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First Palm Sunday Since IS In Iraq’s Main Christian Town

Members of Iraq's Christian minority celebrated Palm Sunday in the country's main Christian town of Qaraqosh for the...

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Trump Son-In-Law, Top US Officer Meet Iraq Kurd Leaders

President Donald Trump's son-in-law and the US's top military officer met with Kurdish leaders in Arbil on Tuesday, the...

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Freed From IS, But Iraq’s Qaraqosh Is Now A Ghost Town

In the Iraqi Christian town of Qaraqosh, time stands still. The Islamic State group was expelled in October 2016, but...

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Disputed Iraqi Province Votes To Fly Kurdish Flag

Provincial councillors in disputed, oil-rich Kirkuk province voted Tuesday to fly the Kurdish regional flag over...

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Turkey-PKK Conflict ‘has Killed 2,000’ Since Truce Collapsed

The UN has accused Turkish forces of serious violations during unrest in the south-east of the country that left 2,000...

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Iraqi Kurd Forces Halt Pumping Through Key Oil Pipeline

Iraqi Kurdish forces deployed at a state-run oil company Thursday, temporarily halting pumping through a pipeline that...

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Asiacell To Offer Free Access To Wikipedia In Iraq

The Wikimedia Foundation, which runs online encyclopaedia Wikipedia, said Tuesday that telecoms operator Asiacell will...

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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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Iraq’s Bashiqa Brings Back the Booze To Clear IS Hangover

Surrounded by the ruins of pastel-coloured buildings still bearing slogans glorifying the Islamic State's "caliphate",...

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A Baby Named Trump and Admiration For A New U.S. President In Northern Iraq

Hassan Jamil’s love affair with Donald Trump began in the thick of the American presidential campaign, when he found...

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Iraq Bomb Attack Targets Iranian Kurdish Opposition Party

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Tuesday's bomb attack Seven people have been killed and 15 wounded...

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The Variety of ‘Oil City’

About a month ago, photographer Eugenio Grosso traveled a 70-mile stretch in northern Iraq, from the city of Kirkuk to...

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Ferocity of Kirkuk Attack Points To Tough Fight For Mosul

Ferocity of Kirkuk attack points to tough fight for Mosul Smoke rises as Kurdish forces take position at a site of an...

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Turkish and Kurdish Forces Launch Attacks On IS

Footage captures explosions near the Iraqi town of Bashiqa, where Kurdish forces have launched fresh Kurdish forces...

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US Defence Chief Carter In Surprise Iraq Visit To Assess Battle For Mosul

the defense secretary has arrived in Iraq to retake the northern city of Mosul US Defense Secretary Ash Carter arrived...

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Militants Fight Back In Western Iraqi Town

Many have fled the area round Mosul as government and Kurdish forces close in. Forces of so-called Islamic State have...

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IS Militants Attack Iraqi City of Kirkuk As Mosul Offensive Continues

Fighters from the self-styled Islamic State (IS) group have attacked government buildings in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk,...

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Iraq and Kurdish Troops Make Gains

Iraqi pro-government forces have made gains at the start of a large-scale operation to retake Mosul, the last major...

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British Troops Condemned Over Iraqi Boy’s Death In 2003

Four UK soldiers who "forced" an Iraqi boy into a canal and let him drown have been condemned by a judge investigating...