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Iraqi court sentences German woman to death over joining Daesh
Jan 22, 2018 03:29A court in Iraq has sentenced a female German citizen to death for joining the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group, and helping the extremists carry out acts of terror against security forces in the crisis-stricken Arab country.
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President Rouhani: Iran backs unified Iraq
Jan 21, 2018 10:11President Hassan Rouhani says Iran invariably backs a “united and integrated” Iraq, warning against attempts by certain foreign powers to deal a blow to regional stability and security.
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Iraqi Kurdistan oil exports must be under Baghdad control: PM Abadi
Jan 21, 2018 06:37The Iraqi prime minister has called on the country’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region to stop independent oil exports, saying the crude produced there must be placed under the central government’s control.
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US-led coalition civilian killings tripled in Iraq, Syria in 2017: Monitor
Jan 20, 2018 03:46A British monitoring group says up to 6,000 Syrian and Iraqi civilians were killed in US-led coalition airstrikes in 2017 alone.
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UN says half displaced people by war in Iraq are children
Jan 19, 2018 14:47The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) says children account for nearly half the 2.6 million Iraqis who have been displaced since three years ago, when the Daesh Takfiri terrorists began a deadly campaign.
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Rouhani hails Iraq's achievements in anti-terror fight
Jan 17, 2018 13:20Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in a meeting with Iraqi Parliament Speaker Salim al-Jabouri in Tehran lauded efforts by Baghdad's government to fight the terrorist and extremist groups.
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Iran condemns 'heinous' terrorist crime in Baghdad
Jan 15, 2018 10:47Iran has strongly condemned a twin terrorist bombing in Iraqi capital of Baghdad, reiterating the Islamic Republic's resolve to support the fight against terrorism.
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Bloodshed in Baghdad: Twin bombings kill over 2 dozen
Jan 15, 2018 03:34Iraqi security forces say twin bomb attacks in central Baghdad have killed at least 26 people, amid weeks of relative calm in the Iraqi capital.
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Iraqi troops purge over 80% of Anbar desert areas of Daesh: Security official
Jan 14, 2018 12:27A high-ranking Iraqi security official says government troops, supported by allied fighters from Popular Mobilization Units, have succeeded to purge more than half of the desert areas in the country’s western province of Anbar of Daesh Takfiri terrorists.
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Iraqi PM Abadi announces bid for reelection, vows to lead diverse coalition
Jan 14, 2018 09:55Iraq’s incumbent Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announces his intention to run in the upcoming parliamentary elections to choose his successor.