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Iraq condemns Iranian attacks on Kurdistan region
Baghdad: Iraq has strongly condemned Iran’s cross-border bombardments on Iranian Kurdish opposition parties’ positions in the semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan in northern Iraq. “The repeated attacks carried out by Iranian and Turkish…
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2 dead, 10 injured in Iranian missile attack on Iraqi Kurdistan
Baghdad: At least two people were killed and 10 injured in a series of Iranian missile strikes that targeted, on Monday, the headquarters of the Iranian Kurdish party in the Koysanjak district of Erbil…
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Tehran will not tolerate armed terrorists in Kurdistan: Iran FM
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has said Tehran will not tolerate the continued presence of “armed terrorists” in Iraq’s Kurdistan region as well as their actions and movements against Iran’s security.…
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Iraq’s regional Kurdistan parliament extends legislative term for 1 year
Baghdad: The lawmakers of Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region have voted to extend the current four-year legislative term of the regional parliament for one more year. In a session held on Sunday, the 111-seat…
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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…
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Iranian Commander vows serious response to any Israeli ‘aggression’
Tehran: Esmail Qaani, the Quds Force Commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), said his forces will seriously respond to “any aggression” by Israel, Tasnim news agency reported. “If an act…
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Several rockets land near US consulate in Iraq’s Erbil: Reports
Baghdad: Strong explosions were heard in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, late on Saturday night, Shafaq News reported citing an Iraqi security source. “Rockets landed near the US…
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Turkey launches air strike on Iraqi Kurdistan
Ankara: Turkey on Thursday launched an air attack on Iraqi Kurdistan in response to the killing of a Turkish diplomat in the region, the country’s defence minister said. The Turkish vice consul…
