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Deadlocked Iraqi lawmakers put off next meeting until Sept. 15
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Deadlocked Iraqi lawmakers put off next meeting until Sept. 15

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi lawmakers who met this week for the first time since a May election and are still…
UN: 1,420 people killed in Iraq in August
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UN: 1,420 people killed in Iraq in August

Violence in Iraq left at least 1,420 people dead in August as Iraqi forces fought to regain areas overrun by…
Officials: Iraqi forces break two-month siege of Amerli
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Officials: Iraqi forces break two-month siege of Amerli

Iraqi security forces backed by Shia militias on Sunday broke the two-month siege of Amerli by Islamic State militants and…
Maliki says Abadi’s appointment as Iraqi PM ‘has no value’
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Maliki says Abadi’s appointment as Iraqi PM ‘has no value’

Nouri al-Maliki said on Wednesday the appointment of Haider al-Abadi to replace him as Iraq's prime minister violated the constitution…
Kerry: US to consider more support for Iraq once new government formed
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Kerry: US to consider more support for Iraq once new government formed

The United States will consider additional military, economic and political assistance to Iraq once a new inclusive government is formed,…
Kerry warns Iraq’s Maliki not to cause trouble
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Kerry warns Iraq’s Maliki not to cause trouble

US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday warned Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki not to cause trouble as he…
At least 60 killed in attack on Iraq prison convoy
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At least 60 killed in attack on Iraq prison convoy

An onslaught on a convoy transferring inmates north of Baghdad left at least 60 dead Thursday, even as politicians and…
Iraqi army retreats from Tikrit after assault stalls
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Iraqi army retreats from Tikrit after assault stalls

Iraqi forces have withdrawn from the militant-held city of Tikrit after their new offensive met heavy resistance, in a blow…
Girl killed, eight people hurt in Iraqi airstrike: Kurdish official
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Girl killed, eight people hurt in Iraqi airstrike: Kurdish official

A 12-year-old girl has been killed and eight other civilians wounded in an Iraqi airstrike on a Kurdish-held town in…
Shia cleric Sadr wants Maliki’s bloc to choose new Iraq PM candidate
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Shia cleric Sadr wants Maliki’s bloc to choose new Iraq PM candidate

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's coalition should withdraw its support for his third term bid and pick another candidate, urged…
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