Shi’ite militias open fire in Iraqi mosque, killing 30 Sunnis
Iraqi Shi'ite militiamen opened fire on minority Sunni Muslims in a mosque on Friday, killing… Read More
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Iraq
U.S. military continues to strike Islamic State in Iraq -U.S. officials
WASHINGTON: U.S. war planes continue to strike Islamic State targets in Iraq despite the militants'… Read More
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ISIL says it beheaded U.S. journalist; holds another
BAGHDAD/BEIRUT: Islamic State insurgents released a video on Tuesday purportedly showing the beheading of U.S.… Read More
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Iraq Kurds retake Mosul dam from ISIL
BAGHDAD: Iraqi and Kurdish forces recaptured Iraq's biggest dam from Islamist militants with the help… Read More
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U.S. says conducts air strikes in Iraq near Arbil and Mosul dam
WASHINGTON: The United States on Saturday conducted air strikes in Iraq against Islamic State fighters… Read More
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Maliki of Iraq steps down
BAGHDAD: Nuri al-Maliki finally bowed to pressure within Iraq and beyond on Thursday and stepped… Read More
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Iraq’s Maliki finally leaves premiership paving way for Haider al-Abadi
BAGHDAD: Nuri al-Maliki finally bowed to pressure within Iraq and beyond on Thursday and stepped… Read More
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United States sends another 130 military personnel to Iraq
WASHINGTON: The Obama administration has sent about 130 additional military personnel to Iraq, U.S Defense Secretary… Read More
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US ready to help new Iraq PM, Iran welcomes choice
BAGHDAD: Iraq's new prime minister-designate won swift endorsements from uneasy mutual allies the United States… Read More
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Iraq’s highest court paves way for Maliki to serve third term
BAGHDAD: Iraq's highest court ruled on Monday that Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's bloc is… Read More
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Islamic State killed 500 Yazidis, buried some victims alive – Iraq
BAGHDAD: Islamic State militants have killed at least 500 members of Iraq's Yazidi ethnic minority… Read More
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No optical illusion: Obama balances world crises with golf, time off
OAK BLUFFS: President Barack Obama gave Americans an update on U.S. military strikes in Iraq… Read More
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Obama says won’t let Islamic militants create caliphate – NYT
WASHINGTON: U.S. President Barack Obama said he was willing to consider broader use of military… Read More
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US bombs Islamic State after Obama call to prevent Iraq ‘genocide’
BAGHDAD: U.S. warplanes bombed Islamist fighters marching on Iraq's Kurdish capital on Friday after President Barack… Read More
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Obama orders air strikes on ISIL in Iraq
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama said on Thursday he had authorized "targeted" U.S. air strikes against… Read More
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ISIL surges in North Iraq, near Kurdistan border
ARBIL: Islamist militants surged across northern Iraq toward the capital of the Kurdish region on… Read More
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Islamic State grabs Iraqi dam, oilfield in victory over Kurds
BAGHDAD: Islamic State fighters seized control of Iraq's biggest dam, an oilfield and three more… Read More
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Iraqi militias execute, hang 15 people: police
BAGHDAD: Shi'ite militia forces executed 15 Sunni Muslims and then hung them by electricity poles… Read More
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U.S. approves $700 million sale of Hellfire missiles to Iraq
WASHINGTON: The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of 5,000 Hellfire missiles to Iraq… Read More
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Police find 15 corpses in Baghdad in bloody start to Muslim Eid holiday
Iraqi police on Monday found the corpses of 15 people, including three women shot in… Read More
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