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Senior Kata'ib Hezbollah commander gunned down in south Iraq
Feb 09, 2017 05:41A high-ranking commander of the Iraqi pro-government Kata'ib Hezbollah force has been killed after a group of unidentified armed men opened fire on his vehicle in the country’s southern oil-rich city of Basra.
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Iran parliament speaker stresses settlement of security issues in Iraq
Feb 08, 2017 13:17Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani underscored the need for prioritizing settlement of security issues and terrorism-related problems in Iraq.
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Iraq ‘monitoring’ movements of Daesh leader: Abadi
Feb 07, 2017 17:16Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says Iraqi authorities are monitoring movements of the “isolated” chief of Daesh terrorist group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
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Daesh still posing grave threat despite budget, recruitment crisis: UN report
Feb 07, 2017 02:34The United Nations has warned that the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group continues to pose a threat despite reports of a drop in the outfit’s revenue and its waning ability to attract new recruits.
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$50 million required to clear Daesh mines in Iraq’s Mosul: UN
Feb 07, 2017 02:19The United Nations says it costs as much as $50 million to remove all mines, explosive devices and booby traps left by the Daesh terrorist group in and around the Iraqi city of Mosul, as government forces and allies prepare for a new stage of liberation operations in the Takfiri group’s last stronghold on Iraqi soil.
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Court ruling against Trump ban 'move in right direction,' Iraq says
Feb 05, 2017 13:49Iraq welcomes a US appeals court ruling against a travel ban imposed by the administration of President Donald Trump that bars citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States.
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Senior Daesh figures break ranks with chief
Feb 05, 2017 12:40A number of Daesh’s Iraq-based ringleaders and members have reportedly reneged on their oath of allegiance to the terror group’s chief as army troops and allied forces pushed to rid the terrorists of their last stronghold in the Arab state.
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About 42 Daesh Takfiris killed as army jets strike areas in northern Iraq
Feb 04, 2017 14:17At least 42 members of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group have been killed in separate operations by the Iraqi Air Force in the country’s northern province of Nineveh.
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Daesh to be routed in Iraq in near future: UN envoy
Feb 03, 2017 08:41The UN envoy for Iraq has expressed optimism over full liberation of Iraq from the Daesh terrorists in the near future, saying the Takfiri group is using civilians as human shields in the embattled city of Mosul to slow down army advances.
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Baghdad angered by Trump’s words on Iran role in neighboring Iran
Feb 03, 2017 03:20Iraq has roundly rejected US President Donald Trump’s recent remarks that Iran is “taking over” the neighboring Arab country.