Iraq
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Islamic State is 'not yet defeated', says Theresa May
World | Dec 10, 2017, 06:11 AM ISTBritish Prime Minister Theresa May on Saturday congratulated her Iraqi counterpart Haider Abadi over the Islamic State victory, but warned the militant group is "not yet defeated".
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Iran-Iraq earthquake: Death toll mounts to 407, over 6,500 injured
World | Nov 13, 2017, 08:38 PM ISTA powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit the mountainous region along the border between Iran and Iraq on Sunday, killing at least 407 people and injuring over 6,500.
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Egypt’s President el-Sissi says Iraq, Syria militants headed to Libya
World | Nov 09, 2017, 06:10 PM ISTPresident Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi also said Egypt’s ongoing arms buildup was designed in part to equip the country to deal with terrorism and redress the “strategic imbalance” in the region created by conflict.
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Islamic State committed crimes against humanity in Iraq: UN
World | Nov 02, 2017, 11:52 PM ISTThe report, prepared by UNAMI and OHCHR, documents mass abductions and the use of thousands of civilians as human shields by ISIS.
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Iraq halts troops tasked to retake land from Kurdish control
World | Oct 27, 2017, 11:21 PM ISTThe order was given to “prevent clashes and bloodshed between the sons of one nation,” Haider al-Abadi said in a written statement.
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US pushes Saudi Arabia, Iraq on united front to counter Iran
World | Oct 22, 2017, 08:45 PM ISTRex Tillerson said countries outside of the region could also play a role, primarily by shunning the powerful Revolutionary Guards, which play a major role in Iran’s economy.
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US-allied force takes Syria’s largest oil field from ISIS
World | Oct 22, 2017, 04:37 PM ISTISIS captured Al-Omar in 2014, when the group swept across large areas in Syria and neighboring Iraq.
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Iraqi forces push into disputed city as Kurds withdraw
World | Oct 17, 2017, 06:28 AM ISTThe move by the Iraqi military and its allied militias so soon after neutralizing the Islamic State in northern Iraq hinted at a country that could once again turn on itself after disposing of a common enemy.
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Iraqi Kurds send reinforcements to disputed Kirkuk
World | Oct 13, 2017, 07:53 PM ISTIraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has ruled out the use of military force against the Kurds.
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Russian airstrikes kill 120 ISIS militants, 60 mercenaries in Syria
World | Oct 07, 2017, 09:52 PM ISTThe Russian airstrikes destroyed an IS strongpoint in the town of Albu Kamal near the Syrian-Iraqi border.
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Iraq says it has retaken northern town from Islamic State
World | Oct 05, 2017, 10:51 PM ISTIraqi forces have driven IS from nearly all the cities and towns it seized in the summer of 2014, including the country’s second largest city, Mosul, which was liberated in July.
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Iraqi military preparing to take control of Kurdish borders
World | Sep 30, 2017, 05:22 PM ISTOn Friday evening, Iraq instituted a flight ban that halted all international flights from servicing the territory’s airports.
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ISIS releases purported audio message from al-Baghdadi, calls for attacks on western media
World | Sep 28, 2017, 10:30 PM ISTIn the 46-minute audio recording, Baghdadi has called for attacks on Western media and references North Korean threats to the US.
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Fate of 39 Indian workers unknown, says Iraqi PM
World | Sep 17, 2017, 02:58 PM ISTIraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says the fate of 39 Indians captured by the Islamic State group when the extremists initially overran Mosul three years ago is still unknown
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Iraqi PM says fate of 39 Indian workers unknown
World | Sep 16, 2017, 11:53 PM ISTIraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says the fate of 39 Indians captured by the Islamic State group when the extremists initially overran Mosul three years ago is still unknown.
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50 killed in suicide attacks in southern Iraqi province of Dhi Qar, ISIS claims responsibility
World | Sep 14, 2017, 08:28 PM ISTThere were no immediate claims of responsibility for the deadly attacks, but such assaults bear the hallmarks of those carried out by the Islamic State.
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Will not declare 39 missing Indians dead without solid proof, reiterates Sushma Swaraj
National | Jul 27, 2017, 02:41 PM IST"I repeat, I will not declare them (the missing Indians) dead until we have concrete evidence to that effect," she told Rajya Sabha.
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Won't declare 39 Indians held captive in Iraq dead without proof: Sushma tells LS
National | Jul 26, 2017, 03:37 PM ISTSwaraj said that ‘files will not be closed unless we are convinced that they are dead’, adding that ‘credible sources have told the government that they all are alive’.
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Declaring someone dead without proof is a sin, says Sushma Swaraj in the parliament
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Not sure if they are alive or dead: Iraq on 39 missing Indians
India | Jul 24, 2017, 11:44 PM ISTIraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Eshaiker al-Jafari today said his government has no substantial evidence whether the 39 Indians who went missing in Mosul three years ago have been killed or are still alive.