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India Says UN Must Focus On Eliminating Threats By Terror Groups In Iraq
Expressing serious concerns on the terrorist attacks that took place last month in Baghdad, Iraq, India on Tuesday said that the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) should focus on eliminating every threat posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and other terror groups in Iraq and elsewhere in the world.
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US Warns Of Sanctions For Any Arms Sales To Iran After Embargo Expires
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday said that arms sales to Iran would breach UN resolutions and result in sanctions, after Tehran said the longstanding UN embargo on arms trade with the Islamic republic had expired.
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UN Rejection Of Sanctions Marks "Victory" Over Donald Trump: Iran
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday declared "victory" over the United States after the UN Security Council rejected the Trump administration's bid to reimpose UN sanctions on the Islamic republic.
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Iran Says US "Isolated" As World Powers Dismiss Sanctions
Iran said Sunday its arch-foe the United States was "isolated" after a US unilateral declaration that UN sanctions are back in force against the Islamic republic was dismissed by other major powers.
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Terror Groups Must Not Be Allowed To Use Fragilities Caused By COVID-19: UN Chief
Terror groups such as the Islamic State, al-Qaeda and their regional affiliates must not be allowed to exploit the increasing "fissures and fragilities" due to the psycho-social, economic and political stresses laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Monday.
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More Than 200 Mass Graves Of ISIS Victims Found In Iraq, Says UN Report
More than 200 mass graves have been uncovered in Iraq in areas formerly controlled by ISIS militants, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
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Day After India Slammed Pak Over Terror, Sushma Swaraj Speaks At UN: 10 Points
At the meeting of the United Nations General Assembly today, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj is expected to deliver a stinging response to Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, carrying forward New Delhi's effort to diplomatically isolate Pakistan. Setting the tone for the takedown of Pakistan at the international meet, an Indian diplomat ha...
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ISIS Seizes 550 Families As Human Shields In Mosul: UN
ISIS fighters have taken 550 families from villages around Mosul and are holding them close to Islamic State (ISIL) locations in the Iraqi city, probably as human shields, the U.N. human rights office said on Friday.
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As ISIS Closed In, Officials Raced To Remove Chemical-Weapon Materials
Late last year, as Islamic State fighters battled to expand their stronghold on Libya's coast, militants came within 45 miles of the country's sole remaining chemical-weapons site, unnerving Libyan and American officials who feared that potentially deadly chemicals could fall into extremist hands.
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Offensives Against ISIS Could Displace 2.3 Million Iraqis: UN
Upcoming military offensives in Iraq against Islamic State, including an assault on the northern city of Mosul, could displace at least 2.3 million people, the United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Iraq said on Thursday.
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Assad Calls On UN To Help Restore Ancient Palmyra
President Bashar al-Assad called on the United Nations and other international organisations on Wednesday to help Syria to restore Palmyra after government forces drove Islamic State militants out of the ancient city.
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Government And Opposition Far Apart Over Assad Before Syria Peace Talks
Syria's government on Saturday ruled out any discussion of the fate of the presidency at peace talks this week, just as the lead opposition negotiator said a political transition could not even start unless Bashar al-Assad was no longer president.
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Iraq Risks Losing Generation Due To Lack Of Schools, Healthcare: UNICEF
Preventing violence from depriving millions of children in Iraq of education and decent healthcare is a key humanitarian priority for the country in 2016, a senior UN official said on Wednesday.
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Syrian Government Ready To Join UN Talks To End Conflict: Bashar al Assad's Aide
A close adviser to Syrian President Bashar al Assad said on Wednesday Damascus was ready to join UN-sponsored peace talks with its position bolstered by both Russian backing and the West's retreat from a hardline anti-Assad approach.
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Republicans Lash Out At Hillary Clinton's ISIS Comment
Hillary Clinton had a nearly flawless performance at the Democratic debate, but on Sunday Republicans used one of her statements about the Islamic State jihadist group in an attack against her.
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India Says UN Must Focus On Eliminating Threats By Terror Groups In Iraq
Expressing serious concerns on the terrorist attacks that took place last month in Baghdad, Iraq, India on Tuesday said that the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) should focus on eliminating every threat posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and other terror groups in Iraq and elsewhere in the world.
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US Warns Of Sanctions For Any Arms Sales To Iran After Embargo Expires
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday said that arms sales to Iran would breach UN resolutions and result in sanctions, after Tehran said the longstanding UN embargo on arms trade with the Islamic republic had expired.
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UN Rejection Of Sanctions Marks "Victory" Over Donald Trump: Iran
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday declared "victory" over the United States after the UN Security Council rejected the Trump administration's bid to reimpose UN sanctions on the Islamic republic.
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Iran Says US "Isolated" As World Powers Dismiss Sanctions
Iran said Sunday its arch-foe the United States was "isolated" after a US unilateral declaration that UN sanctions are back in force against the Islamic republic was dismissed by other major powers.
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Terror Groups Must Not Be Allowed To Use Fragilities Caused By COVID-19: UN Chief
Terror groups such as the Islamic State, al-Qaeda and their regional affiliates must not be allowed to exploit the increasing "fissures and fragilities" due to the psycho-social, economic and political stresses laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Monday.
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More Than 200 Mass Graves Of ISIS Victims Found In Iraq, Says UN Report
More than 200 mass graves have been uncovered in Iraq in areas formerly controlled by ISIS militants, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
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Day After India Slammed Pak Over Terror, Sushma Swaraj Speaks At UN: 10 Points
At the meeting of the United Nations General Assembly today, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj is expected to deliver a stinging response to Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, carrying forward New Delhi's effort to diplomatically isolate Pakistan. Setting the tone for the takedown of Pakistan at the international meet, an Indian diplomat ha...
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ISIS Seizes 550 Families As Human Shields In Mosul: UN
ISIS fighters have taken 550 families from villages around Mosul and are holding them close to Islamic State (ISIL) locations in the Iraqi city, probably as human shields, the U.N. human rights office said on Friday.
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As ISIS Closed In, Officials Raced To Remove Chemical-Weapon Materials
Late last year, as Islamic State fighters battled to expand their stronghold on Libya's coast, militants came within 45 miles of the country's sole remaining chemical-weapons site, unnerving Libyan and American officials who feared that potentially deadly chemicals could fall into extremist hands.
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Offensives Against ISIS Could Displace 2.3 Million Iraqis: UN
Upcoming military offensives in Iraq against Islamic State, including an assault on the northern city of Mosul, could displace at least 2.3 million people, the United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Iraq said on Thursday.
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Assad Calls On UN To Help Restore Ancient Palmyra
President Bashar al-Assad called on the United Nations and other international organisations on Wednesday to help Syria to restore Palmyra after government forces drove Islamic State militants out of the ancient city.
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Government And Opposition Far Apart Over Assad Before Syria Peace Talks
Syria's government on Saturday ruled out any discussion of the fate of the presidency at peace talks this week, just as the lead opposition negotiator said a political transition could not even start unless Bashar al-Assad was no longer president.
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Iraq Risks Losing Generation Due To Lack Of Schools, Healthcare: UNICEF
Preventing violence from depriving millions of children in Iraq of education and decent healthcare is a key humanitarian priority for the country in 2016, a senior UN official said on Wednesday.
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Syrian Government Ready To Join UN Talks To End Conflict: Bashar al Assad's Aide
A close adviser to Syrian President Bashar al Assad said on Wednesday Damascus was ready to join UN-sponsored peace talks with its position bolstered by both Russian backing and the West's retreat from a hardline anti-Assad approach.
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Republicans Lash Out At Hillary Clinton's ISIS Comment
Hillary Clinton had a nearly flawless performance at the Democratic debate, but on Sunday Republicans used one of her statements about the Islamic State jihadist group in an attack against her.
