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  Islamic State claims responsibility for Baghdad mall attack

  World | January 12, 2016 8:58 IST

  Baghdad: Gunmen set off a car bomb at the entrance to a mall in mainly Shiite eastern Baghdad on Monday. Gunmen stormed into a Baghdad mall on Monday after setting off a car bomb and

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  Russia says warplanes hit Islamic State, denying criticism

  World | October 01, 2015 17:36 IST

  Paris : Russia today insisted its warplanes in Syria were hitting at the same terrorists targeted by the US and contradicted American criticism that its military failed to coordinate the airstrikes, describing the allegations as a "war of disinformation." Alexander

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  IS burns four Shia militiamen alive in Iraq

  World | September 01, 2015 4:28 IST

  Baghdad:  The Islamic State (IS) terrorist group aired a video of burning four Iraqi Shia militiamen said to be in revenge for earlier burning of Sunni people by government allied forces.The latest video, posted on

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  52 killed in suicide bombings in Baghdad

  World | August 18, 2015 6:03 IST

  Baghdad:  At least 52 people were killed and another 54 wounded on Monday in three suicide bombings, but also in a series of attacks launched by Iraqi forces and the US-led international coalition in the

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  Truck bombing at Baghdad market kills 67; Islamic State claims blast

  World | August 13, 2015 22:43 IST

  Baghdad: A massive truck bomb ripped through a popular Baghdad food market in a predominantly Shiite neighbourhood early today morning, killing at least 67 people, police officials said.The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the

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  US defence chief in Iraq to assess anti-Islamic State efforts

  World | July 24, 2015 2:56 IST

  Baghdad:  Pentagon chief Ashton Carter said during his first visit to Baghdad on Thursday that the United States was willing to do more to help Iraq defeat the Islamic Stategroup.But the defence secretary said the

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  UN chief slams terrorist bomb attack in Baghdad

  World | July 19, 2015 7:44 IST

  United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday condemned "in the strongest terms" a bomb attack on a market in Baghdad that killed over 100 people, media reported.Ban voiced his hope that the perpetrators "are

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  Bombings across Baghdad kill 29, wound 81: Iraqi officials

  World | July 13, 2015 6:56 IST

  Baghdad: A series of bombings Sunday across the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, killed at least 29 people and wounded 81, police officials said.No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attacks. However, the Islamic State militant group

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  Bombings kill 19 people in and around Baghdad

  World | July 05, 2015 10:40 IST

  Baghdad: A series of attacks, mainly car bombs, in Iraq killed at least 19 people and wounded dozens, authorities said.Police officials said the deadliest attack occurred Saturday night when a car bomb exploded on a

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  Top IS leader killed in coalition airstrikes in Iraq

  World | June 30, 2015 8:24 IST

  Baghdad: A prominent Islamic State leader was killed in airstrikes launched by the US-led international coalition west of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul.General Najim al-Jabouri, commander of security operations in the Nineveh province, said

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  24 killed in airstrikes, clashes with IS in Iraq

  World | June 28, 2015 10:02 IST

  Baghdad: At least 24 people were killed and 24 wounded on Saturday in Iraqi airstrikes and clashes with Islamic State (IS) militants across Iraq, security sources said.In Anbar province, at least 12 IS militants were

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  Two separate car bombs in parking lots kill 10

  World | May 29, 2015 12:27 IST

  Baghdad: Authorities in Iraq say two separate car bombs inside parking lot of two hotels have killed 10 people in the capital Baghdad.Police officials say a car bomb exploded in the parking lot of Babil

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  IS destroys 10 Saddam-era palaces in Iraq

  World | January 30, 2015 6:29 IST

  Baghdad: Islamic State (IS) militants blew up 10 palaces from the Saddam Hussein era (1979-2003) in the Iraqi city of Tikrit, the birthplace of Hussein, the late president of the country.According to police sources, among

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  26 bodies found in Iraq

  World | January 21, 2015 6:59 IST

  Baghdad: Twenty-six bodies, including 15 civilians and 11 members of Kurdish security forces, were found in northern Iraq, an official said Tuesday.Search teams from the Kurdistan regional government and Iraqi human rights ministry found these

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  Over 70 IS militants killed in northern Iraq

  World | January 12, 2015 6:51 IST

  Mosul: Over 70 Islamic State (IS) militants were killed Sunday in fierce clashes with joint Iraqi and Kurdish forces backed by US-led coalition aircrafts in northern Iraq.The battle broke out when dozens of IS militants

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  Australian PM Tony Abott makes unannounced trip to Iraq

  World | January 05, 2015 11:49 IST

  Baghdad: Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott made an unannounced visit Sunday to Baghdad, meeting with top officials to discuss ways his country can aid Iraqi forces in their fight against the Islamic State group.Abbott and

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  11 soldiers, 24 terrorists die in Iraq combat

  World | January 05, 2015 6:35 IST

  Baghdad: At least 11 soldiers and pro-governmental volunteer militia members died Sunday in a military operation launched against the radical Islamic State (IS) terrorists, which lost 24 of fighters in an air strike in Iraq.An

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  Attack on police station in Iraq kills 9 people

  World | December 07, 2014 16:05 IST

  Baghdad: Militants attacked a police station in an Iraqi village north of Baghdad, killing at least nine people Sunday, officials said.The attack started at dawn with a suicide car bomber hitting the blast walls that

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  2 car bomb attacks kill 21 people in Iraq

  World | December 04, 2014 23:23 IST

  Baghdad: A series of car bomb attacks at a group of restaurants and a market on Thursday killed 21 people in Baghdad, said Iraqi officials. Police officials said the first attack targeted a line of

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  We were detained by Iraqi Army for two days, says Areeb Majeed, ISIS recruit from Mumbai

  India | January 08, 2015 10:05 IST

  Mumbai: Areeb Majeed, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) recruit from Mumbai told the National Investigation Agency (NIA) that he and his companions had been detained by the Iraqi army for two days