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  More US air strikes on Islamic State militants in northern Iraq

  World | September 01, 2014 8:36 IST

  Washington: US forces continued their attack on Islamic State (IS) militants in northern Iraq with two more air strikes conducted Sunday, the army said.The two air strikes carried out by fighter jets include one near

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  Know more about Saddam Hussain's personal life (in pics)

  World | August 07, 2013 9:17 IST

  New Delhi: Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussain was born in a village called al-Auja, outside of Tikrit in northern Iraq. Either just before or just after his birth, his father disappeared from his life. Some accounts

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  Insurgent target Shia mosques in Iraq, kill 30 people

  World | November 28, 2012 9:31 IST

  Baghdad, Nov 28:  Insurgents launched attacks against security forces and civilians in central and northern Iraq on Tuesday, killing at least 30 people  and wounding dozens, officials said. Shiite mosques in Baghdad were main targets,

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  Car Bomb Kills 8 In Northern Iraq

  World | January 16, 2012 17:11 IST

  Baghdad, Jan 16: A car bomb killed at least eight people outside the northern city of Mosul on Monday, Iraq officials said, in the latest in a series of attacks to target the country's Shiites