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Iraq To Import Electricity From Turkey
Iraq said Sunday a new power line will bring electricity from Turkey to its northern provinces as authorities aim to diversify the country's energy sources to ease chronic power outages.
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5 ISIS Bombs Found Hidden In Iconic Iraq Mosque: UN Agency
A United Nations agency said it has discovered five bombs in a wall of Mosul's iconic Al-Nuri mosque, planted years ago by Islamic State group jihadists, during restoration work in the northern Iraqi city.
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Yemen's Houthis Claim Attack On 4 Ships At Israel Port For "Violating Ban"
Yemen's Houthis said early on Sunday that they had conducted a joint military operation with the Islamic Resistance in Iraq militant group, targeting four ships at Israel's northern Haifa port.
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Air Strike Kills 5 Pro-Iran Militants Fighting With "American Forces" In Iraq: Report
An air strike in northern Iraq killed at least five pro-Iranian militants on Sunday, Iraqi security sources said, a day after Baghdad warned Washington against "attacks" on its territory.
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10 Kurdish Terrorists Killed In Suspected Airstrike By Turkey On Iraq
Ten fighters from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) were killed in air strikes on northern Iraq suspected to have been launched by Turkey, Iraqi Kurdish authorities said Thursday.
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"Destroyed 20 Targets": Turkey's Air Strikes In Northern Iraq After Ankara Blast
Turkey hit several places inside Iraqi Kurdistan with air strikes on Sunday, a local official said, Ankara confirming it had struck "20 targets" it claimed were used by Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) fighters.
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Iraq Wedding Fire That Killed 100 Caused By 'Gross Negligence': Probe
A fire that swept through a crowded wedding hall in a northern Iraqi town killing more than 100 people was blamed on "gross negligence" and lack of safety measures, the results of a government investigation into the disaster said.
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100 Killed, Over 150 Injured In Fire During Wedding In Iraq: State Media
At least 100 people were killed and more than 150 injured when a fire broke out during a wedding at an event hall in the northern Iraqi town of Al-Hamdaniyah, according to state media and health officials.
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"Fled Wars To Die In An Earthquake": Iraqi Woman Mourns Family In Turkey
Six years ago, Rehab Talal and her family fled the Islamic State-held city of Mosul in northern Iraq seeking shelter in Turkey, but seven members of her family died, including a week-old baby, when her parents' house collapsed in the earthquake.
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Turkish Airstrikes Destroy 89 "Kurdish Militant Targets" In Syria, Iraq
Turkey's defence ministry said on Sunday that 89 targets, including shelters and ammunition depots, were destroyed in air strikes on Kurdish militant bases in northern Iraq and northern Syria.
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At Least 11 Dead, 13 Injured In Iraq After Gas Leak Explosion
Rescuers searched for more victims on Friday after a fuel tank explosion that killed at least 11 people and caused a house to collapse in northern Iraq, according to local authorities.
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6 Missiles Fall Near Oil Refinery In Iraq's Erbil: Report
Six missiles landed near an oil refinery in Iraq's northern city of Erbil on Sunday, Kurdistan anti-terrorism authorities said in a statement.
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Dozen Ballistic Missiles Fired At Northern Iraq, US Facilities Targeted
A dozen ballistic missiles targeted Iraq's northern city of Arbil, including US facilities, causing damage but no major casualties early on Sunday, security forces in the autonomous Kurdistan region said.
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12 Including 3 Foreigners Killed In Flash Floods In Iraq
Twelve people including three foreigners died Friday in flash floods which swept through northern Iraq after torrential rains in Arbil, capital of the autonomous Kurdistan region, an official said.
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'Armed Drone' Attack On Iraq Airport, Near US Consulate
Armed drones attacked Arbil international airport, which lies near the US consulate in this northern Iraq city, Kurdish security forces said in a statement Saturday.
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Iraq To Import Electricity From Turkey
Iraq said Sunday a new power line will bring electricity from Turkey to its northern provinces as authorities aim to diversify the country's energy sources to ease chronic power outages.
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5 ISIS Bombs Found Hidden In Iconic Iraq Mosque: UN Agency
A United Nations agency said it has discovered five bombs in a wall of Mosul's iconic Al-Nuri mosque, planted years ago by Islamic State group jihadists, during restoration work in the northern Iraqi city.
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Yemen's Houthis Claim Attack On 4 Ships At Israel Port For "Violating Ban"
Yemen's Houthis said early on Sunday that they had conducted a joint military operation with the Islamic Resistance in Iraq militant group, targeting four ships at Israel's northern Haifa port.
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Air Strike Kills 5 Pro-Iran Militants Fighting With "American Forces" In Iraq: Report
An air strike in northern Iraq killed at least five pro-Iranian militants on Sunday, Iraqi security sources said, a day after Baghdad warned Washington against "attacks" on its territory.
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10 Kurdish Terrorists Killed In Suspected Airstrike By Turkey On Iraq
Ten fighters from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) were killed in air strikes on northern Iraq suspected to have been launched by Turkey, Iraqi Kurdish authorities said Thursday.
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"Destroyed 20 Targets": Turkey's Air Strikes In Northern Iraq After Ankara Blast
Turkey hit several places inside Iraqi Kurdistan with air strikes on Sunday, a local official said, Ankara confirming it had struck "20 targets" it claimed were used by Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) fighters.
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Iraq Wedding Fire That Killed 100 Caused By 'Gross Negligence': Probe
A fire that swept through a crowded wedding hall in a northern Iraqi town killing more than 100 people was blamed on "gross negligence" and lack of safety measures, the results of a government investigation into the disaster said.
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100 Killed, Over 150 Injured In Fire During Wedding In Iraq: State Media
At least 100 people were killed and more than 150 injured when a fire broke out during a wedding at an event hall in the northern Iraqi town of Al-Hamdaniyah, according to state media and health officials.
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"Fled Wars To Die In An Earthquake": Iraqi Woman Mourns Family In Turkey
Six years ago, Rehab Talal and her family fled the Islamic State-held city of Mosul in northern Iraq seeking shelter in Turkey, but seven members of her family died, including a week-old baby, when her parents' house collapsed in the earthquake.
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Turkish Airstrikes Destroy 89 "Kurdish Militant Targets" In Syria, Iraq
Turkey's defence ministry said on Sunday that 89 targets, including shelters and ammunition depots, were destroyed in air strikes on Kurdish militant bases in northern Iraq and northern Syria.
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At Least 11 Dead, 13 Injured In Iraq After Gas Leak Explosion
Rescuers searched for more victims on Friday after a fuel tank explosion that killed at least 11 people and caused a house to collapse in northern Iraq, according to local authorities.
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6 Missiles Fall Near Oil Refinery In Iraq's Erbil: Report
Six missiles landed near an oil refinery in Iraq's northern city of Erbil on Sunday, Kurdistan anti-terrorism authorities said in a statement.
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Dozen Ballistic Missiles Fired At Northern Iraq, US Facilities Targeted
A dozen ballistic missiles targeted Iraq's northern city of Arbil, including US facilities, causing damage but no major casualties early on Sunday, security forces in the autonomous Kurdistan region said.
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12 Including 3 Foreigners Killed In Flash Floods In Iraq
Twelve people including three foreigners died Friday in flash floods which swept through northern Iraq after torrential rains in Arbil, capital of the autonomous Kurdistan region, an official said.
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'Armed Drone' Attack On Iraq Airport, Near US Consulate
Armed drones attacked Arbil international airport, which lies near the US consulate in this northern Iraq city, Kurdish security forces said in a statement Saturday.
