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1 killed, 18 wounded in US airstrikes in Iraq
Baghdad: A security member was killed and 18 people were wounded on Tuesday in US airstrikes on Iraqi security sites south of Baghdad, the Iraqi government said in a statement. “The Iraqi…
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Iraqi PM warns US against unilateral response to rocket attack on embassy
Baghdad: Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani has reiterated his government’s commitment to protecting diplomatic missions while warning the US not to respond unilaterally to an unclaimed rocket attack without Iraq’s approval.…
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US embassy in Baghdad attacked with rockets
Baghdad: Rockets were fired at the US Embassy in the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad on Friday, an Iraqi Interior Ministry source said. The attack took place before dawn when the…
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Iraq: At least 14 dead in building fire in Erbil province
Baghdad: Fourteen people were killed and 18 others injured in a fire that broke out at a residential building in the town of Soran in Erbil province in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.…
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11 people killed, 9 injured in Iraq shooting attack
Baghdad: Up to 11 people were killed and nine others wounded as unknown gunmen attacked a civilian car in Iraq’s eastern province of Diyala, a security official said. The car was hit…
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144 out of 170 refugee camps in Iraq closed
Baghdad: The Iraqi government has announced the closure of 144 refugee camps out of 170 across the country in the past few years. “Only 26 camps remained out of 170, and most…
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Kuwait detonates bombs dating back 1990 invasion
Kuwait: The Kuwaiti authorities detonated bombs dating back to Saddam Hussein’s 1990 invasion of the country on Salmiya Beach, local media reported. On November 22, Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior (MoI) successfully defused…
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Eight paramilitary fighters killed in US airstrikes in Iraq
Baghdad: Eight members of the Iraqi paramilitary Hashd Shaabi forces were killed and four others were wounded by US airstrikes near the Iraqi capital Baghdad. A statement by the Hashd Shaabi said…
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2 airbases housing US-led coalition forces attacked in Iraq
Baghdad: Two airbases housing the US-led coalition forces in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region and western Iraq were attacked by drones. A statement by Kurdistan’s regional Counter-Terrorism Service said on Friday that a…
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US forces in Iraq & Syria attacked 46 times since Oct 17
Washington: Amid the raging Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, US and coalition forces stationed in Iraq and Syria have been attacked at least 46 times since October 17, ten days after the conflict…
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Iraq signs deals with UAE firm to develop three oil, gas fields
Baghdad: Iraq signed three contracts with the United Arab Emirates’ Crescent Petroleum to develop three oil and gas fields in the eastern and southern regions of the country, the Iraqi Oil Ministry…
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Two Kurdish militants killed in Turkish drone strike in Iraq
Baghdad: A Turkish drone strike in northern Iraq killed two militants of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and wounded three others, the Counter-Terrorism Service of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region said in a…
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Turkish military conducts 3rd air operation against PKK in Iraq
Ankara: Turkey’s military carried out its third cross-border air operation into Iraq, after a suicide bomb attack in the capital Ankara. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan warned at a security meeting on…
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Iraq wedding fire: Bride loses father after mother, brother die in tragedy
Baghdad: Iraqi bride, Haneen, bid farewell to her father on Tuesday, October 3, who died from severe burn injuries sustained after a massive fire broke out at her wedding. A video clip circulated…
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Iraq wedding fire caused by ‘gross negligence’, officials sacked
Baghdad: A massive fire during a wedding celebration in northern Iraq, which killed nearly 100 people and 150 others injured, was caused by ‘gross negligence’ and lack of safety measures, Iraqi interior…
