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US-Iraq Deal Would See Hundreds Of Troops Withdraw In 1st Year: Report
The United States and Iraq have reached an understanding on plans for the withdrawal of US-led coalition forces from Iraq, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.
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Antony Blinken Heads To Egypt After Israel To Push For Gaza Ceasefire
Top US diplomat Antony Blinken was due to travel to Egypt on Tuesday for talks on a Gaza ceasefire after saying Israel had accepted a US "bridging proposal" for a deal and urging Hamas to do the same.
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Iran Steps Back From Nuclear Deal, Says No Limits On Enrichment
Iran said on Sunday it would further roll back its commitments to a 2015 nuclear deal with six major powers but continue to cooperate with the UN nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, according to state television.
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US Targets Some Iraqis For Deportation In Wake Of Travel Ban Deal
A US government official said today immigration agents are conducting targeted operations to arrest Iraqi immigrants who had been ordered deported after committing serious crimes, the result of a deal struck after Iraq was dropped from a list of countries targeted by President Donald Trump's travel ban.
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Iran Complies With Nuke Deal But Lifting Sanction To Be Reviewed, Says US
The Trump administration said on Tuesday it was launching an inter-agency review of whether the lifting of sanctions against Iran was in the United States' national security interests, while acknowledging that Tehran was complying with a deal to rein in its nuclear programme.
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US Says Death Of ISIS Number Two 'Hampers' Its Operations Ability
US forces killed the ISIS group's second-in-command this week, dealing a blow to the extremists' ability to conduct operations in Iraq, Syria and abroad, Pentagon chief Ashton Carter said on Friday.
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US Yet to Agree Details on New Force's Role in Iraq: Officials
The United States has yet to agree with Baghdad on crucial details governing the role of a new American special forces unit aimed at hunting Islamic State militants in Iraq, U.S. officials said, underlining the difficulties Washington faces dealing with Iraq's weakened leader.
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Islamic State Second-in-Command Died in US Air Strike: White House
The second-in-command of the Islamic State militant group was killed during a U.S. air strike in Iraq on Tuesday, the White House said on Friday, dealing a blow to the group that has sought to form a caliphate in the Middle East.
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Barack Obama Sends Iran Message Ahead of Nuclear Deadline: Report
US President Barack Obama recently sent a private message to Iran's leadership via Iraq's prime minister, an Iranian newspaper reported earlier today, on the eve of a deadline for a nuclear deal.
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Iraqis Do Not Want to be 'Puppets' of Iran: US
US Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday that Iraqi leaders have asserted the country's sovereignty in their war against jihadists and do not want to be "puppets" of Iran or other outside powers.
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US, Iran Have 'Mutual Interest' in Defeating Islamic State, Says John Kerry
The United States and Iran have a "mutual interest" in defeating the Islamic State group but the long-time foes are not cooperating to do so, Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday.
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US Vice President Joe Biden Announces New Aid for Syrian Refugees
US Vice President Joe Biden and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan emerged from a nearly four-hour meeting on Saturday, offering no indication that the US and Turkey had bridged their differences about how to deal with Islamic State fighters or Syrian President Bashar Assad.
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Barack Obama Team Wanted US Out of Iraq: Former Pentagon Chief
Former Pentagon chief Leon Panetta has denounced the White House in a new memoir, accusing President Barack Obama's top aides of undercutting efforts to secure a deal in 2011 that could have kept US troops in Iraq.
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Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel's Visit to Boost India-US Strategic Ties
Withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, Iraq's descent in chaos, co-production and development of military hardware and exploring convergence of interests of India and America is high on the agenda of US Secretary of Defence Chuck Hagel, who reached India today on a three-day visit.
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US says 'someone else' can sign Afghan security pact as Karzai holds out
The US has, for the first time, officially, said that someone other than Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai can sign the security deal that could keep up to 15,000 US troops in the country till 2024 and beyond.
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US-Iraq Deal Would See Hundreds Of Troops Withdraw In 1st Year: Report
The United States and Iraq have reached an understanding on plans for the withdrawal of US-led coalition forces from Iraq, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.
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Antony Blinken Heads To Egypt After Israel To Push For Gaza Ceasefire
Top US diplomat Antony Blinken was due to travel to Egypt on Tuesday for talks on a Gaza ceasefire after saying Israel had accepted a US "bridging proposal" for a deal and urging Hamas to do the same.
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Iran Steps Back From Nuclear Deal, Says No Limits On Enrichment
Iran said on Sunday it would further roll back its commitments to a 2015 nuclear deal with six major powers but continue to cooperate with the UN nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, according to state television.
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US Targets Some Iraqis For Deportation In Wake Of Travel Ban Deal
A US government official said today immigration agents are conducting targeted operations to arrest Iraqi immigrants who had been ordered deported after committing serious crimes, the result of a deal struck after Iraq was dropped from a list of countries targeted by President Donald Trump's travel ban.
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Iran Complies With Nuke Deal But Lifting Sanction To Be Reviewed, Says US
The Trump administration said on Tuesday it was launching an inter-agency review of whether the lifting of sanctions against Iran was in the United States' national security interests, while acknowledging that Tehran was complying with a deal to rein in its nuclear programme.
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US Says Death Of ISIS Number Two 'Hampers' Its Operations Ability
US forces killed the ISIS group's second-in-command this week, dealing a blow to the extremists' ability to conduct operations in Iraq, Syria and abroad, Pentagon chief Ashton Carter said on Friday.
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US Yet to Agree Details on New Force's Role in Iraq: Officials
The United States has yet to agree with Baghdad on crucial details governing the role of a new American special forces unit aimed at hunting Islamic State militants in Iraq, U.S. officials said, underlining the difficulties Washington faces dealing with Iraq's weakened leader.
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Islamic State Second-in-Command Died in US Air Strike: White House
The second-in-command of the Islamic State militant group was killed during a U.S. air strike in Iraq on Tuesday, the White House said on Friday, dealing a blow to the group that has sought to form a caliphate in the Middle East.
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Barack Obama Sends Iran Message Ahead of Nuclear Deadline: Report
US President Barack Obama recently sent a private message to Iran's leadership via Iraq's prime minister, an Iranian newspaper reported earlier today, on the eve of a deadline for a nuclear deal.
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Iraqis Do Not Want to be 'Puppets' of Iran: US
US Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday that Iraqi leaders have asserted the country's sovereignty in their war against jihadists and do not want to be "puppets" of Iran or other outside powers.
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US, Iran Have 'Mutual Interest' in Defeating Islamic State, Says John Kerry
The United States and Iran have a "mutual interest" in defeating the Islamic State group but the long-time foes are not cooperating to do so, Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday.
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US Vice President Joe Biden Announces New Aid for Syrian Refugees
US Vice President Joe Biden and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan emerged from a nearly four-hour meeting on Saturday, offering no indication that the US and Turkey had bridged their differences about how to deal with Islamic State fighters or Syrian President Bashar Assad.
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Barack Obama Team Wanted US Out of Iraq: Former Pentagon Chief
Former Pentagon chief Leon Panetta has denounced the White House in a new memoir, accusing President Barack Obama's top aides of undercutting efforts to secure a deal in 2011 that could have kept US troops in Iraq.
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Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel's Visit to Boost India-US Strategic Ties
Withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, Iraq's descent in chaos, co-production and development of military hardware and exploring convergence of interests of India and America is high on the agenda of US Secretary of Defence Chuck Hagel, who reached India today on a three-day visit.
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US says 'someone else' can sign Afghan security pact as Karzai holds out
The US has, for the first time, officially, said that someone other than Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai can sign the security deal that could keep up to 15,000 US troops in the country till 2024 and beyond.
