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Baghdad/Xinhua: Two soldiers and two Islamic State (IS) militants were killed on Monday in an airstrike and a bomb attack in the Iraqi provinces of Nineveh and Diyala, Iraqi military said. more
Turkey kills eight PKK members in northern Iraq

Ankara/Xinhua: Turkish airstrikes killed eight members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) as part of counter-terrorism operations in northern Iraq, Turkey's Defense Mi ...

Iraq: UN mission urges ‘maximum restraint' following deadly attack on foreign troops

New York : The UN mission in Iraq has called for ‘maximum restraint’ following a deadly attack on foreign forces serving under the United States-led coalition against the mili ...

‘Critical’ window of opportunity closing fast in Iraq, Security Council hears

New York : Political leaders in Iraq will have to “step up to the plate” and prioritize national interests if the country is to realize a more just and prosperous future, the ...

Two people killed, 12 injured in bomb blast in Eastern Iraq

Moscow/Sputnik: Two people were killed and 12 others were injured as a result of an explosion that followed a terrorist attack in the city of Khanaqin in eastern Iraq on Thursday, Alsumar ...

One soldier, 2 IS militants killed in clash in central Iraq

Baghdad/Xinhua: An Iraqi soldier and two Islamic State (IS) militants were killed on Saturday in a clash in the central province of Salahudin, a provincial police source said.

US arrests suspected leader of Al-Qaeda's Iraqi cell in Arizona: Department of Justice

Moscow/Sputnik: The US authorities arrested a resident of the state of Arizona, who was a suspected leader of the al-Qaeda terrorist group's (banned in Russia) cell in Iraq and was ch ...

Two Iraqi servicemen killed by IS terrorists in country’s north: security services

Moscow/Sputnik: Two Iraqi servicemen were killed by an attack of the Islamic State terror group (outlawed in Russia) in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, the Iraqi security services said ...

Six Iraqi soldiers killed in Islamic State attack

Baghdad/Xinhua: Six Iraqi soldiers were killed and four others injured in an overnight attack by Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala, a provincial police ...

Protests and civil unrest show ‘renewed sense of patriotism’ in Iraq, UN envoy tells Security Council

New York: After decades of sectarian strife and conflict, “a renewed sense of patriotism has taken hold”, the head of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) told the Secur ...