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Journey to statehood still long for Iraq Kurds
Middle East

Journey to statehood still long for Iraq Kurds

Many Iraqi Kurds hailed last week’s announcement of a September referendum on independence as historic, but major obstacles will remain…
Turkish soldier killed in northern Iraq after Islamic State fires rockets: army
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Turkish soldier killed in northern Iraq after Islamic State fires rockets: army

A Turkish soldier was killed and another wounded in northern Iraq on Saturday when rockets fired by Islamic State during…
Turkish military strikes PKK in northern Iraq, kills 24 militants
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Turkish military strikes PKK in northern Iraq, kills 24 militants

Turkish warplanes struck Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) targets in northern Iraq and killed 24 PKK fighters in southeast Turkey on…
Islamic State rocket kills US Marine in Iraq: Pentagon
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Islamic State rocket kills US Marine in Iraq: Pentagon

A US Marine who was part of the coalition fighting Islamic State was killed in a rocket attack by the…
Kurds launch new assault on Islamic State in northern Iraq
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Kurds launch new assault on Islamic State in northern Iraq

Kurdish forces attacked Islamic State insurgents in a cluster of villages in Iraq's northern province of Kirkuk on Wednesday, bent…
Jailed Islamic State militant still longs for martyrdom
Middle East

Jailed Islamic State militant still longs for martyrdom

The airstrike obliterated its target in northern Iraq and sent the men scattering. Four of them dived into a river…
Suicide bomber kills 22 inside Iraqi Shia mosque
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Suicide bomber kills 22 inside Iraqi Shia mosque

A suicide bomber disguised as a mourner killed at least 22 people inside a Shia Muslim mosque in northern Iraq…
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