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A week into battle for Mosul: Turkey ignores Iraq’s rejection and joins war
Oct 24, 2016 03:06Turkey has confirmed its involvement in the battle for Mosul despite Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's opposition to such measures.
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Iran opposes any foreign meddling in countries’ affairs: Leader’s advisor
Oct 23, 2016 16:06A senior advisor to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Iran opposes meddling by any country in the internal affairs of other states.
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Iraqi parliament outlaws alcohol sale, import, production
Oct 23, 2016 12:19The Iraqi legislature has voted to ban the sale, import and production of alcohol, imposing a fine on those who breach the law.
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Top advisor to Daesh ringleader killed in Mosul
Oct 23, 2016 05:53The Iraqi air force has killed a top advisor to Daesh’s ringleader and second-in-command to the terror group’s shadow governor for Mosul, as part of large-scale military operations to liberate the strategic northern city.
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Abadi resists US push for Turkish role in Mosul battle
Oct 22, 2016 16:06Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has opposed the US push for the participation of Turkey in the ongoing Iraqi military operation to retake the strategic northern city of Mosul from Daesh Takfiri terrorists, stressing Iraqi forces will accomplish the task themselves.
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Mosul streets will see person by person fight: KRG official
Oct 22, 2016 16:03A senior official from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has welcomed news that residents of Mosul have risen against the Daesh Takfiri terrorists, saying the Iraqi city is likely to witness a “person by person” fight.
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Ankara-Baghdad war of words worsens over Turkish troop deployment
Oct 22, 2016 14:28Diplomatic tensions have escalated between Baghdad and Ankara amid the latest verbal salvo coming from Iraqi authorities against the presence of Turkish troops in the north of the conflict-plagued Arab country.
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Pentagon chief visits Iraq amid anti-Daesh campaign in Mosul
Oct 22, 2016 13:34US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has arrived in Iraq from Turkey to assess the military campaign against the Daesh (ISIL) terrorist group amid a major military offensive to push them out of Mosul.
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Iraqi forces advance against Daesh in Kirkuk, Nineveh
Oct 22, 2016 06:56Iraqi forces have been making more advances against the Takfiri terrorist group of Daesh in the northern Kirkuk and Nineveh Provinces.
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Iran’s Velayati: Islamic Awakening movement moving forward despite challenges
Oct 22, 2016 06:26Secretary-General of the World Assembly of Islamic Awakening pointed to the plots hatched by enemies to derail Islamic Awakening movement in the region, and underscored that the movement is still alive and going forward thanks to strong popular support.