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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.
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UN: 382 civilians killed in Iraq's violence in January
Feb 02, 2017 03:17Latest figures released by the United Nations show that terrorist acts, violence and armed conflicts took the lives of some 400 civilians and left hundreds of others wounded in Iraq last month.
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Iraq's President Masum criticizes Trump over travel ban
Feb 01, 2017 17:24In Iraq, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi is not the only senior official to have censured US President Donald Trump's travel ban targeting seven Muslim-majority countries; President Fuad Masum has also said Washington's move was "a shock."
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Trump travel ban punishes those fighting terrorism, says Iraqi premier
Feb 01, 2017 05:11Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says a controversial decision by the administration of US President Donald Trump to restrict arrivals from Iraq punishes people who are "fighting terrorism."
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Russia ready to help Iraq fight Daesh: Lavrov
Jan 31, 2017 06:41Russia has expressed readiness to provide the Iraqi government with assistance in the country’s fight against the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group.
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Iraqi parliament votes to urge govt. to enact reciprocal travel ban on Americans
Jan 30, 2017 14:06Iraqi legislators have voted to call on the government to enact a reciprocity measure to block American citizens from entering the country if the US does not withdraw President Donald Trump’s visa ban against Iraqi travelers.
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Iraqi troops found 27 civilians bodies in Mosul mass grave
Jan 30, 2017 10:24Iraqi forces have found a mass grave in the liberated parts of Mosul containing the bodies of 27 civilians slain by Daesh terrorists.
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Iraq: Sadr wants Americans out over Trump's ban on Muslims
Jan 29, 2017 11:31Prominent Iraqi cleric, Muqtada al-Sadr, has censured US President Donald Trump over his executive order to ban entry into the US of citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries, calling for the expulsion of American nationals from the Arab country in retaliation.
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Iran, Iraq, Yemen censure US president’s travel ban on Muslims
Jan 29, 2017 10:14US President Donald Trump’s controversial Muslim ban has been met with criticism from Iran, Iraq and Yemen, whose nationals have been targeted by the restrictive measure.