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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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US Embassy In Baghdad, Stormed By Protesters Over Air Strikes, Evacuated
The U.S. ambassador to Iraq and other staff were evacuated from their embassy in Baghdad for their safety on Tuesday, Iraqi officials said, as thousands of protesters and militia fighters outside the gate denounced U.S. air strikes in Iraq.
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US Will Respond With "Great Force" If Iran Attacks Interests: Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump warned on Monday Iran would be met with "great force" if it attacked US interests in the Middle East, and government sources said Washington strongly suspects Shi'ite militias with ties to Tehran were behind a rocket attack in Baghdad's Green Zone.
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US General Says Will Not Support Shi'ite Militia In Mosul Campaign
The US-led coalition will not support Shi'ite militia who might seek to participate in the campaign to retake Mosul from ISIS and it is up to Baghdad to decide their role, a top US general told Pentagon reporters on Wednesday.
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At Least 17 Civilians Killed In ISIS Bombings In Baghdad
Separate suicide bombings ripped through busy commercial areas in Shia milita dominated neighborhoods of the Iraqi capital on Tuesday, killing at least 17 civilians, officials said.
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Suicide Attack Kills At Least 14 In Baghdad, Say Iraqi Officials
A police officer says the suicide bomber blew himself up on Monday inside a restaurant in Dhi Qar province that is frequented by Shiite paramilitary militia fighters.
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Iraqi Army Declares Victory Over ISIS In Ramadi
Iraq's army said on Sunday it had defeated ISIS fighters in a provincial capital west of Baghdad, the first major victory for the US-trained force since it collapsed in the face of an assault by the militants 18 months ago.
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Heavy Fighting as Iraqi Forces Try to Surround Falluja
Iraqi Shi'ite fighters and army troops made gains north of Falluja on Sunday but their efforts to seal off Islamic State militants in the city met heavy resistance, including suicide bomb attacks, army sources and militia fighters said.
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Iraqi Forces Say Most of Baiji Town Recaptured From Islamic State
Iraqi forces have cleared Islamic State militants from most of the northern town of Baiji and hope to drive them from the nearby oil refinery within days, a spokesman for the Shi'ite militias leading the fight said today.
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US Says Iraqi Forces Lack Will to fight Islamic State
Washington on Sunday accused Iraqi forces of lacking the will to fight the Islamic State group, which scored a resounding victory a week earlier with the capture of Ramadi.
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Islamic State Jihadists Take Ramadi But Pinned Back in Palmyra
The Islamic State group sealed its capture of Ramadi Sunday after a dramatic pullout by Iraqi forces but was prevented by Syrian troops from taking the heritage site of Palmyra.
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4 Killed in Baghdad Car Bombing Near Shiite Headquarters
A car bomb blast near the Baghdad headquarters of a Shiite militia fighting the Islamic State jihadist group in Iraq killed at least four civilians today, police said.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Downplays Criticism of Saudi Airstrikes on Yemen
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi sought Thursday to walk back sharp criticism of the Saudi air campaign against Shiite militias in Yemen, and welcomed news that the Saudi embassy in Baghdad will reopen.
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Iraq's Tikrit Offensive Stalled By Islamic State Bombs
Iraq's huge offensive to retake Tikrit from the Islamic State group is being stalled by bombs planted by the jihadists holding out in the city, a militia spokesman said today.
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Islamic State Beheads 'Recruiters' for Pro-Baghdad Militia
The Islamic State group posted pictures today of the beheadings of four men it said were recruiters for pro-government militia fighting its militants in northern Iraq.
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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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US Embassy In Baghdad, Stormed By Protesters Over Air Strikes, Evacuated
The U.S. ambassador to Iraq and other staff were evacuated from their embassy in Baghdad for their safety on Tuesday, Iraqi officials said, as thousands of protesters and militia fighters outside the gate denounced U.S. air strikes in Iraq.
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US Will Respond With "Great Force" If Iran Attacks Interests: Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump warned on Monday Iran would be met with "great force" if it attacked US interests in the Middle East, and government sources said Washington strongly suspects Shi'ite militias with ties to Tehran were behind a rocket attack in Baghdad's Green Zone.
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US General Says Will Not Support Shi'ite Militia In Mosul Campaign
The US-led coalition will not support Shi'ite militia who might seek to participate in the campaign to retake Mosul from ISIS and it is up to Baghdad to decide their role, a top US general told Pentagon reporters on Wednesday.
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At Least 17 Civilians Killed In ISIS Bombings In Baghdad
Separate suicide bombings ripped through busy commercial areas in Shia milita dominated neighborhoods of the Iraqi capital on Tuesday, killing at least 17 civilians, officials said.
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Suicide Attack Kills At Least 14 In Baghdad, Say Iraqi Officials
A police officer says the suicide bomber blew himself up on Monday inside a restaurant in Dhi Qar province that is frequented by Shiite paramilitary militia fighters.
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Iraqi Army Declares Victory Over ISIS In Ramadi
Iraq's army said on Sunday it had defeated ISIS fighters in a provincial capital west of Baghdad, the first major victory for the US-trained force since it collapsed in the face of an assault by the militants 18 months ago.
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Heavy Fighting as Iraqi Forces Try to Surround Falluja
Iraqi Shi'ite fighters and army troops made gains north of Falluja on Sunday but their efforts to seal off Islamic State militants in the city met heavy resistance, including suicide bomb attacks, army sources and militia fighters said.
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Iraqi Forces Say Most of Baiji Town Recaptured From Islamic State
Iraqi forces have cleared Islamic State militants from most of the northern town of Baiji and hope to drive them from the nearby oil refinery within days, a spokesman for the Shi'ite militias leading the fight said today.
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US Says Iraqi Forces Lack Will to fight Islamic State
Washington on Sunday accused Iraqi forces of lacking the will to fight the Islamic State group, which scored a resounding victory a week earlier with the capture of Ramadi.
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Islamic State Jihadists Take Ramadi But Pinned Back in Palmyra
The Islamic State group sealed its capture of Ramadi Sunday after a dramatic pullout by Iraqi forces but was prevented by Syrian troops from taking the heritage site of Palmyra.
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4 Killed in Baghdad Car Bombing Near Shiite Headquarters
A car bomb blast near the Baghdad headquarters of a Shiite militia fighting the Islamic State jihadist group in Iraq killed at least four civilians today, police said.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Downplays Criticism of Saudi Airstrikes on Yemen
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi sought Thursday to walk back sharp criticism of the Saudi air campaign against Shiite militias in Yemen, and welcomed news that the Saudi embassy in Baghdad will reopen.
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Iraq's Tikrit Offensive Stalled By Islamic State Bombs
Iraq's huge offensive to retake Tikrit from the Islamic State group is being stalled by bombs planted by the jihadists holding out in the city, a militia spokesman said today.
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Islamic State Beheads 'Recruiters' for Pro-Baghdad Militia
The Islamic State group posted pictures today of the beheadings of four men it said were recruiters for pro-government militia fighting its militants in northern Iraq.
