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US firm halts repair of Abrams tanks in Iraq over Hashd al-Sha'abi
Jan 29, 2018 15:22The United States has suspended a maintenance program for Abrams tanks in Iraq because one of the military vehicles has been allegedly provided to the popular Hashd al-Sha'abi force, according to Iraqi press.
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Zarif, UN Envoy Discuss Regional Issues
Jan 28, 2018 15:10Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and the UN special representative for Iraq, Jan Kubis, exchanged views about a host of issues, including the latest developments in the Middle East region and Iraq.
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Muqtada Sadr slams US killing of Iraqi forces
Jan 28, 2018 04:53Senior Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has slammed a recent US airstrike that killed eleven people in Anbar Province, saying the air raid was part of Washington’s repeated violations of the Arab country’s sovereignty.
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Iraqi forces find dozens of bodies in mass grave in Kirkuk
Jan 27, 2018 16:25Iraqi fighters from the Popular Mobilization Units have found a mass grave in the country’s northern province of Kirkuk, which contained the bodies of dozen of civilians believed to have been executed by Daesh Takfiri terrorists when they were in control of an area there.
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Most civilian deaths in Iraq, Syria occurred under Trump: Report
Jan 27, 2018 05:20Over three-quarters of civilian deaths in Iraq and Syria during the so-called US-led war against the Daesh terror group occurred under Donald Trump's presidency, according to new figures by the US military.
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US helicopter gunship kills 7 Iraqi civilians
Jan 27, 2018 03:58A US military helicopter has targeted several vehicles in Iraq’s al-Anbar Province, killing seven civilians and wounding 11 others, including a local official.
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Interpol returns former minister wanted for corruption to Iraq
Jan 26, 2018 03:21The International Criminal Police Organization, more commonly known as Interpol, has handed over to Iraqi authorities a former minister arrested in Lebanon on charges of “embezzling state funds.”
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Turkey strikes PKK bases in northern Iraq amid Syria offensive
Jan 23, 2018 08:44Turkey has carried out airstrikes in northern Iraq against the strongholds of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants, whom it says were planning to launch attacks on Turkish soil.
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Iraqi lawmakers set May 12 as date for national elections
Jan 22, 2018 16:20The Iraqi parliament has finally approved a date for holding national elections as the Arab country struggles to return to normal political life after a devastating three-year war against Daesh.
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US company signs deal to extract gas from Iraqi oilfield
Jan 22, 2018 08:34Iraq has signed an agreement with Orion Gas Processors to let the American energy company process some of its natural gas.