Iraq
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Islamic State committed crimes against humanity in Iraq: UN
World | November 02, 2017 23:52 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 | October 27, 2017 23:21 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 | October 22, 2017 20:45 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 | October 22, 2017 16:37 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 | October 17, 2017 6:28 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 | October 13, 2017 19:53 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 | October 07, 2017 21:52 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 | October 05, 2017 22:51 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 | September 30, 2017 17:22 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 | September 28, 2017 22:30 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 | September 17, 2017 14:58 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 | September 16, 2017 23:53 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 | September 14, 2017 20:28 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
Politics | July 27, 2017 14:41 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
Politics | July 26, 2017 15:37 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 | July 24, 2017 23:44 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.
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Iraq says search on for 39 abducted Indians, Swaraj to discuss issue with Iraqi counterpart today
World | July 24, 2017 7:01 ISTThe Iraq Embassy on Sunday informed India that search operations are underway to locate the 39 missing Indians, which were taken hostage by the Islamic State in Mosul in 2014
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Swaraj to hold talks with Iraqi counterpart on 39 abducted Indians
India | July 23, 2017 20:44 ISTIraq Embassy to India today said that search operations are underway to locate the 39 missing Indians who were taken as prisoners by the Islamic State in 2014.
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Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari to visit India next week
India | July 21, 2017 21:09 ISTThe External Affairs Ministry today said Ibrahim al-Jaafari will pay his first official visit to India from July 24-28 at the invitation of Sushma Swaraj.
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