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Iraq's Population Rises To 45.4 Million As First Census Held In Over 30 Years
Iraq's population has risen to 45.4 million, according to preliminary results from a national census, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said on Monday.
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Suicide Truck Bomber Kills At Least 15 In Iraq: Report
A suicide bomber detonated a pick-up truck on Wednesday in Sadr City, a heavily populated poor Shi'ite suburb of Baghdad, killing at least 15 and wounding 50, security sources said.
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United Nations Warns Mosul Displacement Could Be Worst In Years
The United Nations warned today that a military offensive to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from the ISIS group could result in the worst population displacement in years.
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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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Muslim-Dominated Nations Hold Negative Views on ISIS: Survey
In 11 countries with significant Muslim population people hold overwhelmingly negative views about the Islamic State with the exception of Pakistan where most people have no definite opinion on the terror group, according to a new research.
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Northern Iraq's Displaced Get Own Radio Station
A radio station catering specifically to northern Iraq's large displaced population began broadcasting on Sunday near the Kurdish capital Arbil.
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Opinion: What ISIS Achieves With Its Images Of Destruction
The militants understand that assaults on art with Biblical associations are likely to generate a firestorm in countries with large Christian populations, and that is what they have achieved, says Phiroze Vasunia.
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Indonesia Arrests Six for Attempting to Join Islamic State Militants
Indonesian police on Saturday arrested six people just before they were about to fly to Syria to join the Islamic State group, the latest in a growing wave of sympathisers emerging from the world's most populous Muslim nation.
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13.6 Million Displaced by Wars in Iraq and Syria: UN
About 13.6 million people, equivalent to the population of London, have been displaced by conflicts in Syria and Iraq, and many are without food or shelter as winter starts, the UN refugee agency UNHCR said on Tuesday.
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UN Says 13.6 Million Displaced by Wars in Iraq And Syria
About 13.6 million people, equivalent to the population of London, have been displaced by conflicts in Syria and Iraq, many without food or shelter as winter starts, the U.N. refugee agency said UNHCR on Tuesday.
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Iraq PM Orders Halt to Shelling of Civilian Areas
Iraq's prime minister said on Saturday he has ordered the army to stop shelling populated areas held by militants in order to spare the lives of "innocent victims" as the armed forces struggle to retake cities and towns seized by the Islamic State extremist group this summer.
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Iraqi Premier Halts Army Shelling on Civilians
Iraq's prime minister says he has ordered the army to stop shelling populated areas held by the Islamic State group.
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Indonesia President Says Islamic State 'Embarrassing' Muslims
The president of the world's most populous Muslim-majority country, Indonesia, on Thursday called the actions of Islamic State militants "embarrassing" to the religion and urged Islamic leaders to unite in tackling extremism.
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Ancient Christian Population of Mosul Flees Islamic State
The ancient Christian community of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul had all but fled by Saturday, ending a presence stretching back nearly two millennia after radical Islamists set them a midday deadline to submit to Islamic rule or leave.
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Iraq Sunnis Play Down Islamic State Role in 'Popular Revolt'
Iraqi Sunni leaders in exile said on Wednesday that last month's flare-up of violence was the result of a "popular revolt" against the Shiite-dominated government of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.
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Iraq's Population Rises To 45.4 Million As First Census Held In Over 30 Years
Iraq's population has risen to 45.4 million, according to preliminary results from a national census, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said on Monday.
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Suicide Truck Bomber Kills At Least 15 In Iraq: Report
A suicide bomber detonated a pick-up truck on Wednesday in Sadr City, a heavily populated poor Shi'ite suburb of Baghdad, killing at least 15 and wounding 50, security sources said.
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United Nations Warns Mosul Displacement Could Be Worst In Years
The United Nations warned today that a military offensive to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from the ISIS group could result in the worst population displacement in years.
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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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Muslim-Dominated Nations Hold Negative Views on ISIS: Survey
In 11 countries with significant Muslim population people hold overwhelmingly negative views about the Islamic State with the exception of Pakistan where most people have no definite opinion on the terror group, according to a new research.
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Northern Iraq's Displaced Get Own Radio Station
A radio station catering specifically to northern Iraq's large displaced population began broadcasting on Sunday near the Kurdish capital Arbil.
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Opinion: What ISIS Achieves With Its Images Of Destruction
The militants understand that assaults on art with Biblical associations are likely to generate a firestorm in countries with large Christian populations, and that is what they have achieved, says Phiroze Vasunia.
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Indonesia Arrests Six for Attempting to Join Islamic State Militants
Indonesian police on Saturday arrested six people just before they were about to fly to Syria to join the Islamic State group, the latest in a growing wave of sympathisers emerging from the world's most populous Muslim nation.
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13.6 Million Displaced by Wars in Iraq and Syria: UN
About 13.6 million people, equivalent to the population of London, have been displaced by conflicts in Syria and Iraq, and many are without food or shelter as winter starts, the UN refugee agency UNHCR said on Tuesday.
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UN Says 13.6 Million Displaced by Wars in Iraq And Syria
About 13.6 million people, equivalent to the population of London, have been displaced by conflicts in Syria and Iraq, many without food or shelter as winter starts, the U.N. refugee agency said UNHCR on Tuesday.
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Iraq PM Orders Halt to Shelling of Civilian Areas
Iraq's prime minister said on Saturday he has ordered the army to stop shelling populated areas held by militants in order to spare the lives of "innocent victims" as the armed forces struggle to retake cities and towns seized by the Islamic State extremist group this summer.
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Iraqi Premier Halts Army Shelling on Civilians
Iraq's prime minister says he has ordered the army to stop shelling populated areas held by the Islamic State group.
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Indonesia President Says Islamic State 'Embarrassing' Muslims
The president of the world's most populous Muslim-majority country, Indonesia, on Thursday called the actions of Islamic State militants "embarrassing" to the religion and urged Islamic leaders to unite in tackling extremism.
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Ancient Christian Population of Mosul Flees Islamic State
The ancient Christian community of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul had all but fled by Saturday, ending a presence stretching back nearly two millennia after radical Islamists set them a midday deadline to submit to Islamic rule or leave.
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Iraq Sunnis Play Down Islamic State Role in 'Popular Revolt'
Iraqi Sunni leaders in exile said on Wednesday that last month's flare-up of violence was the result of a "popular revolt" against the Shiite-dominated government of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.
