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Iraq: 5 IS militants killed in Salahudin province
Baghdad: Iraqi security forces have killed five IS militants in Salahudin province and captured three others, the Iraqi military said. Iraqi warplanes conducted an airstrike on an IS position in the province,…
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Strikes in Syria hit fuel convoy from Iraq; Iranians killed
Baghdad: Late night airstrikes in eastern Syria along the border with Iraq targeted Iran-backed militiamen, inflicting casualties, Syrian opposition activists said Wednesday. According to two paramilitary officers in Iraq, some of those…
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American aid worker shot dead in Baghdad; Iraq PM orders probe
Baghdad: An American citizen working for a non-governmental relief organization was killed after being shot in the Karrada neighborhood of Baghdad, after a failed attempt to kidnap him, local media reported. Stephen…
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Saudi Arabia’s PIF establishes 5 regional investment companies
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s crown prince and Prime Minister, Mohammed bin Salman, on Wednesday announced that the Public Investment Fund (PIF) has established five regional companies in Jordan, Bahrain, Sudan,…
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Gulf countries condemn Iranian attacks on Iraqi Kurdistan
Gulf countries on Thursday strongly condemned the attacks launched by Iran on the Kurdistan region of Iraq, Wednesday, which left 13 dead and more than 58 injured. 13 people were killed and…