the Wednesday incident.
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Iraq apologizes to Iran for arson attack on consulate in Najaf
Nov 28, 2019 15:37Iraq's foreign minister has apologized to Iran after rioters set fire to the Islamic Republic's consulate in the holy city of Najaf.