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Iraq hails Iran’s ‘continuous’ support against Daesh
Jul 30, 2016 01:14The Iraqi defense minister has hailed Iran’s “continuous support” for Iraq in its war against the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group, saying the Islamic Republic has helped its neighbor in critical times, Press TV reports.
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Iraqi Hashd al-Shaabi to be granted official status: PM
Jul 28, 2016 01:14The Iraqi government says Hashd al-Shaabi forces, also known as the Popular Mobilization Units (PMUs), are to be placed on par with Iraq's army units and subject to military law.
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Terrorist attacks kill 14 in, around Baghdad
Jul 27, 2016 14:53At least 14 people have lost their lives and 29 others were injured in a spate of attacks carried out by terrorists in and around the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad.
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ISIL executes 17 commanders for escaping battlefield south of Mosul
Jul 27, 2016 14:49The ISIL Takfiri terrorists have executed 17 of the group’s commanders for escaping the battlefield in a strategic Iraqi town south of their stronghold of Mosul.
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Iraqi FM calls on Arab states to pressure Turkey into recalling troops
Jul 26, 2016 02:01Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari has called on Arab states to pressure Turkey into withdrawing its forces deployed in Iraq.
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Bombing kills 18, injures 23 in eastern Iraq
Jul 25, 2016 03:30At least 18 people have lost their lives and 23 others sustained injuries in a powerful explosion in a town in Iraq’s eastern province of Diyala near the border with Iran.
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Iraqis digging trench around Fallujah to ward off Daesh
Jul 24, 2016 08:47Iraqi forces are digging a trench around Fallujah to keep Daesh terrorists at bay and prevent any potential onslaught and systematic looting of the recently-liberated city.
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Bomb attack hits Baghdad district, kills 12: Officials
Jul 24, 2016 02:29At least a dozen people have been killed and scores of others wounded in a bomb attack that struck Kadhimiya, a Shia district of the Iraqi capital, Baghad, official sources say.
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Iraqi forces kill Daesh’s 2nd in command in Diyala
Jul 24, 2016 01:55The second in command of the Daesh terrorist group has been killed in an Iraqi military operation the country’s Eastern Province of Diyala.
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Iraqi PM seeks to accelerate death sentence implementation
Jul 23, 2016 13:25Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi is seeking to accelerate the implementation of death penalty, says a statement released by his office.