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UN: 189 children killed in Iraq this year
Middle East
December 6, 2015
UN: 189 children killed in Iraq this year
Since the beginning of the year, 189 children have been killed and another 301 injured in conflict-affected Iraq, the UN…
Baghdad calls on Ankara to ‘immediately’ withdraw troops
Middle East
December 5, 2015
Baghdad calls on Ankara to ‘immediately’ withdraw troops
Iraq calls on Turkey to "immediately" withdraw forces, including tanks and artillery, it has deployed in the country's north without…
CNN: Which nations are attacking ISIS?
Middle East
December 3, 2015
CNN: Which nations are attacking ISIS?
In the wake of the Paris terror attacks, allies in the fight against ISIS are signaling readiness to intensify attacks…
Russia says it has proof Turkey involved in Islamic State oil trade
Middle East
December 2, 2015
Russia says it has proof Turkey involved in Islamic State oil trade
Russia's defence ministry said on Wednesday it had proof that Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his family were benefiting from…
US senators call for 20,000 troops in Syria and Iraq
Middle East
November 30, 2015
US senators call for 20,000 troops in Syria and Iraq
Two senior US senators called on Sunday for Washington to nearly triple military force levels in Iraq to 10,000 and…
Iran says US has plan to divide Iraq, pleads with Iraqis to resist
Middle East
November 24, 2015
Iran says US has plan to divide Iraq, pleads with Iraqis to resist
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday accused the United States of trying to divide Iraq along sectarian and…
Iraq closes northern airspace over missiles launched at Syria
Middle East
November 23, 2015
Iraq closes northern airspace over missiles launched at Syria
Iraq closed its northern airspace to commercial flights on Monday for at least two days due to military traffic from…
IS claims deadly Iraq mosque attack
Middle East
November 21, 2015
IS claims deadly Iraq mosque attack
The Islamic State jihadist group has claimed an attack at a Shi'ite mosque south of the Iraqi capital that officials…
‘I’ll warm myself on fire of revenge’: Hatred hangs in ruins of Iraq’s Sinjar
Middle East
November 19, 2015
‘I’ll warm myself on fire of revenge’: Hatred hangs in ruins of Iraq’s Sinjar
The picnic tables on the mountainside overlooking the town of Sinjar are a vestige of a time when different communities…
Iraq to supply crude oil and natural gas to Egypt and Jordan
Business
November 15, 2015
Iraq to supply crude oil and natural gas to Egypt and Jordan
Egypt signed a memorandum of understanding on Sunday to receive crude oil and natural gas from Iraq, Egypt's minister of…