Today: September 19, 2024
Today: September 19, 2024

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Iran's president slams the West over the war in Gaza and support for Israel

Iran’s new president has slammed the West, saying that Israel is “committing massacres” in the war in Gaza and is using European and American weapons to do so

Iran's president slams the West over the war in Gaza and support for Israel
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Explosion reported at US military facility near Baghdad airport ahead of Iranian president's visit

Iraqi security officials have said an explosion targeted a site used by the U.S. military next to the Baghdad airport, one day before an expected visit by the Iranian president

Explosion reported at US military facility near Baghdad airport ahead of Iranian president's visit
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7 US troops hurt in a raid with Iraqi forces that left 15 suspected militants dead

The United States military and Iraq have launched a joint raid targeting suspected Islamic State group militants in the country’s western desert that killed at least 15 people and left seven American troops hurt

7 US troops hurt in a raid with Iraqi forces that left 15 suspected militants dead
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Iraqi court sentences wife of slain Islamic State leader to death for crimes against Yazidi women

An Iraqi court has issued a death sentence against one of the wives of the late brutal Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, alleging that she was complicit in crimes committed against Yazidi women captured by the militant group

Iraqi court sentences wife of slain Islamic State leader to death for crimes against Yazidi women
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Iraq has captured 2 wanted Islamic State group members from abroad and brought them home

Iraq's intelligence department says it has captured two members of the Islamic State group in an operation outside the country and brought them home

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Iraq investigates a blast at a base of Iran-allied militias that killed 1. US denies involvement

Iraqi authorities say they are investigating an explosion that struck a base belonging to the Popular Mobilization Forces, a coalition of Iran-allied militias, overnight, killing one person and injuring eight

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Drone strike in Baghdad kills high-ranking militia commander, officials say

Militia officials say a drone strike has hit a car in the Iraqi capital and killed three members of the powerful Kataib Hezbollah militia, including a high-ranking commander

Drone strike in Baghdad kills high-ranking militia commander, officials say
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A boycott call and security concerns mar Iraq's first provincial elections in a decade

Baghdad’s streets are nearly empty on Monday, the main day of polling in the country’s first provincial elections in a decade

A boycott call and security concerns mar Iraq's first provincial elections in a decade
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Voter apathy and concerns about violence mark Iraq's first provincial elections in a decade

Iraqis have begun voting for the first time in a decade to select new provincial council members, who in turn will appoint governors, with the outcome seen as a bellwether for the parliamentary elections due to take place in 2025

Voter apathy and concerns about violence mark Iraq's first provincial elections in a decade
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A rocket attack targets the US Embassy in Baghdad, causing minor damage but no casualties

U.S. and Iraqi officials say a rocket attack at the sprawling U.S. Embassy in Baghdad has caused minor damage but no casualties

A rocket attack targets the US Embassy in Baghdad, causing minor damage but no casualties

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