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  Iraq: Rockets hit Balad airbase that hosts US troops

  World | January 12, 2020 23:44 IST

  Four rockets have hit Balad airbase in Iraq that hosts US troops. Four troops are reportedly injured. As per Reuters, the attack involves mortar shelling. The news agency said that mortar bombs fell on the airbase's runway. The airbase is located 80 km north of Iraqi capital Baghdad.

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  Pak Foreign Minister speaks to Iraq, Bahrain counterparts over evolving situation in Middle East

  World | January 11, 2020 7:05 IST

  Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday had a telephonic conversation with his counterparts from Iraq and Bahrain as part of its diplomatic outreach in the context of the evolving situation in the Middle East.

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  US, British top-brass accuse Iran of shooting down civilian aircraft; Trudeau backs theory

  World | January 10, 2020 6:50 IST

  US and British top leaderships on Thursday claimed that it was 'highly likely' that Iran shot down the civilian Ukrainian jetliner that crashed after taking off from Tehran airport on Tuesday. The officials have said that there is a major possibility that Iran downed the aircraft by mistake and blamed it on engine failure to cover its tracks.

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  Here's why Iran may have 'deliberately missed' hitting US targets in missile attacks

  World | January 09, 2020 16:50 IST

  Iran did fire missiles at US targets in Iraq. But did it really want destroy them? Read the story to know more.

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  Trump Iran Address: Major statements made by the US President

  India | January 09, 2020 6:56 IST

  Donald Trump Iran address: Here are the major statements US President Donald Trump made during his address.

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  Your foot will be cut from the region, leave now: Iran tells US

  World | January 09, 2020 1:51 IST

  It is worth noting that Iran has a unique advantage in Middle East/West Asia, due to its geographical position. USA is engaged in long-drawn wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Afghanistan has seen a major resurgence of Taliban and other terrorist outfits whom the US had vowed to eliminate after 9-11 terror attacks in 2001.

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  Why Al-Assad Air Base in Iraq is important for United States

  World | January 08, 2020 16:51 IST

  Iran missile strikes on Al-Assad Air Base in Iraq is not just an attack on a major military complex. Iran may have wanted to send signal globally that it is in a mood to retaliate after Qasem Soleimani's death in US drone strike.

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  'A slap was delivered last night': Ayatollah Khamenei on rocket attack at US base in Iraq

  World | January 08, 2020 14:31 IST

  Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has said a slap was delivered last night after Iran targeted US bases in Iraq taking revenge over the killing of their top general Qasem Soleimani in a US airstrike.

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  Iran vows to take action against Instagram for deactivating users reacting on killing of Soleimani

  India | January 08, 2020 15:56 IST

  According to Iran, Instagram has been deleting accounts or removing relevant content put up by several Iranians on the killing of top Irani General in a US airstrike.

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  US issues emergency restriction for Iraq, Iran, Persian Gulf airspace after missile attacks

  India | January 08, 2020 15:57 IST

  The US aviation authority has prohibited its civil flight operators from using the airspace over Iraq, Iran and the Gulf, hours after Iran fired over a dozen ballistic missiles targeting at least two American bases in response to the killing of its General Qasem Soleimani in a drone strike.

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  Trump tweets 'All is well' after Iran bombs Iraqi bases housing US troops, to issue statement later

  World | January 08, 2020 9:29 IST

  US President Donald Trump took to Twitter and said 'All is Well' after Iran targeted Iraqi bases housing US troops in retaliation to the killing of its top general Qasem Soleimani in a US airstrike.

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  Iranian Revolutionary Guards tell US to recall its troops after hitting Iraqi bases

  World | January 08, 2020 7:19 IST

  Iranian Revolutionary Guards has asked US to 'recall troops' from Iraq hours after Iran strike back with ballistic missiles at US troops housing at Iraq bases, taking revenge for killing its top general Qassem Soleimani.

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  US-led coalition announces preparation to withdraw from Iraq

  World | January 07, 2020 8:39 IST

  The US-led international coalition fighting the Islamic State (IS) militant group has announced its preparation to exit Iraq after the resolution of the Iraqi parliament to withdraw foreign forces.

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  China issues safety warning to its citizens in US

  World | January 06, 2020 7:36 IST

  China on Sunday issued a safety warning to its citizens living in the US, advising them to stay alert and take precautions before visiting public places in the wake of escalating tensions between Iran and America following the killing of Iran's top military commander Qassem Soleimani.

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  US Embassy and air force base in Iraq under attack a day after Qasem Soleimani's death

  World | January 05, 2020 0:34 IST

  US Embassy and Air Force base in Iraq were the target of separate rocket attacks just a day after US took down Iran's military commander Qasem Soleimani. Two rocket missiles were fired at the embassy in Baghdad. While US Air Base is located in Balad.

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  Soleimani's body to reach Iran after Iraq funeral processions

  World | January 04, 2020 15:22 IST

   The body of top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani, who was killed in a US airstrike ordered by President Donald Trump, will reach Tehran after funeral processions in the Iraqi capital Baghdad and the cities of Najaf and Karbala, a media report said.

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  US carries out second air raid in Iraq, kills 6 pro-Iran PMF militia

  World | January 04, 2020 9:37 IST

  In what is a second US attack on Iraqi soil in as many days, 6 Popular Mobilisation Force (PMF) locally known as Hashd al-Shaabi paramilitary personnel have been killed, local media reports are claiming. The development comes a day after US killed top Iranian General Qasem Soleiman in a strike at the Baghdad airport.

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  SECURITY ALERT: US urges its citizens to leave Iraq immediately

  World | January 03, 2020 15:31 IST

  The United States has urged US citizens to leave Iraq “immediately." A State Department statement on Friday cites “heightened tensions in Iraq and the region." Iran has vowed "harsh retaliation" after a US airstrike killed Iran's top military commander General Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad.

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  US embassy in Baghdad attacked, guards launch stun grenades at protestors

  World | December 31, 2019 17:41 IST

  Dozens of angry Iraqi Shiite militia supporters broke into the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad on Tuesday after smashing a main door and setting fire to a reception area, prompting tear gas and sounds of gunfire. An Associated Press reporter at the scene saw flames rising from inside the compound and at least three U.S. soldiers on the roof of the main embassy building.

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  15 killed in Iraqi capital as assailants fire live rounds

  World | December 07, 2019 10:13 IST

  The attack came as anti-government demonstrators occupied parts of Jumhuriya, Sinak and Ahar bridges in a standoff with security forces.