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Iraqi special forces deployed in Kirkuk after Kurdish flag raising triggered tensions
Jan 10, 2019 15:38Iraqi Special Operations Forces have been deployed in the Arab country’s Kirkuk after the flag of Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) was raised over a political party headquarters, which revived tensions more than a year after Baghdad seized the disputed northern city from the Kurdish Peshmerga fighters.
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Zanganeh meets Iraqi Prime Minister
Jan 10, 2019 10:42Oil Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Bijan Namdar Zanganeh and Iraqi Prime Minister Adil al-Mahdi met and held talks in Baghdad on Thursday.
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Iraqi politicians demand probe into reported visits to Israeli-occupied territories
Jan 10, 2019 08:12A reported visit to the Israeli-occupied territories by several Iraqi lawmakers has sparked a wave of condemnations from the Arab country’s political leaders, with some of them demanding a probe to identify those who crossed a “red line.”
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Pompeo makes unannounced visit to Iraq, makes no statements to the media
Jan 09, 2019 14:25US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has made an unannounced visit to Iraq, involving meetings with high-ranking officials and no statement to media.
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Hashd Al-Sha’bi commander: US should leave Iraq
Jan 08, 2019 11:28A senior commander of Hashd al-Shaabi (Iraqi popular forces) underlined the necessity for Washington’s evacuation of its military men from Iraq.
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Iraqi troops kill senior Daesh terrorist leader, capture 17 others near Mosul
Jan 07, 2019 14:00Iraqi security forces have killed a high-ranking commander of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group, and detained more than a dozen other extremist during a counter-terrorism operation in the country’s northern province of Nineveh as government troops and allied fighters from Popular Mobilization Units are trying to purge the West Asian country of the last remnants of the terror outfit.
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FM to visit India, Iraq to boost ties with neighboring, regional states
Jan 05, 2019 08:20Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will travel to India and Iraq in "the near future" as part of efforts to enhance relations with neighboring and regional countries.
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US war without end: How not to withdraw from Iraq
Jan 04, 2019 15:24On Wednesday, December 26, the United States government violated Iraqi sovereignty yet again with President Donald Trump’s surprise visit. US war without end: How not to withdraw from Iraq is the title of an article published by Fars News Agency. The article sheds light on Trump’s another rude behavior at the political scene. Stay tuned to hear more.
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Turkey, Iraq Turkey, Iraq will deepen cooperation against terrorism in region: Erdogan
Jan 04, 2019 06:43Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey and neighboring Iraq will deepen their cooperation against terrorism in the region, after tensions between Ankara and Baghdad over Turkey’s airstrikes against purported positions of Kurdish militants in northern Iraq.
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US troops, veterans tired of Washington’s wars in Iraq, Afghanistan: Poll
Jan 03, 2019 09:35Most American troops and veterans believe that the US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have been going on for too long, a new poll has revealed.