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At least 3 rockets hit near Baghdad airport: Iraqi officials
Baghdad: At least three rockets struck near Baghdad’s international airport and an adjacent military base that hosts US and other coalition advisors on Friday, damaging an abandoned commercial plane but causing no…
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Iraqi parliament to elect new President on February 7
Baghdad: Iraq’s parliament has decided to hold a new session on February 7 to elect the country’s President. The decision was made after a meeting between Parliamentary Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi and his…
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Iraq reports record daily Covid-19 cases of 8,107
Baghdad: The Iraqi Ministry of Health reported 8,107 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, the highest daily count so far in 2022, raising the nationwide caseload to 2,175,793. It also reported 10 new deaths,…
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Saudi Arabia, Iraq sign deal to link power grids
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia and Iraq has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to link the power grids of the two countries. The deal was inked by Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud…
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Iraq tightens security on border with Syria after IS militants’ jailbreak
Baghdad: Iraq has tightened security measures on the border with neighbouring Syria after a jailbreak by Islamic State (IS) terrorists in a Kurdish-controlled prison located in the latter country’s Hasakah province.On January 20,…
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IS gunmen in Iraq kill 11 soldiers in brazen barracks attack
Baghdad: Gunmen from the Islamic State extremist group attacked an army barracks in a mountainous area north of Baghdad early Friday, killing 11 soldiers as they slept, Iraqi security officials said. The…
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Iraqi court suspends newly-elected Parliament speaker
Baghdad: The Iraqi Federal Supreme Court has suspended the newly-elected Parliament Speaker and two deputies over lawsuits filed by lawmakers. The court move came at the request of two lawmakers, Basim Khashan…
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US Embassy in Baghdad confirms rocket attack targeted compound
Baghdad: The US Embassy in Baghdad came under a rocket attack targeting its compound by suspected terrorist groups on Thursday. A woman and a girl were injured in the rocket attack and…
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6 rockets hit Iraqi military airbase housing US advisers
Baghdad: Six Katyusha rockets hit on Wednesday a military airbase, housing some US experts and agencies, in Iraq’s western province of Anbar, the US military said. The attack took place in the…
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Iraqi PM confirms end of US-led combat mission in Iraq
Baghdad: Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi has confirmed the end of the US-led coalition forces’ combat mission in Iraq after the withdrawal of the forces from the country. “The combat mission of the…
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Italian FM visits Iraq to discuss ties, security issues
Baghdad: Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio paid an official visit to Iraq, during which he discussed with Iraqi leaders bilateral relations and security issues, including how to combat terrorism in the war-torn…
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Iraq military: 2 rockets strike inside Green Zone
Baghdad: Two rockets struck Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, home to the US embassy, causing property damage but no casualties, Iraq’s military said early Sunday. One rocket was destroyed by the embassy’s…
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Explosion in Iraq’s Basra kills 4
Basra: Four people were killed and four others injured on Tuesday in a motorcycle explosion in Iraq’s southern city of Basra, the Iraqi military said. The blast took place before noon when…
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Six Islamic State militants killed in airstrike in western Iraq
Baghdad: At least six militants of the Islamic State (IS) group were killed when Iraqi warplanes carried out an airstrike on their hideout in Iraq’s western province of Anbar, the Iraqi military…
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1342-year-old mud mosque discovered in Iraq
Baghdad: An excavation team from the British Museum had discovered a mud mosque in the Iraqi al-Rifa’i area, south of Dhi Qar governor, dating back to the year 60 AH or 679…
