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10 Killed In Iraq Funeral Bombing: Local Official
Ten people were killed and 14 wounded when explosive devices went off at a funeral for Sunni Muslim tribal fighters in the northern Iraqi town of Shirqat on Thursday, the town's leader said.
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Bomb Blast In Pakistan Market Kills 20, Wounds Over 50
20 people were killed and 50 were wounded when a bomb struck a market in Pakistan's tribal belt bordering Afghanistan on Saturday, Pakistani health and government officials said.
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Iraqi Forces in Major Push Against Islamic State Jihadists
Iraqi forces battled the Islamic State jihadist group on separate fronts today, ramping up operations to retake Baiji and Ramadi, two of the conflict's worst flashpoints.
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Iraqis Launch Offensive Against Islamic State Near Anbar Military Base
Iraqi security forces and Sunni tribal fighters launched an offensive to dislodge Islamic State militants near the western outpost of Haditha in a bid to secure a key supply route to an important military base, police and tribal sources said.
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Islamic State Fighters Attack Troops in Iraq's Anbar Province
Islamic State militants attacked Iraqi security forces on Friday near the two main cities of the western province of Anbar, where authorities plan a counter-offensive against the hardline Sunni insurgents, tribal sources said.
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Islamic State Kill 16 From Iraqi Tribe
Islamic State fighters kidnapped and killed 16 members of an Iraqi tribe which has fought the Sunni militant group in the western province of Anbar, a tribal leader and a hospital source said on Saturday.
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Islamic State Kills at Least 25 Iraqi Tribesmen Near Ramadi: Officials
Islamic State militants have killed at least 25 members of a Sunni Muslim tribe in a village on the eastern edge of the provincial capital Ramadi, local officials said on Saturday, in apparent revenge for tribal opposition to the radical Islamists.
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As Iraq Woos Tribes, Jihadists Sow Fear With Mass Killings
As Iraq seeks support from powerful tribal leaders against the Islamic State group, the jihadists have launched a campaign of mass killings aimed at sowing enough fear to warn them off.
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In Rare Alliance, Shi'ites Join Sunnis to Defend Iraqi Towns
When Islamic State fighters tried to storm the Tigris River town of Dhuluiya north of Baghdad this week, they were repelled by a rare coalition of Sunni tribal fighters inside the town and Shi'ites in its sister city Balad on the opposite bank.
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US Scouts For Sunni Allies on the Ground in Iraq
Unwilling to send U.S. troops back to Iraq, Washington is trying to persuade armed Sunni factions and tribal figures to fight Islamic State militants in an echo of the "Awakening" movement that drove al Qaeda from the country six years ago.
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Saddam's Allies Moved His Corpse, Fearful Shi'ite Militias Would Harm it: Tribal Leader
Executed former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein's Sunni tribal allies moved his body from a family plot eight months ago, fearful that Shi'ite militias would harm it, a tribal leader told Reuters on Wednesday.
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Iraq PM Seeks Sunni Tribal Help in Battling Insurgency
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki met several Sunni tribal leaders on Tuesday in a renewed bid to gain their support in battling a raging jihadist-led Sunni insurgency.
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Car Bombs Kill At Least Seven Civilians in Baghdad
Two car bombs in commercial areas of Baghdad killed at least seven people on Monday, as government forces and allied Sunni tribal fighters tried to dislodge militants from a small town north of the capital, officials said.
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Sunny Leone to be Showstopper for a Jewellery Brand
She will wear his latest collection - The Royal Tribe - and don the avatar of a tribal queen for it.
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Suicide Bomber Kills Sunni Tribal Leader in Iraq's Anbar Province
One of the leaders of Iraq's pro-government Sunni tribal fighters was killed late on Tuesday by a suicide bomber in western Anbar province's capital of Ramadi, one of his men said.
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10 Killed In Iraq Funeral Bombing: Local Official
Ten people were killed and 14 wounded when explosive devices went off at a funeral for Sunni Muslim tribal fighters in the northern Iraqi town of Shirqat on Thursday, the town's leader said.
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Bomb Blast In Pakistan Market Kills 20, Wounds Over 50
20 people were killed and 50 were wounded when a bomb struck a market in Pakistan's tribal belt bordering Afghanistan on Saturday, Pakistani health and government officials said.
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Iraqi Forces in Major Push Against Islamic State Jihadists
Iraqi forces battled the Islamic State jihadist group on separate fronts today, ramping up operations to retake Baiji and Ramadi, two of the conflict's worst flashpoints.
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Iraqis Launch Offensive Against Islamic State Near Anbar Military Base
Iraqi security forces and Sunni tribal fighters launched an offensive to dislodge Islamic State militants near the western outpost of Haditha in a bid to secure a key supply route to an important military base, police and tribal sources said.
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Islamic State Fighters Attack Troops in Iraq's Anbar Province
Islamic State militants attacked Iraqi security forces on Friday near the two main cities of the western province of Anbar, where authorities plan a counter-offensive against the hardline Sunni insurgents, tribal sources said.
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Islamic State Kill 16 From Iraqi Tribe
Islamic State fighters kidnapped and killed 16 members of an Iraqi tribe which has fought the Sunni militant group in the western province of Anbar, a tribal leader and a hospital source said on Saturday.
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Islamic State Kills at Least 25 Iraqi Tribesmen Near Ramadi: Officials
Islamic State militants have killed at least 25 members of a Sunni Muslim tribe in a village on the eastern edge of the provincial capital Ramadi, local officials said on Saturday, in apparent revenge for tribal opposition to the radical Islamists.
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As Iraq Woos Tribes, Jihadists Sow Fear With Mass Killings
As Iraq seeks support from powerful tribal leaders against the Islamic State group, the jihadists have launched a campaign of mass killings aimed at sowing enough fear to warn them off.
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In Rare Alliance, Shi'ites Join Sunnis to Defend Iraqi Towns
When Islamic State fighters tried to storm the Tigris River town of Dhuluiya north of Baghdad this week, they were repelled by a rare coalition of Sunni tribal fighters inside the town and Shi'ites in its sister city Balad on the opposite bank.
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US Scouts For Sunni Allies on the Ground in Iraq
Unwilling to send U.S. troops back to Iraq, Washington is trying to persuade armed Sunni factions and tribal figures to fight Islamic State militants in an echo of the "Awakening" movement that drove al Qaeda from the country six years ago.
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Saddam's Allies Moved His Corpse, Fearful Shi'ite Militias Would Harm it: Tribal Leader
Executed former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein's Sunni tribal allies moved his body from a family plot eight months ago, fearful that Shi'ite militias would harm it, a tribal leader told Reuters on Wednesday.
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Iraq PM Seeks Sunni Tribal Help in Battling Insurgency
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki met several Sunni tribal leaders on Tuesday in a renewed bid to gain their support in battling a raging jihadist-led Sunni insurgency.
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Car Bombs Kill At Least Seven Civilians in Baghdad
Two car bombs in commercial areas of Baghdad killed at least seven people on Monday, as government forces and allied Sunni tribal fighters tried to dislodge militants from a small town north of the capital, officials said.
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Sunny Leone to be Showstopper for a Jewellery Brand
She will wear his latest collection - The Royal Tribe - and don the avatar of a tribal queen for it.
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Suicide Bomber Kills Sunni Tribal Leader in Iraq's Anbar Province
One of the leaders of Iraq's pro-government Sunni tribal fighters was killed late on Tuesday by a suicide bomber in western Anbar province's capital of Ramadi, one of his men said.
