Iraq
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Saddam Hussein's former top aide Tariq Aziz's body has gone missing in Iraq
World | Jun 12, 2015, 07:52 AM ISTAmman: The body of Tariq Aziz, Saddam Hussein's former top aide who died last week in prison in Iraq, went missing today after it was snatched in Baghdad while en route to Jordan for burial,
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Islamic State turns Iraqi church into a mosque
World | Jun 09, 2015, 07:41 AM ISTBaghdad: The Islamic State will open a new mosque from a "converted" ancient church in the Iraqi city of Mosul on Wednesday, a year to the day after the militant group overran the city, a
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Amazon stops selling ISIS propaganda magazine 'Dabiq'
World | Jun 08, 2015, 09:27 AM ISTNew Delhi: American e-commerce company Amazon has stopped selling the ISIS propaganda magazine 'Dabiq', two weeks after it was briefly available for sale on the website.Four different copies of ISIS' magazine 'Dabiq' were available in
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Iraq: At least 14 killed in suicide car bomb attack
World | Jun 07, 2015, 07:53 AM ISTBaquba: At least 14 people were killed and 18 injured late on Saturday in a suicide car bomb attack at a market in Iraq's Balad Ruz town in Diyala province.Amer al-Kilani, a member of the
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Airstrikes killed over 10,000 ISIS militants in 9 months: US
World | Jun 04, 2015, 03:43 PM ISTBeirut/ Amman: A US official said today that more than 10,000 Islamic State militants have been killed by American-led airstrikes in Iraq and Syria in nine months, offering a body count for a campaign that
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American accent superior editing: IS revamps recruitment, with savvy professional broadcasts
World | Jun 01, 2015, 09:18 PM ISTParis: After a selection of tunes, the presenter with an American accent offers "a glimpse at our main headlines." IS militants have just seized three Iraqi cities. A bomb blows up a factory, killing everyone
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American accent, superior editing: IS revamps recruitment, with savvy, professional broadcasts
India | Jun 01, 2015, 09:14 PM ISTParis: After a selection of tunes, the presenter with an American accent offers "a glimpse at our main headlines." IS militants have just seized three Iraqi cities. A bomb blows up a factory, killing everyone
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Hope to bring back 39 abducted Indians from Iraq soon: Sushma Swaraj
National | Jun 01, 2015, 07:59 AM ISTNew Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Sunday that her "only regret" in her year in office has been the failure so far to bring back the 39 abducted Indians from Iraq, which
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Two separate car bombs in parking lots kill 10
World | May 29, 2015, 12:27 PM ISTBaghdad: 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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Jeb Bush holds Barack Obama responsible for Iraq unrest
World | May 21, 2015, 07:40 AM ISTPortsmouth (New Hampshire): Jeb Bush sharply criticized President Barack Obama on Tuesday for withdrawing troops from Iraq, but he declined to say whether he would order additional ground forces into the country to repel Islamic
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Chandy praises Modi's help in evacuating Keralites
National | May 19, 2015, 01:28 PM ISTThiruvananthapuram: Politically he doesn't agree with the prime minister but Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy is happy that Narendra Modi helped evacuate Keralites from troubled spots in the Middle East.Asked to sum up one year
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Over 6,500 families displaced in Iraq's Ramadi city
World | May 19, 2015, 06:57 AM ISTUnited Nations: More than 6,500 families have been displaced as the Islamic State (IS) militant group has reached the Iraqi city of Ramadi, deputy UN spokesperson Farhan Haq said here on Monday.Among the 6,500 families
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500 killed, 8,000 fled as Ramadi fell to IS, says Iraq official
World | May 18, 2015, 02:10 PM ISTDohuk (Iraq): A spokesman for the governor of Iraq's Anbar province on Monday said that about 500 people both civilians and Iraqi soldiers are estimated to have been killed over the past few days as
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ISIS militants take full control of Iraq city of Ramadi
World | May 18, 2015, 06:54 AM ISTRamadi (Iraq): The Islamic State (IS) militant group has taken full control of the Iraqi city of Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province, after the security forces withdrew from their positions, a provincial security source
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Suicide car bomb attacks kill 15 security personnel in Iraq
World | May 17, 2015, 09:12 PM ISTBAGHDAD (AP): Suicide car bomb attacks killed 15 members of Iraqi security forces Sunday in Ramadi, which now is largely held by the Islamic State group, authorities said.Police and army officials said four nearly
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Islamic State seizes government compound in Iraq's Ramadi
World | May 16, 2015, 08:28 AM ISTBaghdad: Islamic State militants seized the main government headquarters in Ramadi, raising their black flag over the compound and setting it ablaze hours after a series of suicide car bombings heralded the start of a
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Iraq says airstrike kills senior Islamic State commander
World | May 13, 2015, 10:10 PM ISTBaghdad: Iraq's Defense Ministry said Wednesday an airstrike by the U.S.-led coalition killed a senior Islamic State commander and others near the extremist-held city of Mosul. While the coalition said it conducted an airstrike there
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Iraq: Suicide attacks on Shiite mosques kill 22 worshippers
World | May 08, 2015, 08:10 PM ISTBaghdad: Militants carried out a series of suicide attacks today against Shiite mosques in northeastern Iraq killing at least 22 worshippers, including a senior police officer, officials said.In the town of Balad Ruz, a suicide
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US arms Pakistan with 14 combat aircrafts, 59 trainer jets, 374 armoured carriers
World | May 06, 2015, 02:22 PM ISTWashington: The US has handed over to Pakistan 14 combat aircraft, 59 military trainer jets and 374 armoured personnel carriers, which were earlier used by American forces in Afghanistan and Iraq.As the US withdraws its
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US posts hefty bounty of $20 million on four key IS figures
World | May 06, 2015, 10:56 AM ISTWashington: The US administration has posted a bounty of $20 million for information on four key figures of the Islamic State (IS), an extremist group it is fighting in Iraq and Syria.The State Department is