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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. 

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  US Vice President Mike Pence makes unscheduled visit to Iraq

  World | November 24, 2019 7:14 IST

  At 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 | November 22, 2019 14:17 IST

  The 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 | November 11, 2019 7:26 IST

  A 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 | November 06, 2019 23:39 IST

  Anti-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 | October 27, 2019 9:00 IST

  The 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 | October 10, 2019 7:04 IST

  The 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 | October 04, 2019 9:20 IST

  Ali 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 | September 10, 2019 21:14 IST

  As 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 | September 09, 2019 15:13 IST

  The 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 | September 09, 2019 7:54 IST

  Eight 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 | August 11, 2019 16:25 IST

  The 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 | July 22, 2019 22:19 IST

  Union 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 | July 08, 2019 7:44 IST

  Also 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 | July 03, 2019 7:19 IST

  The 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 | June 13, 2019 20:27 IST

  Union 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.

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  Rouhani slams 'unprecedented' US pressure on Iran

  World | May 12, 2019 16:49 IST

  Rouhani's comments on Saturday came amid rising tensions with Washington which last week deployed warships and warplanes to the Gulf. He said the renewed US sanctions had led to worse economic conditions than during the country's 1980-88 war with neighbouring Iraq.

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  Iraq captures 186 Islamic State militants

  World | February 12, 2019 8:45 IST

    Maan said that the extremist militants were captured following the liberation of Anbar in late 2017, and that they are responsible for killing civilians from al-Bun Nimr tribe for refusing to join the extremist group.  

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  Donald Trump makes surprise visit to Iraq; meets US soldiers

  World | December 27, 2018 7:06 IST

  Iraq declared IS defeated within its borders in December 2017, but Trump’s trip was shrouded in secrecy, which has been standard practice for presidents flying into conflict areas.