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  Car bombing kills at least 11 people in Baghdad

  World | August 26, 2014 16:35 IST

  Baghdad: A car bomb exploded on Tuesday in a busy Shiite area in eastern Baghdad, killing at least 11 people, officials said, the latest in a series of attacks to shake the Iraqi capital as

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  Entire world appalled by brutal murder of James Foley: Obama

  World | August 21, 2014 6:35 IST

  Washington: US President Barack Obama today said the entire world is appalled by the brutal murder of American journalist James Foley by ISIL militants, and added that the Iraq-based terrorist group speaks for no religion

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  Militants abandoning al-Qaida to join ISIS

  World | August 10, 2014 16:42 IST

  Washington: Militants from groups affiliated with once feared al Qaeda network are abandoning their outfits to join the dreaded Islamist State that has seized swathes of territory in Iraq and Syria and been targeted in

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  Centre using NIA to frame Kashmiris in false cases: Geelani

  India | August 09, 2014 18:09 IST

  Srinagar: Hardline Hurriyat Conference leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani today alleged that the Centre was using National Investigating Agency (NIA) to frame Kashmiri people in false cases.“The NIA has become a big problem for people

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  US will intervene when innocents are facing massacre: Obama

  World | August 09, 2014 16:12 IST

  Washington: President Barack Obama today said the US would intervene every time it could to prevent “massacre of innocent people”, justifying his decision to carry out targeted airstrikes in Iraq against Islamist militants.  “The US

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  Obama administration ordered US airlines not to fly over Iraq

  World | August 09, 2014 8:54 IST

  Washington: The Obama administration ordered US airlines not to fly over Iraq following the first US airstrikes there on Friday, while carriers from other nations said they were suspending service to the Iraqi city of

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  Government to ensure safe return of Indians from Iraq: Sushma Sawraj

  India | August 04, 2014 17:42 IST

  New Delhi: Government today assured Rajya Sabha that it will “leave no stone unturned” for the safe return of Indian nationals in captivity in Iraq who are “alive and well”, and said its focus is

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  Indian captives in Iraq safe: Sushma Swaraj

  India | July 24, 2014 17:59 IST

  New Delhi: The 39 Indian workers held captive in Iraq are safe and getting proper food and water, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said Thursday."The government has got to know from various sources that they

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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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  Bombings kill at least 27 in Baghdad

  World | July 19, 2014 21:41 IST

  Baghdad: A series of bombings, including three over a span of less than 10 minutes, killed at least 27 people across Baghdad today, shaking the fragile sense of security the capital has maintained despite the

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  200 more Indians return from Iraq

  India | July 15, 2014 18:01 IST

  New Delhi: Another batch of 200 Indian nationals arrived here today from conflict-hit Iraq, taking the number of those who have returned so far to over 2,500.  “One more flight! Iraqi Airways special flight from

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  Four youths from Mumbai believed to have joined ISIS in Iraq

  India | July 15, 2014 8:26 IST

  Mumbai: As investigations into Thursday's Pune blast progress, agencies are worried about four youths from Kalyan who are reported to have left for Iraq to fight along ISIS. These youths are part of the 18

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  28 more Indians stranded in Iraq: Anurag Thakur tells Swaraj

  Politics | July 13, 2014 12:14 IST

  Shimla: BJP MP Anurag Thakur today told External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj that 28 more Indians, including six from Himachal Pradesh, are also stranded in strife-torn Iraq and asked her to ensure their early evacuation.The

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  28 more Indians stranded in Iraq: Anurag Thakur tells Swaraj

  India | July 12, 2014 22:59 IST

  Shimla: BJP MP Anurag Thakur today told External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj that 28 more Indians, including six from Himachal Pradesh, are also stranded in strife-torn Iraq and asked her to ensure their early evacuation.The

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  29 Keralite nurses return from Iraq

  India | July 12, 2014 17:40 IST

  Kochi: Another batch of 29 nurses from Kerala returned to the state from war-torn Iraq today.  The nurses, working at Baquba General hospital in Diyala in Iraq, travelled to Sharjah from where they emplaned to

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  USD 10 million for information on Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: US

  World | July 10, 2014 10:45 IST

  Washington: The US has offered a USD 10 million reward for information leading to the conviction and arrest of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the self-proclaimed leader of the "caliphate" on Iraq and Syrian territory.The award on

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  Over 200 more Indians to return from Iraq today

  India | July 09, 2014 11:18 IST

  New Delhi: A batch of over 200 Indians will be reaching New Delhi today from the conflict-hit Iraq, taking the total number of compatriots who have come back to nearly 2,300.According to the Ministry of

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  Iraq says 'terrorists' seize chemical weapons site

  World | July 09, 2014 9:09 IST

  United Nations: Iraq has informed the United Nations that the Islamic State extremist group has taken control of a vast former chemical weapons facility northwest of Baghdad where 2,500 chemical rockets filled with the deadly

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  Over 200 more Indians to return from Iraq tomorrow

  India | July 08, 2014 20:18 IST

  New Delhi: A batch of over 200 Indians will be reaching here tomorrow from the conflict-hit Iraq, taking the total number of compatriots who have come back to nearly 2,300.According to the Ministry of External

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  The master spy, Ajit Doval, went on secret mission to Iraq

  India | July 08, 2014 8:58 IST

  New Delhi: Ajit Doval, the National security adviser (NSA) went to Iraq on a secret mission to steer India's diplomatic outreach to bring home 46 nurses as well as help thousands of other Indians leave