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Iraqi forces kill 6 Daesh suicide bombers in Ramadi
Date: 2017-09-29 14:13:21 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:7015399
Six Daesh suicide bombers were killed in a military operation in southwestern the Iraqi city of Ramadi, Commander of Anbar Operations Major General Mahmoud Al Falahi said Friday. The division 8th of the Iraqi army and tribal forces carried out a ....
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Arab League chief discusses with Iraq FM Kurdish referendum
Date: 2017-09-29 10:25:49 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7014945
Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit held phone talks Thursday with Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jafari. They discussed the latest developments in Iraq following the Kurdish referendum that took place on Thursday, spokesman for ....
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Iraq launches 2nd phase of Hawija military operation
Date: 2017-09-29 10:17:02 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7014937
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al Abadi on Friday announced launching the second phase of military operations to liberate Hawija district and areas around it towards western Kirkuk. In a statement, Abadi noted that eliminating Daesh terrorist group ....
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Jordan denies Israeli interception of plane
Date: 2017-09-28 09:12:53 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7013037
The Royal Jordanian Airlines dismissed reports on Wednesday that Israeli air force jet fighters intercepted one of its planes en route from Egypt to Jordan. "The reports are categorically unfounded," the flag carrier said in a press ....
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Israeli PM: House of Quds operation attacker will be demolished
Date: 2017-09-26 10:22:28 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:7009754
Israeli Prime Minister Bejamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that the house of the perpetrator of today's Al Quds attack will be demolished. In press statements, he added that work permits for the family of the attacker will also be withdrawn, ....
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93% of voters support Kurdistan Independence - electoral commission
Date: 2017-09-26 10:02:26 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:7009713
The electoral commission supervising the independence referendum said Tuesday that initial results have shown that 93 percent of Iraqi Kurds support Kurdistan independence from Iraq. Alsumaria news quoted the independent commission as saying that ....
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Curfew lifted in Iraqi Kirkuk governorate
Date: 2017-09-26 09:50:23 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:7009693
A curfew imposed in Iraqi Kirkuk governorate was lifted in the wee hours of Tuesday and gateways with other Iraqi governorates have been reopened, Kirkuk Police Command announced. Security conditions in Kirkuk are stable and everything back to ....
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Abul Gheit regrets holding Kurdistan independence referendum on Monday
Date: 2017-09-26 09:49:01 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:7009692
Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit regretted the Kurds' holding of the independence referendum on Monday despite intensive Arab and international efforts exerted to prevent it. Abul Gheit said "there is still time to contain the ....
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Kuwait totally supports maintaining Iraq's unity, stability, says deputy FM
Date: 2017-09-26 09:45:14 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:7009685
Kuwaiti Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al Jarallah said Monday evening that Kuwait always supports the unity, security, sovereignty and independence of Iraq, KUNA news agency reported. Al Jarallah was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a ....
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Kurdistan referendum will increase regional instability: US
Date: 2017-09-26 07:26:43 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:7009435
The US Department of State expressed disappointment over Iraqi Kurdistan region independence referendum that was held on Monday saying that it will increase instability in the region. In a statement on Tuesday, State Department spokeswoman ....