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Iraqi Teen Collapses In Plane, Dies After Emergency Landing In Kolkata
An Iraqi Airways flight from Baghdad to Guangzhou in China made a medical emergency landing at the Kolkata airport after a passenger on board suddenly fell ill, officials said on Thursday.
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Explosion At US-Led Coalition Base In Iraq Ahead Of Iran President's Visit
Iraqi security forces said an explosion was heard at a US-led coalition's military base at the Baghdad International Airport late Tuesday, a day before Iran's president was due to visit.
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Iraq Sentences British Man To 15 years In Prison For Smuggling Artifacts
Iraqi authorities had arrested James Fitton, 66, at Baghdad International Airport in March for carrying small fragments of ancient pottery in his baggage.
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Six Rockets Target Baghdad Airport In Iraq, Plane Damaged: Report
Six rockets were fired at the Iraqi capital's airport at dawn on Friday, causing damage but no casualties, two security sources said.
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2 Armed Drones Brought Down In Iraq Near Baghdad Airport
The US-led coalition against the Islamic State group in Iraq shot down two armed drones targeting its compound at Baghdad airport early Monday, a coalition source told AFP.
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Baghdad Airport Attack Carried Out With "Booby-Trapped Drone"
A rocket attack on Wednesday evening targeting Baghdad airport, where US soldiers are posted, was carried out with a "booby-trapped drone", a security official told AFP -- a technique increasingly used by pro-Iran groups.
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Two Rockets Target Baghdad Airport Base Housing US Troops
Two rockets targeted an airbase at Iraq's Baghdad airport housing US-led coalition troops on Sunday, in the second such attack in 10 days, the Iraqi army said.
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At Least 5 Iraqi Civilians Killed In Anti-US Rocket Attack
Three Iraqi children and two women from the same family were killed Monday when a rocket targeting Baghdad airport, where US troops are stationed, fell instead on their home, the army said.
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Over 50 Dead In Stampede At Funeral Of Iran General Killed By US: Report
A stampede at the funeral for a top Iranian general killed 40 people and injured more than 200 on Tuesday in the southeastern city of Kerman, state television reported.
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Iran Designates All US Forces "Terrorists" For Killing General: Report
Iran's parliament passed a bill on Tuesday designating all US forces "terrorists" over the killing of a top Iranian military commander in a US strike last week. Qasem Soleimani, the popular head of the Revolutionary Guards' foreign operations arm, was killed in a US drone strike outside Baghdad airport on Friday, ratcheting up tensions between the ...
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Markets Extend Losses; Sensex Falls 250 Points, Nifty Breaks 12,200
The European indices, including CAC, DAX and FTSE, shed more than 1 per cent in early trades and Asian shares slipped after US air strikes killed a top Iranian commander, intensifying geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. The air strikes killed the head of Iran's elite Quds Force and a top Iraqi militia leader at the Baghdad airport on Friday.
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Top Iran, Iraq Military Officers Killed In "US Strike" At Baghdad Airport: Report
Top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani was killed in a US strike on Baghdad's international airport on Friday, Iraq's powerful Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary force has said, in a dramatic escalation of tensions between Washington and Tehran.
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8 Killed In Rocket Attack On Baghdad Airport: Report
Three Katyusha rockets fell on Baghdad International Airport, the Iraqi military-run Security Media Cell said early on Friday.
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Rockets Hit Iraq Military Complex Housing US Forces, 6 Injured: Report
Several rockets slammed into an Iraqi military complex that hosts US forces next to Baghdad International Airport on Monday, wounding six Iraqi troops, the military said.
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Massive 'Yes' Vote In Iraqi Kurd Independence Referendum
Iraq's Kurds announced a massive "yes" vote for independence on Wednesday following a referendum that has incensed Baghdad and sparked international concern
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Iraqi Teen Collapses In Plane, Dies After Emergency Landing In Kolkata
An Iraqi Airways flight from Baghdad to Guangzhou in China made a medical emergency landing at the Kolkata airport after a passenger on board suddenly fell ill, officials said on Thursday.
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Explosion At US-Led Coalition Base In Iraq Ahead Of Iran President's Visit
Iraqi security forces said an explosion was heard at a US-led coalition's military base at the Baghdad International Airport late Tuesday, a day before Iran's president was due to visit.
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Iraq Sentences British Man To 15 years In Prison For Smuggling Artifacts
Iraqi authorities had arrested James Fitton, 66, at Baghdad International Airport in March for carrying small fragments of ancient pottery in his baggage.
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Six Rockets Target Baghdad Airport In Iraq, Plane Damaged: Report
Six rockets were fired at the Iraqi capital's airport at dawn on Friday, causing damage but no casualties, two security sources said.
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2 Armed Drones Brought Down In Iraq Near Baghdad Airport
The US-led coalition against the Islamic State group in Iraq shot down two armed drones targeting its compound at Baghdad airport early Monday, a coalition source told AFP.
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Baghdad Airport Attack Carried Out With "Booby-Trapped Drone"
A rocket attack on Wednesday evening targeting Baghdad airport, where US soldiers are posted, was carried out with a "booby-trapped drone", a security official told AFP -- a technique increasingly used by pro-Iran groups.
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Two Rockets Target Baghdad Airport Base Housing US Troops
Two rockets targeted an airbase at Iraq's Baghdad airport housing US-led coalition troops on Sunday, in the second such attack in 10 days, the Iraqi army said.
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At Least 5 Iraqi Civilians Killed In Anti-US Rocket Attack
Three Iraqi children and two women from the same family were killed Monday when a rocket targeting Baghdad airport, where US troops are stationed, fell instead on their home, the army said.
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Over 50 Dead In Stampede At Funeral Of Iran General Killed By US: Report
A stampede at the funeral for a top Iranian general killed 40 people and injured more than 200 on Tuesday in the southeastern city of Kerman, state television reported.
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Iran Designates All US Forces "Terrorists" For Killing General: Report
Iran's parliament passed a bill on Tuesday designating all US forces "terrorists" over the killing of a top Iranian military commander in a US strike last week. Qasem Soleimani, the popular head of the Revolutionary Guards' foreign operations arm, was killed in a US drone strike outside Baghdad airport on Friday, ratcheting up tensions between the ...
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Markets Extend Losses; Sensex Falls 250 Points, Nifty Breaks 12,200
The European indices, including CAC, DAX and FTSE, shed more than 1 per cent in early trades and Asian shares slipped after US air strikes killed a top Iranian commander, intensifying geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. The air strikes killed the head of Iran's elite Quds Force and a top Iraqi militia leader at the Baghdad airport on Friday.
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Top Iran, Iraq Military Officers Killed In "US Strike" At Baghdad Airport: Report
Top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani was killed in a US strike on Baghdad's international airport on Friday, Iraq's powerful Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary force has said, in a dramatic escalation of tensions between Washington and Tehran.
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8 Killed In Rocket Attack On Baghdad Airport: Report
Three Katyusha rockets fell on Baghdad International Airport, the Iraqi military-run Security Media Cell said early on Friday.
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Rockets Hit Iraq Military Complex Housing US Forces, 6 Injured: Report
Several rockets slammed into an Iraqi military complex that hosts US forces next to Baghdad International Airport on Monday, wounding six Iraqi troops, the military said.
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Massive 'Yes' Vote In Iraqi Kurd Independence Referendum
Iraq's Kurds announced a massive "yes" vote for independence on Wednesday following a referendum that has incensed Baghdad and sparked international concern
