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  New Kurdish offensive targets Islamic State group

  World | November 20, 2014 7:15 IST

  Baghdad: Iraqi Kurdish forces launched a new offensive today targeting Islamic State group extremists as a suicide bomber killed at least five people in the Kurds' regional capital.The operation came as Turkish President Recep Tayyip

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  Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi - world's most dreaded terrorist

  World | November 12, 2014 10:12 IST

  Osama Bin Laden was once the world's most feared terrorist. But now it's his follower Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi who is claiming this title.Baghdadi is a man of few words and many names. The UN

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  14 killed, 65 injured in Iraq bomb attacks

  World | October 23, 2014 6:35 IST

  Baghdad: At least 14 people were killed and 65 wounded in two car bomb attacks in the Iraqi capital city Wednesday, a police source said.A car bomb went off near the National Theater in Baghdad's

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  Baghdad car bombs kill 23

  World | October 18, 2014 10:28 IST

  Baghdad: Car bombs exploded in three crowded areas of the Iraqi capital today, killing at least 23 people, the latest in a string of deadly blasts in the city, officials said.One car bomb hit Baladiyat

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  UN Security Council condemns terrorists attacks in Iraq

  World | October 18, 2014 7:55 IST

  United Nations: The UN Security Council Friday condemned the recent vicious string of attacks in Baghdad and its surrounding provinces, demanding perpetrators be brought to justice.Those attacks, perpetrated by the terrorist organisation operating under the

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  Battles rage to hold back IS as Obama consults leaders

  World | October 16, 2014 8:24 IST

  Mursitpinar (Turkey): Kurdish and Iraqi forces fought to hold back advancing jihadists on the Syria-Turkey border and near Baghdad Wednesday as Washington pushed to rally its allies against the Islamic State group.  In the Syrian

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  Series of attacks kills at least 36 in Iraq

  World | September 19, 2014 6:35 IST

  Baghdad: A series of bomb and mortar shell attacks in and around Baghdad killed at least 36 people, Iraqi officials said today, in an assault that underscored the threat posed to the Iraqi capital by

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  13 killed in Baghdad bomb blasts

  World | September 02, 2014 7:17 IST

  Baghdad: As many as 13 people have been killed in two explosions in Iraq's capital Baghdad Monday, a police source said.Thirteen people were killed and 45 others injured when two car bombs exploded in Bayaa

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  Overnight attacks in Iraq kill at least 16 people

  World | July 21, 2014 16:22 IST

  Baghdad: Attacks overnight in two Iraqi cities killed at least 16 people, officials said on Monday as authorities struggle to stop the Sunni militants' offensive that has left huge areas in northern and western Iraq

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  Indian nurses in Iraq safe: Oomen Chandy

  National | July 04, 2014 15:59 IST

  New Delhi: 46 Indian nurses, who are in ISIS-controlled region of Iraq, are safe and efforts are on to evacuate them, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said after meeting External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today.

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  Iraq leaders under mounting pressure to pick PM

  World | June 28, 2014 14:59 IST

  Baghdad: Iraq's feuding political leaders are under mounting pressure to set aside their differences after a call by the country's most revered Shiite cleric for an agreement on the next prime minister before parliament meets

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  1,200 Chinese evacuated to Baghdad from war-hit city

  World | June 28, 2014 6:49 IST

  Beijing: Over 1,200 employees of a Chinese company have been evacuated from the war-torn Iraqi city of Samarra and moved to Baghdad, the Chinese government said Friday.The workers belong to the China Machinery Engineering Corporation

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  Iraq militia parades as insurgents seize crossing

  World | June 22, 2014 6:41 IST

  Baghdad: Thousands of heavily-armed Shiite militiamen paraded through several Iraqi cities today as Sunni militants seized two strategically located towns in what appeared to be a new offensive in western Anbar province.  The capture of

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  Free phone calls for families of Punjabis stranded in Iraq

  India | June 21, 2014 14:05 IST

  Chandigarh: The Punjab government Saturday announced it will foot the bill of phone calls made by family members of Indian men from the state who are stranded in strife-torn Iraq.A spokesperson of the Chief Minister's

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  Indian workers' passports not being returned in Iraq: Amnesty

  India | June 21, 2014 13:09 IST

  New Delhi: There was evidence that several hundreds of Indians were stranded in Najaf province of Iraq as their employer has refused to return their passports, Amnesty International said Saturday."With fighting between state forces and

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  48 foreign captives released in Iraq, no news of Indians hostages

  World | June 20, 2014 9:26 IST

  Kirkuk/New Delhi:  Militants who have seized large swathes of territory while advancing towards Iraq's capital Baghdad have released 48 foreigners, including four Turks, held captive for several days. However, there is no news of the

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  Iraq crisis: Baghdad asks US to launch air strikes against militants

  World | June 19, 2014 8:44 IST

  Baghdad: According to reports by the BBC, Baghdad has formally called on the United States to launch air strikes against jihadist militants. "We have a request from the Iraqi government for air power," confirmed top

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  Know who are ISIS militants trying to occupy Iraq?

  World | November 15, 2014 10:40 IST

  New Delhi: ISIS militants are closing in on the capital city of Baghdad in Iraq. Gun battles are on in Baquba which is less than 40 miles north of Baghdad.Some say that the ISIS that

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  In touch with Indian nurses trapped in Iraq: Govt

  India | June 17, 2014 11:36 IST

  New Delhi: The government today said it was in touch with the Indian nurses stranded in violence-hit Tikrit town in Iraq and assured every possible help to Indian citizens in the trouble-torn country.  Following a

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  MEA issues advisory; asks Indians to avoid unnecessary travel to Iraq

  India | June 15, 2014 18:18 IST

  New Delhi: Amid the unstable security situation prevailing in Iraq, the Ministry of External Affairs issued an advisory asking the Indian nationals in Iraq to leave the country by commercial means if it is safe