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Kayhan: After Syria, it’s Iraq’s turn; Israel aims to reach Euphrates

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Tehran-based Kayhan newspaper reported in its Saturday edition that within 48 hours of the fall of Bashar al-Assad's government in Syria earlier this month, Israel carried out around 300 attacks on the ountry.
Middle East

US top diplomat meets Iraq PM during unannounced visit to Baghdad to discuss Syria

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United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met Iraq Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani for talks on the future of neighbouring Syria in the wake of the fall of Bashar al-Assad during an unannounced visit to Baghdad.
Middle East

Baghdad condemns Israeli letter to UN as pretext to justify assault against Iraq

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Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani has slammed an Israeli letter to the United Nations Security Council demanding immediate action against resistance groups launching retaliatory attacks on key targets across the occupied territories, as a “pretext to justify aggression against Iraq".
Middle East

Iraq complains to UN over Israel’s use of its airspace for strike on Iran

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Iraq has condemned Israel’s use of its airspace to attack neighbouring Iran in a protest letter sent to United Nations secretary general, Antonio Guterres, and the UN Security Council.
Middle East

Israel says two soldiers killed in Iraqi drone strike

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An Iraqi drone attack killed two soldiers in northern Israel, according to the Israeli military officials.
Middle East

US outlines withdrawal plans from Iraq

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The United States will conclude the American-led international mission in Iraq over the next twelve months, as announced in a joint statement from Baghdad and Washington.
Middle East

US confirms Daesh leaders killed in joint operation in Iraq

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The US Central Command (CENTCOM) has confirmed that its forces and Iraq conducted a raid in Western part of the Arab country that resulted in the deaths of 14 Daesh operatives in late August.
Middle East

Washington and Baghdad agree on plan to withdraw US troops: Report

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US and Iraqi negotiators have agreed on a plan regarding the withdrawal of American soldiers from the Arab country after US troops came under repeated attacks by armed groups.
Middle East

Islamabad claims 50,000 Pakistani pilgrims disappeared in Iraq

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Almost 50,000 Pakistani pilgrims have disappeared in Iraq, Islamabad's minister for religious affairs has claimed.
Middle East

Baghdad labels PKK as ‘banned organization’

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The Iraqi government has issued a directive for state institutions to refer to the Kurdistan Workers' Party as a "banned organization" in official correspondence.
Middle East

Iraq rocked by another summer of widespread power cuts

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People took to the streets across Iraq as anger over widespread power cuts during punishing summer heat once again boiled over.
Middle East

Bodies of dozens likely Daesh victims recovered from mass grave in Iraq

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Iraqi authorities have uncovered the remains of tens of people in a mass grave in northern Iraq, likely victims of the Daesh terror group.
Middle East

Iraqi TikTok star shot dead in Baghdad

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Iraqi social media star Ghufran Sawadi, better known as Umm Fahad, was shot dead outside her home in the capital Baghdad, a police source told CNN.
Middle East

Turkey’s president in Iraq to push for reset of bilateral ties, cooperation against PKK

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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan began a rare visit to Iraq on Monday aiming to reset rocky bilateral relations with a raft of deals covering energy, trade and security cooperation against Kurdish PKK militants.
Middle East

One killed, several injured in blast at Iran-aligned group’s base in Iraq

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At least one person was killed and 20 were injured after an explosion at a military base in Iraq used by the Tehran-aligned Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), according to security sources.
Middle East

Baghdad, Washington hold talks on ending coalition’s mission: Iraqi army

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Baghdad and Washington held talks on ending the presence of U.S.-led coalition forces in Iraq, the Iraqi military has announced.
Middle East

Iraqi security advisor does not rule out presence of Mossad agents in Erbil

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Iraq’s national security advisor Qassam Al-Araji has indicated that the presence of the Israeli spy agency Mossad in the Kurdistan region cannot be discounted.
Middle East

Talks resume on US-led coalition withdrawal: Iraq

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Iraq has announced that it has resumed negotiations with the United States on the future of the coalition, expressing hope that they would not be disrupted and lead to an outcome soon.
Middle East

US drone attack kills Iraq-based militia leaders: CENTCOM

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The US carried out a drone strike in the Iraqi capital on Wednesday night that killed three members of the Kataib Hezbollah militia, including a senior commander. The US  Central Command (CENTCOM) has taken responsibility for the raid.
Middle East

Iraqi PM: US-led military coalition will ultimately wind down its presence in the country

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Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani has stated the US-led military coalition, purportedly formed to fight the Daesh terrorist group, will eventually end its mission in the Arab country.
Middle East

UN envoy in Iraq to resign within weeks, says country ‘on a knife edge’

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Head of the United Nations political mission in Iraq Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert has told the UN Security Council she expects to step down at the end of May, adding the Arab country was “on a knife edge”.
Middle East

US admits it did not give Iraq notice of attacks despite earlier claims

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Washington has admitted it did not notify the Iraqi government before its recent airstrikes in the country after a top White House official claimed Baghdad had been informed in advance.
Americas

US says Iraq should do more to combat militia groups that attack American soldiers

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White House national security spokesperson John Kirby has stated that the Iraqi government should work with the US to combat "the threats" posed by militia groups on its own soil.
Middle East

Iraq says US attacks killed at least 16, including civilians

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US airstrikes on Iraq on Friday killed at least 16 people, including civilians, and injured 25 others, according to a statement by the Iraqi government spokesperson.
Foreign Policy

Iran slams US attacks on Iraq and Syria as strategic mistake

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Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has categorically condemned the United States’ military attacks on areas in Iraq and Syria, calling them as adventurism and a strategic mistake.
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