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Mosul strives to revive damaged Mosul University, schools
Apr 06, 2017 08:14Officials in the liberated eastern part of the Iraqi city of Mosul are having a hard time restarting the education system, as many of its finest assets have been destroyed by the Daesh terror group over the past three years.
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Tillerson calls on Russia to rethink support for Syrian government
Apr 06, 2017 08:03US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has called on Russia to rethink its alliance with the government of Bashar al-Assad following an alleged chemical attack in northwestern Syria.
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Hoisting non-Iraqi flags in Kirkuk unconstitutional: Iran
Apr 03, 2017 12:52Following a recent bid by the Kirkuk Provincial Council to raise the regional flag in front of some buildings, Iran says only Iraqi national colors must be allowed to fly in the country’s northern province of Kirkuk.
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Iraqi prime minister underlines support for popular fighters
Apr 01, 2017 09:33Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has underlined Baghdad’s support for the country’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), known as Hashd al-Sha'abi.
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Third phase of militant evacuation begins in Syria’s Homs
Apr 01, 2017 08:47A third group of Takfiri terrorists has begun leaving the last militant bastion in Syria’s western city of Homs under an agreement reached recently with the Syrian government.
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Turkish minister says other military operations possible in Syria
Apr 01, 2017 00:28Turkey has not ruled out the possibility of yet another military intervention in war-torn Syria despite officially announcing the completion of a months-long offensive in the Arab country, claiming that the end of a military operation does not mean that “threats” against Ankara have been eliminated.
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UN sees ‘incremental progress’ in Syria talks despite 'serious challenges'
Apr 01, 2017 00:28The United Nations says “incremental progress” has been made during the fifth round of the Geneva peace negotiations on Syria, while the Syrian delegation believes the UN-backed negotiations yielded no progress on ending the country's six-year-long war.
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Terrorist laptop bombs could evade airport security: US intel
Apr 01, 2017 00:28Daesh (ISIL) and other terrorist groups have come up with ways to hide bombs in electronic devices and make them more difficult to be detected by airport security, US intelligence officials warn.
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US must accept 'political reality' regarding Assad: White House
Apr 01, 2017 00:28The White House has said that the US must understand the "political reality" in Syria and accept the future of President Bashar al-Assad is for Syrians to decide.
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Steely determination, collective bids required for terror fight: Iran
Mar 31, 2017 16:48Iran has censured a terrorist bomb blast near a mosque in Pakistan, saying “steely determination” and “collective cooperation” are required to eliminate terrorism and extremism at both international and regional levels.