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Blinken Says Threats From Iran-Backed Terrorists "Totally Unacceptable"
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made a surprise visit to Baghdad on Sunday following a trip to the occupied West Bank earlier in the day. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani met Blinken.
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Israeli Flags Burnt In Iraq As Thousands Rally In Support Of Palestine
Thousands of Iraqis poured onto the streets of Baghdad Friday in support of Palestinians amid Israeli air strikes on Gaza in reprisal for a deadly Hamas attack, state television said.
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"If They Intervene...": Iraq Politician Warns US Amid Israel-Hamas War
Hadi Al-Amiri, a powerful Iraqi politician close to Iran and a key figure in the cross-party alliance backing Iraq's government, has threatened to target U.S. interests if Washington intervenes to support Israel in its conflict with Hamas in Gaza.
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Iran Offers Support To New Iraq PM, Demands Removal Of US Forces
Iran on Sunday offered its full support for new Iraqi prime minister Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi and reiterated its backing for the government's demand for U.S. forces to leave the country.
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Donald Trump Agrees US-Iraq 'Security Partnership'
President Donald Trump and his Iraqi counterpart Barham Saleh agreed on Wednesday on the need for a continued US military role in the country, the White House said.
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How Hours Of Forewarning Saved US, Iraqi Lives From Iran's Missile Attack
By midnight, not a single fighter jet or helicopter remained out in the open, said one of the sources, an intelligence officer. Another Iraqi intelligence source said U.S. troops even seemed to know the timing of the attack, saying they seemed "totally aware" the base would be attacked "after midnight."
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2 Rockets Hit Iraq Capital Baghdad's Green Zone, Day After Iran Attack
Two rockets crashed late Wednesday into the Iraqi capital's Green Zone, the high-security enclave where foreign embassies including the US mission are based, security sources told AFP.
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"World Cannot Afford War": US Democrats On Iran Missile Strike
Democrats in the US Congress and some of the party's presidential contenders warned on Tuesday about escalating conflict in the Middle East after Iran launched a retaliatory missile strike against US forces in Iraq. The news that Tehran had fired more than a dozen ballistic missiles against at least two Iraqi military bases hosting US-led coalition...
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Letter On US Pullout From Iraq Was Sent By "Mistake": Top Army General
The US military on Monday told the Iraqi government American troops were preparing to pull out of the country but a top US general in Washington said the message was sent by "mistake".
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Donald Trump Declares End To US "Policeman" Role On Surprise Iraq Visit
President Donald Trump used a lightning visit to Iraq -- his first with US troops in a conflict zone since being elected -- to defend withdrawal from Syria and to declare an end to America's role as the global "policeman."
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Embassy, Mosque Attacks Fuel Fears ISIS Bringing Iraq War To Afghanistan
Attacks on the Iraqi embassy and a Shi'ite mosque in Afghanistan have reinforced fears that ISIS terrorists are seeking to bring the group's Middle East conflict to Central Asia, though evidence of fighters relocating from Iraq and Syria remains elusive
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This New Bridge Becomes Ray Of Hope For People Fleeing Mosul
Iraqi's army has built a new pontoon bridge over the Tigris river south of Mosul, after flooding had blocked all crossing points, opening an escape route for families fleeing fighting between government forces and ISIS.
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Iraqi Christians Hold Easter Celebrations At A Church Damaged By ISIS
Hundreds of Iraqi Christians gathered on Sunday in a church damaged by ISIS north of Mosul, celebrating Easter there for the first time since 2014.
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Iraqi Forces Near Mosul Mosque Where ISIS Declared 'Caliphate'
Elite Iraqi forces battled house by house in the Old City of Mosul on Saturday, inching towards the mosque where the ISIS proclaimed its 'caliphate' in 2014, a spokesman said.
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Iraq Must Ask For UN Inquiry Against ISIS Yazidi Crimes, Says Amal Clooney
International human rights lawyer Amal Clooney and a young Yazidi woman who was enslaved and raped by ISIS pushed Iraq on Thursday to allow a United Nations investigation into crimes by the terror group.
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Blinken Says Threats From Iran-Backed Terrorists "Totally Unacceptable"
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made a surprise visit to Baghdad on Sunday following a trip to the occupied West Bank earlier in the day. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani met Blinken.
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Israeli Flags Burnt In Iraq As Thousands Rally In Support Of Palestine
Thousands of Iraqis poured onto the streets of Baghdad Friday in support of Palestinians amid Israeli air strikes on Gaza in reprisal for a deadly Hamas attack, state television said.
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"If They Intervene...": Iraq Politician Warns US Amid Israel-Hamas War
Hadi Al-Amiri, a powerful Iraqi politician close to Iran and a key figure in the cross-party alliance backing Iraq's government, has threatened to target U.S. interests if Washington intervenes to support Israel in its conflict with Hamas in Gaza.
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Iran Offers Support To New Iraq PM, Demands Removal Of US Forces
Iran on Sunday offered its full support for new Iraqi prime minister Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi and reiterated its backing for the government's demand for U.S. forces to leave the country.
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Donald Trump Agrees US-Iraq 'Security Partnership'
President Donald Trump and his Iraqi counterpart Barham Saleh agreed on Wednesday on the need for a continued US military role in the country, the White House said.
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How Hours Of Forewarning Saved US, Iraqi Lives From Iran's Missile Attack
By midnight, not a single fighter jet or helicopter remained out in the open, said one of the sources, an intelligence officer. Another Iraqi intelligence source said U.S. troops even seemed to know the timing of the attack, saying they seemed "totally aware" the base would be attacked "after midnight."
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2 Rockets Hit Iraq Capital Baghdad's Green Zone, Day After Iran Attack
Two rockets crashed late Wednesday into the Iraqi capital's Green Zone, the high-security enclave where foreign embassies including the US mission are based, security sources told AFP.
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"World Cannot Afford War": US Democrats On Iran Missile Strike
Democrats in the US Congress and some of the party's presidential contenders warned on Tuesday about escalating conflict in the Middle East after Iran launched a retaliatory missile strike against US forces in Iraq. The news that Tehran had fired more than a dozen ballistic missiles against at least two Iraqi military bases hosting US-led coalition...
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Letter On US Pullout From Iraq Was Sent By "Mistake": Top Army General
The US military on Monday told the Iraqi government American troops were preparing to pull out of the country but a top US general in Washington said the message was sent by "mistake".
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Donald Trump Declares End To US "Policeman" Role On Surprise Iraq Visit
President Donald Trump used a lightning visit to Iraq -- his first with US troops in a conflict zone since being elected -- to defend withdrawal from Syria and to declare an end to America's role as the global "policeman."
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Embassy, Mosque Attacks Fuel Fears ISIS Bringing Iraq War To Afghanistan
Attacks on the Iraqi embassy and a Shi'ite mosque in Afghanistan have reinforced fears that ISIS terrorists are seeking to bring the group's Middle East conflict to Central Asia, though evidence of fighters relocating from Iraq and Syria remains elusive
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This New Bridge Becomes Ray Of Hope For People Fleeing Mosul
Iraqi's army has built a new pontoon bridge over the Tigris river south of Mosul, after flooding had blocked all crossing points, opening an escape route for families fleeing fighting between government forces and ISIS.
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Iraqi Christians Hold Easter Celebrations At A Church Damaged By ISIS
Hundreds of Iraqi Christians gathered on Sunday in a church damaged by ISIS north of Mosul, celebrating Easter there for the first time since 2014.
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Iraqi Forces Near Mosul Mosque Where ISIS Declared 'Caliphate'
Elite Iraqi forces battled house by house in the Old City of Mosul on Saturday, inching towards the mosque where the ISIS proclaimed its 'caliphate' in 2014, a spokesman said.
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Iraq Must Ask For UN Inquiry Against ISIS Yazidi Crimes, Says Amal Clooney
International human rights lawyer Amal Clooney and a young Yazidi woman who was enslaved and raped by ISIS pushed Iraq on Thursday to allow a United Nations investigation into crimes by the terror group.
