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Missiles hit Kurdish capital in Iraq, no casualities, officials say
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Missiles hit Kurdish capital in Iraq, no casualities, officials say

(CNN) – A dozen ballistic missiles struck Iraq’s northern Kurdish regional capital Erbil early Sunday morning, local officials said. The…
Iraq faces deadlock after ‘West-friendly’ candidate suspended
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Iraq faces deadlock after ‘West-friendly’ candidate suspended

 Abu Dhabi (CNN)He’s arguably Iraq’s best-known face abroad. Hoshyar Zebari, a Kurd, was the country’s longest-serving foreign minister, often hobnobbing…
Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish militant targets in Iraq, Syria – defense minister
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Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish militant targets in Iraq, Syria – defense minister

ISTANBUL, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish militant targets, including training camps, shelters and ammunition storage areas in…
Kuwait suspends Iraq flights after Baghdad airport attack
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Kuwait suspends Iraq flights after Baghdad airport attack

BAGHDAD (AP) — Kuwait suspended flights to Iraq for a week starting Sunday citing security fears after a rocket attack…
Islamic State strikes from shadows in vulnerable Syria, Iraq
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Islamic State strikes from shadows in vulnerable Syria, Iraq

BEIRUT (AP) — With a spectacular jail break in Syria and a deadly attack on an army barracks in Iraq,…
Iraqi army: Rockets hit Baghdad airport, damage two planes
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Iraqi army: Rockets hit Baghdad airport, damage two planes

BAGHDAD (AP) — Six rockets struck Baghdad’s international airport facility on Friday, damaging two commercial planes but causing no casualties,…
Chinese soft power in Iraq: Speak the language, get jobs
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Chinese soft power in Iraq: Speak the language, get jobs

IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — In a classroom in northern Iraq, Zhiwei Hu presides over his students as a conductor would…
IS jailbreak, attacks in Syria, Iraq raise alarm; scores die
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IS jailbreak, attacks in Syria, Iraq raise alarm; scores die

BAGHDAD (AP) — The Islamic State group unleashed its biggest attack in Syria since the fall of its “caliphate” three…
Iraqi president convenes new parliament for Jan 9 – decree
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Iraqi president convenes new parliament for Jan 9 – decree

BAGHDAD, Dec 30 (Reuters) – Iraq’s new parliament will convene on Jan. 9, according to a decree issued on Thursday…
‘Back to me in a coffin’ – bodies of migrants drowned in Channel reach Iraq
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‘Back to me in a coffin’ – bodies of migrants drowned in Channel reach Iraq

SULAIMANIYA, Iraq, Dec 26 (Reuters) – At least 16 bodies of Iraqi Kurdish migrants who drowned in November when their…
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