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Iran summons Iraq envoy over Kurdish opposition groups 

Iran has summoned Iraq's ambassador to protest over the presence of Iranian opposition groups at an official ceremony in Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region.

published on : 14th May 2023
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Mahesh Babu’s Foundation wins ‘heart’ of Iraqi boy

An ardent fan of Mahesh Babu, Husam Talib Hamzah, father of Rakan Husan Talib and a post-graduation student at Andhra University in Visakhapatnam, contacted Mahesh Babu (MB) Foundation for support.

published on : 14th May 2023
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20 years later, Iraq's Saddam Hussein still revered in Jordan

In Jordan, many people fondly remember Saddam for his support for the Palestinian cause, Arab nationalism and resistance to Western intervention in the Middle East.

published on : 8th April 2023
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20 years later, US Senate to vote on repeal of 'nefarious' Iraq war powers

Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis were killed by American troops after former President George W Bush's administration blatantly lied that Saddam Hussein stockpiled weapons of mass destruction.

published on : 29th March 2023
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Iraq far from 'liberal democracy' even as US invasion marks 20 years

The US forces never found the weapons of mass destruction that had been the justification for the war, and eventually left Iraq, liberated from a dictator but marred by instability.

published on : 10th March 2023
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India's Russian oil imports hit record high in Feb; surpass combined imports of Iraq and Saudi

India, the world's third-largest crude importer, has been snapping Russian oil that was available at a discount after some in the West shunned it as a means of punishing Moscow.

published on : 5th March 2023
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'Our silence cost lives': German parliament recognises Yazidi 'genocide' in Iraq

Islamic State jihadists in August 2014 massacred over 1,200 Yazidis, members of a Kurdish-speaking community in northwest Iraq that follows an ancient religion rooted in Zoroastrianism.

published on : 19th January 2023
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One dead in stampede outside stadium before Arabian Gulf Cup final in Iraq

Iraq has been the scene of deadly stampedes in the past, most recently in Karbala during the Ashura commemorations of 2019, when 31 people died.

published on : 19th January 2023
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Iran protests to Iraq over Gulf football cup name

It is the first time Iraq has hosted the biennial competition -- commonly referred to as the "Gulf Cup" -- since it was launched in 1979.

published on : 11th January 2023
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Rockets hit Iraqi air base, 2 security forces wounded

The attack comes days after an explosives-laden drone targeted U.S.-led coalition forces near a northern Iraq airport, causing a large fire and damage to a building.

published on : 19th April 2021
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Iraq offers to mediate in crisis between its allies Iran, US

The Shiite-majority Iraq has been trying to maintain a fine line as allies Tehran and Washington descended into verbal vitriol.

published on : 27th May 2019
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Return of Iraq-Syria flights postponed: Damascus

Iraqi Airways, said Thursday it would resume flights to Damascus for the first time since the Syrian civil war started in 2011.

published on : 18th May 2019
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No Messi, no problem as Argentina beat Iraq 4-0 

Argentina will face traditional rivals Brazil, also in Saudi Arabia next Tuesday.

published on : 12th October 2018
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Suicide attack kills six Sunni fighters in northern Iraq: Police

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack but Islamic State militants operate in the area.

published on : 22nd August 2018
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Bodies of five men from Bihar killed in Iraq brought to Patna; families pray for closure

The mortal remains of the five construction workers from Bihar’s Siwan district killed by ISIS in Iraq were flown to Patna in a special IAF plane late on Monday evening.

published on : 2nd April 2018
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Embassy had no record of Indians killed in Iraq: Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh

Singh today brought back the mortal remains of 38 Indians from Iraq in a special aircraft that landed at the Amritsar International airport here.

published on : 2nd April 2018
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Mortal remains of 38 Indians killed in Iraq brought to Amritsar; families asked not to open coffins

Although 39 Indians were killed as the Islamic State took over Mosul in June 2014, the mortal remains of 38 were brought back as the identification of one body is still pending.

published on : 2nd April 2018
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Cambridge Analytica row: Ravi Shankar Prasad denies allegations, accuses Rahul Gandhi of doing politics on death of Indians in Iraq

He said media reports about the opposition party using the services had appeared in October and November last year and it never denied those stories till the BJP raised the issue yesterday.

published on : 22nd March 2018
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Government inventing stories on Congress, Cambridge Analytica to divert attention from Iraq deaths: Rahul Gandhi

The Congress has been accusing the Modi government of managing headlines to deflect the country's focus from the multi-crore PNB bank scam and the dilution of provisions of the SC/ST Atrocities Act.

published on : 22nd March 2018
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Families of Indians killed in Iraq recount their struggle for information

The eight people from the two districts in Punjab were among the 39 Indians abducted by the Islamic State terrorist group in 2014.

published on : 20th March 2018
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