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Man Held Over Suspected Missiles Plan

A man suspected of trying to advise the so-called Islamic State on missiles has been arrested in Australia. Haisem...

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Wikipedia Goes Data Free In Iraq

Access to Wikipedia will not incur mobile data charges to customers of the Asiacell mobile phone provider in Iraq, the...

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Australian Arrested Over IS Missile-Design Plot

An Australian was charged Tuesday with helping the Islamic State group develop high-tech weapons, including long-range...

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US Military Brass Urge Trump Not To Slash Diplomacy, Aid

More than 120 retired admirals and generals urged President Donald Trump not to slash spending on diplomacy and...

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Pentagon Send Trump A Plan To Defeat ISIS Within A YEAR

The Pentagon presented the White House with possible new battle plans Monday to defeat the Islamic State group, after...

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Pentagon Readies New Anti-IS Plan For Trump

The Pentagon was due to present the White House on Monday with possible new battle plans to defeat the Islamic State...

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Oil Gains As Bullish Bets On Rising Prices Hit Record High

Oil prices rose on Monday as investors showed record confidence in prices rising further, though gains were capped by...

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In Iraq’s Desert, Mass Grave Horror Beneath the Dirt

The sinkhole that could be the largest mass grave in Iraq's latest conflict is barely visible from the road, nothing...

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Gaysim Must Have No Place In Our Society!

THE gaysim debate of whether to outlaw it or not in this country has been reignited.  This time around Parliament has...

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In Mosul, A Long-Term Battle To Repair Iraq’s Heritage

The city of Mosul is intertwined with human history, tracing its roots to 4,400 years ago when civilisation rose in...

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Islamic State Planning Attacks In Britain

Islamic State militants are planning "indiscriminate attacks on innocent civilians" in Britain on a scale similar to...

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Bush To Unveil Portraits of ‘war On Terror’ US Veterans

Former US president George W. Bush has kept a low profile since leaving the White House in 2009. But he is set to...

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Rudaw’s Shifa Gardi Killed Covering Battle For Mosul

A female reporter working for an Iraqi Kurdish channel was killed in a roadside bomb attack while covering clashes...

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Iraqi Kurdish TV Reporter Killed In Mosul

A female reporter working for Iraqi Kurdish channel Rudaw was killed by the explosion of a roadside bomb Saturday...

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Saudi FM In Landmark Visit To Iraq

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir was in Baghdad for talks on Saturday, the first such visit by a chief diplomat...

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In Name At Least, ISIL Is Defeated

ISIL is no more. At least, that's the case in the hallways of the Pentagon, where military officials have done an...

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Saudi Minister In Talks With Iran Team Over Hajj

A Saudi minister held talks with an Iranian delegation about the possibility of Iranian pilgrims rejoining the annual...

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Iraq Air Force Strikes IS Targets In Syria

The Iraqi air force struck members of the Islamic State group inside neighbouring Syria Friday, officials said, adding...

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IS Attack Kills 15 Iraq Border Guards Near Jordan

The Islamic State group carried out an attack on an Iraqi border guard position near Jordan on Friday, killing at least...