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  Too late! Iraqi girl dies mid-air despite China-bound flight makes emergency landing in Kolkata

  World | September 26, 2024 19:20 IST

  The flight IA-473 with 100 passengers and 15 crew on board made a diversion from its course and landed at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport. The airport health officer (APHO) checked the passenger and found no pulse. Neither did the doctor find any heartbeat.

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  US diplomatic facility attacked in Baghdad 'to disrupt Iranian President first visit to Iraq'

  World | September 11, 2024 18:55 IST

  United States diplomatic facility in Baghdad came under attack late on Tuesday but there are no reports of casualties and a damage assessment is underway, a U.S. embassy spokesperson said in a statement on Wednesday.

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  Iran-backed militia leader killed in US retaliatory strike in Baghdad, Iraq condemns move

  World | January 05, 2024 14:32 IST

  The US military has come under attack at least 100 times in Iraq and Syria after the Israel-Hamas war broke out in October, usually with missiles and one-way attack drones. The US has 2,500 troops in Iraq and 900 in neighbouring Syria focused on preventing a resurgence of Islamic State militants.

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  Iraqi Airways SHOCKER: Bear escapes from its crate minutes before takeoff at Dubai airport I VIDEO

  World | August 07, 2023 8:51 IST

  The airline downplayed the incident and said it should not be blamed for the chaos as the aircraft’s crew worked with authorities in the United Arab Emirates, which dispatched specialists to sedate the animal and remove it from the plane.

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  Iraq: Clashes break out after Shiite cleric resigns from politics, 15 protesters shot dead

  World | August 30, 2022 7:28 IST

  Iraq clashes: Cement barriers outside the government palace were pulled down with ropes and the palace gates were breached.

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  Iraqi protesters storm parliament in Baghdad, second time in a week

  World | July 30, 2022 23:47 IST

  Iraqi security forces initially used tear gas and sound bombs to try to repel the demonstrators and caused several injuries. Once inside, the protesters declared an open-ended sit-in and claimed they would not disperse until their demands are answered.

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  Iraq: Protesters storm Parliament building in Baghdad, chant anti-Iran curses

  World | December 17, 2022 16:11 IST

  Iraq Parliament Protest: Caretaker Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi called for calm and restraint, and for protesters to “immediately withdraw” from the area.

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  13 police personnel killed in suspected IS attack in northern Iraq

  World | September 05, 2021 15:31 IST

  Gunmen opened fire at a federal police checkpoint in rural northern Iraq, sparking clashes that killed 13 police, a security official said Sunday. He blamed the attack on Islamic State militants.  

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  Death toll in Baghdad suburb blast rises to 30; dozen others wounded

  World | July 20, 2021 7:43 IST

  The blast happened a day before the Eid al-Adha holiday when the market was busy with shoppers looking for gifts and groceries.

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  TVS Motor Company expands presence in Iraq with new showroom in Baghdad

  Auto | May 31, 2021 14:05 IST

  TVS Motor Company on Monday opened a new showroom in Baghdad with distribution partner Ritaj International General Trade LLC.

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  Fire tears through Baghdad hospital for coronavirus patients

  World | April 25, 2021 8:12 IST

  A fire broke out in a Baghdad hospital that cares for coronavirus patients after oxygen cylinders reportedly exploded late Saturday

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  Twin suicide bombings rock central Baghdad, at least 28 dead

  World | January 21, 2021 18:37 IST

  The rare suicide bombing attack hit the Bab al-Sharqi commercial area in central Baghdad amid heightened political tensions over planned early elections and a severe economic crisis.

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  Rocket attack in Baghdad, one child killed

  World | November 18, 2020 6:43 IST

  ​Rockets struck Iraq’s capital Tuesday with four landing inside the heavily fortified Green Zone, Iraq’s military said, killing a child and wounding at least five people, signaling an end to an informal truce announced by Iran-backed militias in October.  

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  3 rockets hit Baghdad Airport, 4 cars damaged

  World | September 07, 2020 8:00 IST

  Three Katyusha rockets landed at Baghdad Airport, damaging four vehicles, the Iraqi military said. The attack took place in the evening when the rockets were fired from Abu Gharib area, west of Baghdad's city center, and landed in the airport.

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  3 rockets hit Baghdad International Airport; damage reported

  World | August 15, 2020 11:55 IST

  Three Katyusha rockets landed at the edge of Baghdad International Airport, the Iraqi military said. The attack took place on Friday evening and the three rockets were fired from al-Radhwaniyah area in southwestern Baghdad, the media office of the Iraqi Joint Operations Command said in a statement.

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  As world battles COVID-19, an old foe in ISIS is regaining ground in Iraq

  World | May 14, 2020 12:00 IST

  While most of the world is suffering from the coronavirus outbreak, an old foe in Iraq is reportedly taking full advantage of the lack of spotlight in the middle east. As per the claims made by the Norwegian forces stationed in Iraq, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has ben taking advantage of the challenges posed by the coronavirus across the planet and rebuilding its lines in the process. 

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  Iraq confirms 2 deaths, 6 new cases of COVID-19

  World | March 09, 2020 8:36 IST

  The Iraqi Health Ministry has announced two more deaths and six new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of the confirmed cases to 60 in the country, of whom up to six have died.

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  18 days on, Rajasthan family awaits mortal remains of kin from Iraq

  World | February 15, 2020 22:32 IST

  A Jhunjhunu family is running from pillar to post to bring back the body of their relative who died in Iraq's capital Baghdad over two weeks ago.

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  3 rockets strike US Embassy in Baghdad; dining hall among areas hit

  World | January 27, 2020 7:09 IST

  The US Embassy in Iraq's capital Baghdad was hit by 3 rockets in the wee hours of Monday. As per media reports, one of the rockets hit the dining hall of the embassy. Iraq's Al Sumaria TV, citing a source, said that there were several casualties inside the premises and that helicopters were working to evacuate those stuck inside the Embassy.

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  3 missiles land near US Embassy in Baghdad; rocket attack sirens go off | Video

  World | January 21, 2020 9:02 IST

  Three rockets landed in the 'green zone' near the US Embassy in Baghdad in the wee hours of Tuesday. A social media user Nafiseh Kohnavard shared a video that shows rocket attack alarms going off at the US Embassy.