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Iran consulate in Iraq burns a 3rd time, amid premier talks
Middle East
December 4, 2019
Iran consulate in Iraq burns a 3rd time, amid premier talks
BAGHDAD (AP) — Anti-government protesters burned an Iranian consulate in southern Iraq for a third time on Tuesday, as the…
ISIS slips into Iraq from Syria to fight another day
Middle East
February 22, 2019
ISIS slips into Iraq from Syria to fight another day
BAGHDAD (AP) — ISIS fighters facing defeat in Syria are slipping across the border into Iraq, where they are destabilizing…
More than 200 ISIS fighters surrender in east Syria
Middle East
February 14, 2019
More than 200 ISIS fighters surrender in east Syria
ISIS militants, many of them foreigners, surrendered to US-backed fighters in eastern Syria on Wednesday, bringing the Kurdish-led force closer…
Iran-backed groups corner Iraq’s postwar scrap metal market
Middle East
February 13, 2019
Iran-backed groups corner Iraq’s postwar scrap metal market
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – The wrecks of vehicles used by Islamic State militants as car bombs and other metal debris…
Iraq closes camps for displaced, pushes families into peril
Middle East
January 10, 2019
Iraq closes camps for displaced, pushes families into peril
BZEIBIZ, Iraq (AP) — It was a cold and gusty day in December when the army came to the Bzeibiz…
More than 200 mass graves of Islamic State victims found in Iraq: UN report
Middle East
November 6, 2018
More than 200 mass graves of Islamic State victims found in Iraq: UN report
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – More than 200 mass graves have been uncovered in Iraq in areas formerly controlled by Islamic…
Iraq official: Suicide bomber kills 6 at checkpoint in Anbar
Middle East
August 29, 2018
Iraq official: Suicide bomber kills 6 at checkpoint in Anbar
BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi security official says a suicide bomber has targeted a security checkpoint in the western province…
Thousands remain missing after Iraq’s victories against IS
Middle East
December 31, 2017
Thousands remain missing after Iraq’s victories against IS
In 2014, Abdulrahman Saad was taken from his home in Mosul by Islamic State fighters, leaving his family in limbo.…
Suicide bomber dressed as woman kills 14 in Iraq
Middle East
July 3, 2017
Suicide bomber dressed as woman kills 14 in Iraq
An Iraqi provincial official says a suicide bomber, disguised in a woman’s all-covering robe, struck inside a camp for displaced…