Iraq Crisis
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Car bombing kills at least 11 people in Baghdad
World | Aug 26, 2014, 04:35 PM ISTBaghdad: 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 | Aug 21, 2014, 06:35 AM ISTWashington: 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 | Aug 10, 2014, 04:42 PM ISTWashington: 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 | Aug 09, 2014, 06:09 PM ISTSrinagar: 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 | Aug 09, 2014, 04:12 PM ISTWashington: 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 | Aug 09, 2014, 08:54 AM ISTWashington: 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 | Aug 04, 2014, 05:42 PM ISTNew 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 | Jul 24, 2014, 05:59 PM ISTNew 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 | Jul 21, 2014, 04:22 PM ISTBaghdad: 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 | Jul 19, 2014, 09:41 PM ISTBaghdad: 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 | Jul 15, 2014, 06:01 PM ISTNew 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 | Jul 15, 2014, 08:26 AM ISTMumbai: 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
National | Jul 13, 2014, 12:14 PM ISTShimla: 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 | Jul 12, 2014, 10:59 PM ISTShimla: 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 | Jul 12, 2014, 05:40 PM ISTKochi: 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 | Jul 10, 2014, 10:45 AM ISTWashington: 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 | Jul 09, 2014, 11:18 AM ISTNew 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 | Jul 09, 2014, 09:09 AM ISTUnited 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 | Jul 08, 2014, 08:18 PM ISTNew 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 | Jul 08, 2014, 08:58 AM ISTNew 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