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February 6, 2023, 1:09 AM
Iraqis protest gender violence after YouTube star killed
Dozens of Iraqi residents and activists are protesting in the city of Diwaniyah days after a 22-year-old YouTube star was killed allegedly by her father
February 6, 2023, 1:09 AM
January 19, 2023, 7:09 PM
Stampede outside stadium in Iraq kills 2, injures dozens
A stampede outside a stadium in southern Iraq has killed two people and injured dozens
January 19, 2023, 7:09 PM
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Iraq to host soccer's Gulf Cup for the first time since 1979
After decades of war, invasions and instability, Iraq hosts the eight-nation Gulf Cup soccer tournament starting on Friday for the first time since 1979
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Iraq prime minister orders crackdown on trademark violations
Iraq's prime minister has ordered a crackdown on local businesses operating under the names of international brands without legal permission
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Real coffee, but a fake 'Starbucks' in piracy-ridden Iraq
There are three “Starbucks” cafes in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, all serving authentic Starbucks coffee in authentic Starbucks cups
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Iraq officials: Explosion in northern Iraq kills 9 policemen
Iraqi officials say an explosive device went off in the country's north, killing at least nine members of the federal police force who were on patrol
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2 killed in protest over Iraqi activist's prison sentence
Local officials say two protesters have been killed in southern Iraq after security forces opened fire on a crowd demonstrating against a harsh prison sentence handed down against a young Iraqi activist over a Twitter post
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Salt, drought decimate buffaloes in Iraq's southern marshes
Iraq’s water buffaloes are suffering from dire water shortages in the country's iconic southern marshes
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Official: Iran airstrikes target Kurdish groups in Iraq
An Iraqi Kurdish official says that Iran has launched a new round of strikes at Iranian Kurdish dissident groups based in Iraq's northern, semi-autonomous Kurdish region
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Renewed Iranian attacks in northern Iraq kill at least 1
Officials in northern Iraq say missiles fired from Iran have killed at least one person and wounded eight
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Strikes in Syria hit fuel convoy from Iraq; Iranians killed
Syrian opposition activists say airstrikes in Syria along the border with Iraq have targeted Iran-backed militiamen, inflicting casualties
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American aid worker killed in Baghdad in rare attack
An American aid worker was gunned down in Baghdad on Monday, officials said.
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Fire, building collapse injures 20 people in Iraq's capital
Iraqi authorities say more than two dozen people were injured when a commercial building in the capital caught fire and collapsed
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2,700-year-old rock carvings discovered in Iraq's Mosul
Archaeologists in northern Iraq have unearthed 2,700-year-old rock carvings featuring war scenes and trees, dating back to the Assyrian Empire
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Rocket hits Green Zone, US Embassy in Iraq: 'We're still assessing the damage'
The U.S. Embassy and other parts of the Green Zone in Baghdad were attacked by "terrorist groups" Thursday.
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Assassination attempt of Iraqi prime minister
Mustafa al-Kadhimi was reportedly targeted by a drone directed to his residence. The government said the prime minister was not harmed in the attempt.
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Senate panel votes to scrap both Iraq war authorizations
In a historic bipartisan move, a Senate panel has voted to scrap both Iraq war authorizations.
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Biden: US will conclude combat mission in Iraq
During a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, President Joe Biden said the U.S. is "not going to be, by the end of the year, in a combat mission" in Iraq.
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US concludes combat mission in Iraq
President Joe Biden said the U.S. is "not going to be, by the end of the year, in a combat mission" in Iraq.
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US concludes combat mission in Iraq as Biden meets with Iraqi prime minister
President Joe Biden said the U.S. is "not going to be, by the end of the year, in a combat mission" in Iraq.
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2 US military service members hurt in rocket attack on al-Asad Air Base
A Pentagon spokesperson has confirmed that two U.S. military service members were injured in a rocket attack on al-Asad air base in western Iraq earlier Wednesday.
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Dozens of patients killed in catastrophic hospital fire in Iraq
A catastrophic fire in a hospital in Iraq has killed dozens of patients who were being treated there.
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Massive fire exploded at Iraq hospital
At least 82 patients have been killed in a catastrophic fire at a hospital in Baghdad.
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In Iraq, scars of ISIS linger on surviving families trying to find stability
The Moussa family was once taken captive by the caliphate. Two sisters in Mosul injured when they were used as human shields are still recovering.
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'Back-stabbed': US diplomats in Baghdad angry over losing 'hardship pay' during time off
Amid rocket attacks, U.S. diplomats in Baghdad have been hit with pay cut, and may require be forced to pay some money back for personal time off.
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Defense secretary says US still assessing who carried out Iraq rocket attack
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told ABC's "This Week" co-anchor Martha Raddatz the U.S. is still assessing who was behind the Iraq rocket attack and how to respond.
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Rockets hit airbase in Iraq housing US troops
Military officials said at least 10 rockets hit a base housing U.S. and other coalition troops in western Iraq on Wednesday. President Joe Biden said he’s weighing who is responsible for the attack.
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Rockets hit military airbase with US troops in Iraq
Ian Pannell reports from Mosul, Iraq, with the latest on the rockets targeted at an Iraqi base hosting American troops.
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Attack on American-led coalition in Iraq kills 1
One person died and at least eight others were injured in a missile attack at an airport in northern Iraq.
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Rocket attack on coalition base in Iraq kills contractor, injures US service member
A rocket attack targeting the American-led military coalition in the northern Iraqi city of Erbil killed a civilian contractor and wounded nine others on Monday night.
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Pentagon announces troop reductions in Afghanistan and Iraq
The new acting defense secretary has announced American troop reductions in Afghanistan and Iraq that will leave 2,500 troops in each country by mid-January.
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US reducing troop size in Iraq to 3,000
U.S. military reducing troops in Iraq to 3,000 in September, a larger reduction in a faster timeline than had been expected.
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US to reduce troop level in Iraq to 3,500 from 5,200
The U.S. is reducing its troop level in Iraq to 3,500 from 5,200.
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US General confident Iraqis will ask American troops to remain in Iraq
Gen. McKenzie met with new Iraqi Prime Minister in Baghdad
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US military conducts airstrikes in Iraq in retaliation for rocket attack that killed 2 Americans
The U.S. military conducted airstrikes in Iraq on Thursday in retaliation for a recent rocket attack that killed two American service members.
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2 Americans among 3 service members killed in rocket attack on base in Iraq: Officials
Two American service members and one British service member were killed in a rocket attack on a base in Iraq on Wednesday.
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3 US troops wounded in new rocket attack on Iraq base: Pentagon
Three American service members were among the wounded in a new rocket attack on Camp Taji in Iraq.
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Rocket attack in Iraq kills 2 US soldiers, 1 British service member
The Pentagon disclosed Iranian-backed Shia groups were responsible for the attack.
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2 Americans killed in Iraq during anti-ISIS mission identified as Marine Raiders
Two American troops were killed in Iraq on Sunday during an anti-ISIS mission, a deadly reminder of the terror group's ongoing presence there.
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2 US service members killed in Iraq
Military officials said the two were with Iraqi security forces on a mission to take out an ISIS stronghold; four other service members were injured.
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3 mortars hit US Embassy compound in Baghdad, one injury reported
The U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad was hit by mortar fire on Sunday, injuring one American official.
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3 rockets hit US Embassy compound in Baghdad, no injuries reported: Sources
This is the first time the compound has been hit directly in years and comes just weeks after pro-Iranian militia members and their supporters assaulted the compound in Iraq.
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President Trump minimizes concussion-like injuries in Iraq attack as merely 'headaches'
President Donald Trump brushed aside the concussion-like injuries of U.S. service members as not "very serious," though VA and DOD consider them to be serious.
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3 rockets fired into Baghdad's Green Zone as protests grow; no casualties
Two of the rockets reportedly landed in the vicinity of the U.S. Embassy.
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Rockets land in Baghdad's Green Zone near US Embassy; no injuries reported
Two explosions were heard in Baghdad's Green Zone late Wednesday.
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Pentagon says no plan to withdraw American troops from Iraq, as US and NATO suspend operations against ISIS
The Pentagon has no plans to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq, senior defense officials said on Monday, despite a vote by the Iraqi Parliament to kick out foreign forces.
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Leader of Iran's elite Quds Force killed in US airstrike near Baghdad airport
Qassem Soleimani, the leader of Iran's elite Quds Force, was killed late Thursday in a U.S. airstrike that targeted a convoy near the airport in Baghdad.
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U.S. airstrike kills Iranian General Qassem Soleimani
Iran's ayatollah warns that the U.S. should expect harsh retaliation.
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Leader of Iran's elite Quds Force killed in airstrike near Baghdad airport
Nearly 900 additional U.S troops have been sent to the Middle East, and the Pentagon warned Iran may be orchestrating more attacks on U.S. interests in the region.
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Pentagon leadership confident in security of US Embassy in Baghdad, undecided about additional troop deployments
America's top military officer expressed high confidence in the security of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Thursday, just days after protesters breach compound.
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