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Kurdish militants executed 13 kidnapped Turks, Ankara claims
Middle East

Kurdish militants executed 13 kidnapped Turks, Ankara claims

Members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) executed 13 kidnapped Turks in northern Iraq this week, the Turkish government alleged on…
Turkey says it finds bodies of 13 killed by militants in Iraq
Middle East

Turkey says it finds bodies of 13 killed by militants in Iraq

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish soldiers conducting an operation against Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants in northern Iraq have found the…
Dozens hurt by huge blaze close to Iran-Afghanistan border
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Dozens hurt by huge blaze close to Iran-Afghanistan border

HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) – At least 60 people were injured as hundreds of fuel vehicles exploded in a massive blaze…
Pope moves ahead with plans to meet Shiite leader in Iraq
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Pope moves ahead with plans to meet Shiite leader in Iraq

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis will meet with Iraq’s top Shiite Muslim cleric, Ali al-Sistani, during a trip next month…
In Saddam strongholds that fought America, Iraqis fear a US departure
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In Saddam strongholds that fought America, Iraqis fear a US departure

FALLUJAH, Iraq (Reuters) – Abu Arkan Ibrahim picked up a rifle and joined the Iraqi insurgency against US troops when…
In a Baghdad bar, a Syrian serves cocktails to fix war woes
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In a Baghdad bar, a Syrian serves cocktails to fix war woes

BAGHDAD (AP) — From the outside, the building seems just one of the many in central Baghdad that are decaying…
Will Saudi Arabia become a new drone battleground?
Middle East

Will Saudi Arabia become a new drone battleground?

Over the past week, two mysterious projectiles were intercepted by Saudi Arabian air defense systems as they flew over the country’s…
Middle East: Murdered because of Snapchat?
Middle East

Middle East: Murdered because of Snapchat?

This week, a hashtag reading “Save Manal, sister of Qamar,” circulated widely on Arabic-language social media. The activists who spread the it…
Iraq’s new protester parties plan to change the country
Middle East

Iraq’s new protester parties plan to change the country

Over the past few weeks, Iraq’s anti-government demonstrators have been moving from protest into politics, and analysts say they have…
Islamic State claims deadly and rare twin blasts in Baghdad
Middle East

Islamic State claims deadly and rare twin blasts in Baghdad

BAGHDAD (AP) — The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a rare suicide attack that rocked central Baghdad, killing 32…
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