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Looted Gilgamesh tablet returns to Iraq in formal ceremony
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Looted Gilgamesh tablet returns to Iraq in formal ceremony

BAGHDAD (AP) — A small clay tablet dating back 3,500 years and bearing a portion of the Epic of Gilgamesh…
Motorcycle explosion in southern Iraqi city kills at least 4
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Motorcycle explosion in southern Iraqi city kills at least 4

BASRA, Iraq (AP) — An explosion rocked the center of Iraq’s southern city of Basra on Monday, killing at least…
Report: IS attack on Iraqi village leaves 12 dead
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Report: IS attack on Iraqi village leaves 12 dead

IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — An attack by Islamic State militants on a village in northern Iraq killed at least 12…
In Iraq, family mourns daughter who drowned crossing to UK
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In Iraq, family mourns daughter who drowned crossing to UK

IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Snow globes, teddy bears and makeup brushes — these were the trinkets left behind in northern…
Iraqi PM decries ‘cowardly’ attack on his home by drones carrying explosives
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Iraqi PM decries ‘cowardly’ attack on his home by drones carrying explosives

BAGHDAD, Nov 7 (Reuters) – Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi escaped unharmed from an armed drone assassination attempt in Baghdad,…
Iraqi PM chairs security meeting after drone attack on residence
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Iraqi PM chairs security meeting after drone attack on residence

BAGHDAD, Nov 7 (Reuters) – Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi escaped unharmed in an assassination attempt by armed drone in…
Iraqi prime minister survives assassination bid with drones
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Iraqi prime minister survives assassination bid with drones

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi survived an assassination attempt with armed drones that targeted his residence early…
In Iraq, election fraud claims fuel uncertainty, divisions
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In Iraq, election fraud claims fuel uncertainty, divisions

BAGHDAD (AP) — More than three weeks after Iraqis voted in parliament elections, pro-Iran Shia militias that emerged as the…
Wine press dating back 2,700 years discovered in northern Iraq
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Wine press dating back 2,700 years discovered in northern Iraq

DOHUK, Iraq, Nov 1 (Reuters) – Archaeologists have excavated the first, and what they believe is the oldest, industrial wine…
Turnout in Iraq’s election reached 43 percent -electoral commission
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Turnout in Iraq’s election reached 43 percent -electoral commission

Oct 16 (Reuters) – Turnout in Iraq’s parliamentary election earlier this month reached 43 percent, the electoral commission said late…
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