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Sandstorm in Iraq sends over 1,000 to hospital

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More than 1,000 Iraqis were rushed to hospital with respiratory ailments on Thursday due to a sandstorm hitting half a dozen provinces.
Middle East

US base in Iraq comes under rocket attack

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Two Katyusha rockets hit an air base housing US military experts and agencies in Iraq's western province of Anbar on Saturday, the Iraqi military confirmed.
Middle East

Iraq military says dismantled Daesh cell, killing dozens

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A spokesman for the Iraqi armed forces has said the country’s army has managed to dismantle a cell belonging to the Daesh terrorist group that is known as “Dijla Province” killing dozens of operatives.
Middle East

Iraqi forces start second phase of Operation Strong Resolve against Daesh

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The Iraqi Army and the forces of the Popular Mobilization Units, also known as Hashd al-Shaabi, have launched a massive operation in the country’s Western al-Anbar Province to clear the region of Daesh terrorists.
Middle East

Baghdad says Turkey’s operation threatens Iraq’s national security

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The military operation of Turkey’s armed forces in northern Iraq threatens the national security of the Arab country, a statement by Iraqi President Barham Salih’s office said on Tuesday. Ankara launched a new military campaign against Kurdish forces in the north of the Middle Eastern state on Sunday evening.
Middle East

Turkey says military operation in Iraq achieves all objectives

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The Turkish military operation in northern Iraq, which was launched on Sunday, has achieved all its initial objectives, Turkey’s defense ministry announced on Monday. Ankara says it is targeting Kurdish militants in Iraqi Kurdistan.
Middle East

More al-Sarkhi members nabbed amid their call for destruction of Shia sites in Iraq

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Iraqi security forces say they have detained 12 more members of al-Sarkhi group amid widespread protests by Shias over the group’s call for demolition of holy shrines and other sacred sites in the country.
Middle East

Report: Ain al-Asad base in Iraq comes under attack

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Reports coming out of Iraq say the Ain al-Asad base that hosts US forces has come under a missile and drone attack. The base is in Iraq’s western province of al-Anbar.
Middle East

Iraqi parliament fails to elect president for third time

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Iraqi lawmakers have failed for a third time on Wednesday to select a head of state, further deepening a political crisis spurred by infighting following general elections five months ago.
Middle East

Iraqi parliament fails to elect president, session postponed

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The Iraqi parliamentary session which was set to elect a new president on Saturday has been adjourned to Wednesday, as the body failed to meet the quorum.
Middle East

Kataeb Hezbollah: Resistance capable of defending Iraqi airspace

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Iraq’s Kataeb Hezbollah says resistance groups in the country are capable of defending its airspace, stressing that this gives them deterrence against any airstrikes by the US.
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Iranian envoy says missile strike not against Iraq but Zionist spies

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Iran’s Ambassador to Baghdad says Sunday’s missile attack by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps against targets in Iraq’s Kurdistan region was not an attack on Iraq’s sovereignty, but against a spying base belonging to the Israeli regime.
Middle East

A dozen ballistic missiles hit Erbil: Kurdish officials

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A dozen ballistic missiles launched from outside Iraq have struck Erbil, the capital of the northern Iraqi Kurdistan region, Kurdish officials confirmed. They added there are no casualties.
Middle East

Report: New Daesh chief Abu Bakr Baghdadi’s brother

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The new leader of Daesh, whose appointment the group announced on Thursday, is the brother of slain former so-called caliph of the terror group Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, according to two Iraqi security officials and one Western security source.
Middle East

Iraq’s top court bars Hoshyar Zebari from running for presidency

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The Iraqi federal court has ruled that, Kurdish leader Hoshyar Zebari is not eligible to run for the presidency, according to the state news agency.
Media Wire

Iraq parliament delays selection of new president

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Iraq's parliament on Monday indefinitely postponed a scheduled vote for the selection of country's president after most major political blocs boycotted the session.
Media Wire

Source: US mercenary behind Baghdad airport attack

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Iraqi intelligence forces took into custody the perpetrator of a recent rocket attack on the Baghdad International Airport compound, who confessed to his affiliation with the United States.
Media Wire

Iraq boosts security on Syrian border after Daesh jailbreak

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Iraq has tightened security measures on the borderline with neighboring Syria after a jailbreak by militants of the Daesh terror group in a Kurdish-controlled prison in Hasakah Province.
Middle East

Report: Iraq Shia leaders discuss “parliamentary coalition”

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The leaders of two key Shia political groups in the Iraqi parliament have reportedly held a coordination meeting in the city of Najaf, in a first meeting after the controversial elections that saw the Muqtada al-Sadr bloc win a majority.
Media Wire

US base in Iraq comes under drone attack

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An airbase housing US military forces and aircraft near the Iraqi capital Baghdad has come under a drone attack. Air raids on positions of American troops in the Arab country are on the rise.
Middle East

US military camp in Iraq hit by rocket attack

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A rocket has hit an Iraqi military base housing American troops near Baghdad International Airport, Iraqi security and military sources say.
Middle East

US base in Iraq comes under fresh attempted drone attack

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For the second time in 24 hours, the US-led coalition force in Iraq says it has foiled a drone attack on a base hosting American troops in the country.
Middle East

New Iraqi parliament to convene early next year

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Iraq's new parliament will convene on January 9, according to a decree issued on Thursday by President Barham Salih.
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Iraq PM announces end of foreign troops combat mission

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The Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, has announced the complete withdrawal of the foreign combat forces from the war-hit country.
Media Wire

Iraq top court ratifies parliamentary election results

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Iraq’s Supreme Court has ratified October’s parliamentary election results, rejecting complaints by some factions over ‘irregularities’ during the vote.
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