Iraq
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Soleimani's body to reach Iran after Iraq funeral processions
World | Jan 04, 2020, 03:22 PM ISTThe 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 | Jan 04, 2020, 09:37 AM ISTIn 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 | Jan 03, 2020, 03:31 PM ISTThe 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 | Dec 31, 2019, 05:41 PM ISTDozens 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 | Dec 07, 2019, 10:13 AM ISTThe attack came as anti-government demonstrators occupied parts of Jumhuriya, Sinak and Ahar bridges in a standoff with security forces.
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US Vice President Mike Pence makes unscheduled visit to Iraq
World | Nov 24, 2019, 07:14 AM ISTAt least 320 people have died and more than 15,000 others have been injured in the ongoing unrest, including members of security forces, according to figures issued by the Iraqi High Commission for Human Rights.
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In Pictures: Graffiti at Baghdad tunnel amid massive protests in Iraq
World | Nov 22, 2019, 02:17 PM ISTThe tunnel passes under Baghdad’s Tahrir Square, the epicenter of the protests where thousands of people are camped out in a giant sit-in that has taken on the feel of a vibrant mini-city.
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Death toll in Iraq protests rises to 319; over 15,000 injured
World | Nov 11, 2019, 07:26 AM ISTA month-long protest in Iraq which is widely being considered as the biggest in the country since the fall of Saddam Hussein, has already claimed over 300 lives while over 15,000 have been injured.
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Iraq protesters storm Baghdad bridge, medic killed
World | Nov 06, 2019, 11:39 PM ISTAnti-government protesters in Iraq stormed the fourth bridge Wednesday in central Baghdad, where security forces pushed them back with batons and tear gas, wounding dozens, and a medic was killed near another bridge while aiding demonstrators.
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Anti-government protests rage in Iraq, 7 killed
World | Oct 27, 2019, 09:00 AM ISTThe new violence brought the number of demonstrators killed to 49 in two days of protesting, according to an Associated Press tally. The semi-official Iraq High Commission for Human Rights, which accounts for violence in additional cities in southern Iraq, put the death toll at 63.
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12 Islamic State militants killed in Iraq
World | Oct 10, 2019, 07:04 AM ISTThe army raided an ISIS hideout northwest of Salahudin's capital Tikrit, some 170 km north of Baghdad, Abdul Muhsin Hatem, commander of Salahudin operations, said in a statement.
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Toll in Iraq protests climb to 26, more than 1,500 injured
World | Oct 04, 2019, 09:20 AM ISTAli al-Bayati, a member of the Iraqi Independent High Commission for Human Rights (IHCHR), told reporters on Thursday night that the toll of violence that accompanied the protests during the three days in Baghdad and some provinces rose to 26, including two security personnel, reports Xinhua news agency.
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31 Iraqi pilgrims killed, 100 injured in stampede in Karbala
World | Sep 10, 2019, 09:14 PM ISTAs many as 31 Iraqi pilgrims were killed and 100 others injured in a stampede in Karbala. The incident happened when a walkway collapsed, setting off a stampede as thousands of Shiite Muslims marked Muhurram.
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Air strikes hit Syria-Iraq border
World | Sep 09, 2019, 03:13 PM ISTThe Israeli military said one of its drones "fell inside southern Lebanon during routine operations".
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8 Islamic State militants killed in Iraq
World | Sep 09, 2019, 07:54 AM ISTEight Islamic State (IS) militants were killed on Sunday in an airstrike by the US-led coalition aircraft in Iraq's Nineveh province while security forces captured nine IS extremists in Salahudin province, the Iraqi military said.
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Two Iraqi children get new lease of life at Delhi hospital
India | Aug 11, 2019, 04:25 PM ISTThe girls, Staish Azad Khalil (2) and Naveen Yaseen (7), were critical and would not have survived long without medical attention, doctors said. Upon their arrival recently to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH) from Erbil, where they were living in a camp for internally displaced people, the children were evaluated, the hospital said in a statement.
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Punjabi youth stranded in Iraq to return on July 27: Harsimrat Kaur Badal
India | Jul 22, 2019, 10:19 PM ISTUnion Food Processing Industries Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Monday said that all the seven Punjabi youth, who are stranded in Erbil in Iraq for the last eight months after being duped by a travel agent, would return to their homeland on July 27.
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US-led airstrike kills 3 IS militants in Iraq
World | Jul 08, 2019, 07:44 AM ISTAlso in the province, two civilians were wounded in a roadside bomb explosion on the edges of the city of Jalawla, some 135 km from Baghdad, al-Saadi said, adding the roadside bomb was apparently planted by IS militants.
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Navy SEAL acquitted of murder in killing of captive in Iraq
World | Jul 03, 2019, 07:19 AM ISTThe verdict was met with an outpouring of emotion as the military jury also cleared Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher of attempted murder in the shootings of two civilians and all other charges except for posing for photos with the body of the dead captive.
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EAM directed Indian Embassy in Iraq to take immediate step to ensure return of 7 youths: Harsimrat
World | Jun 13, 2019, 08:27 PM ISTUnion Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal Thursday said External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has directed the Indian Embassy in Iraq to take immediate steps to ensure the return of seven Punjab based youths.