Ayatollah Sistani urges PM Maliki to step aside
BAGHDAD: Iraq's most influential Shi'ite cleric urged political leaders on Friday to refrain from clinging… Read More
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Iraq
Saudi Arabia investigates imams who did not condemn al Qaeda attack
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's Islamic Affairs Ministry is investigating 17 mosque imams in the capital Riyadh… Read More
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Convert, pay tax, or die, ISIL warns Iraq’s Christians
The statement issued by the Islamic State, the al Qaeda offshoot which led last month's… Read More
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Taliban debate merits of ISIL’s caliphate announcement
WAZIRISTAN: The Afghan Taliban have urged Muslims to avoid extremism and remain united, a message… Read More
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Iraq chaos fuels Kurds’ independence dream, but hurdles remain
BAGHDAD: A grave, freshly dug and adorned with pebbles, is the modest tribute to one… Read More
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Iraqi Kurdish president asks parliament to prepare for independence vote
ARBIL: The president of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region asked its parliament on Thursday to plan… Read More
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Saudi Arabia deploys 30,000 soldiers to border with Iraq: al-Arabiya TV
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has deployed 30,000 soldiers to its border with Iraq after Iraqi soldiers withdrew from the… Read More
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U.S. increases security at overseas airports amid bomb concerns
WASHINGTON: The United States said on Wednesday it would increase security at overseas airports with… Read More
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Syria-Iraq ‘caliph’ incites Muslims to holy war
DUBAI:The leader of the al Qaeda offshoot now calling itself the Islamic State has called… Read More
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After Iraq gains, ISIS declares itself Islamic ‘caliphate’
BEIRUT: An offshoot of al Qaeda which has seized territory in Iraq and Syria has declared itself an… Read More
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Iraqi army presses Tikrit assault as lawmakers scramble to fill posts
BAGHDAD: Iraq's army sent tanks and armored vehicles to try to dislodge insurgents from the… Read More
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Saudi king tells Kerry he will press Sunnis to join Iraq government
SHANNON Ireland: Saudi King Abdullah pledged in talks with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry… Read More
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Armed U.S. aircrafts now flying over Iraq – defense officials
WASHINGTON: The Obama administration is flying armed aircrafts over Iraq, defense officials said on Friday,… Read More
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Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric calls for prime minister to be chosen by Tuesday
BAGHDAD: The most influential Shi'ite cleric in Iraq called on the country's leaders on Friday… Read More
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Iraq helicopter crashes in airborne commando assault on Tikrit
Iraqi forces launched an airborne assault on rebel-held Tikrit on Thursday with commandos flown into… Read More
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Militants attack Iraq air base, U.S. advisers arrive
BAGHDAD: Militants attacked one of Iraq's largest air bases and seized control of several small… Read More
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Kerry urges Kurds to save Iraq from collapse
ARBIL: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry held crisis talks with leaders of Iraq's autonomous… Read More
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More than 1,000 killed in Iraq violence in June: UN
GENEVA: More than 1,000 people, mainly civilians, have been killed and roughly the same number… Read More
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Iran rejects U.S. action in Iraq, ISIL tightens Syria border grip
ANBAR, IRAQ: Iran's supreme leader accused the United States on Sunday of trying to retake… Read More
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