52 killed in series of attacks across Iraq
September 9th, 2012 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Sep 9 (IANS) A series of bombs and gunfire attacks across Iraq Sunday left some 52 Iraqis dead and more than 200 others injured, in what appeared to be ... Read more...
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60 dead in attack on Iraqi Shias, bombings (Lead)
January 5th, 2012 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Jan 5 (IANS) A suicide bomber Thursday detonated his explosives among Shia pilgrims in southern Iraq, killing at least 36 people and injuring 72 others. Another 24 people were ... Read more...
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Iraq declares holiday amid 50 degree scorcher
August 1st, 2011 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Aug 1 (IANS) The Iraqi government declared Monday as a holiday in central and southern parts of the country after temperatures crossed 50 degrees Celsius, Xinhua reported."The Iraqi Council ... Read more...
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Two U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq
April 24th, 2011 - 12:24 am ICT by BNO News
BAGHDAD (BNO NEWS) -- Two American soldiers were killed in southern Iraq, a military statement said Saturday."Two U.S. service members were killed yesterday (Friday) while conducting operations in southern Iraq," the statement ... Read more...
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Iraqis stage demonstration after Gates ‘US military to stay for years’ remark
April 10th, 2011 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
Baghdad, Apr 10 (ANI): Thousands of Iraqis staged protest demanding an end to the American military presence in their country, a day after US Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates suggested that American ... Read more...
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Iraqi woman gives birth to quadruplets
April 2nd, 2011 - 7:17 pm ICT by BNO News
WASSIT, IRAQ (BNO NEWS) -- A 27-year-old woman gave birth to four children in southern Iraq on Friday, local media reported on Saturday. One of the children immediately died.The Aswat al-Iraq news ... Read more...
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Medieval Corinth was involved in long distance trade all over Middle East
December 2nd, 2010 - 5:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 2 (ANI): A new research has revealed that medieval Corinth was involved in long distance trade throughout the Middle East.Robert Mason, a curator at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto ... Read more...
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US army officers call Brit troop withdrawal from Basra in 2007 “a defeat”
September 29th, 2010 - 5:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 29 (ANI): Senior American army officers have claimed that Britain's withdrawal of troops from Basra in Iraq in 2007 was a 'defeat,' which left the city 'terrorised' by militias.General ... Read more...
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Army official arrested for masterminding attacks in Iraq
September 4th, 2010 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Sep 4 (DPA) Police Saturday arrested a member of the country's military in southern Iraq, on suspicion of being behind car bombings that killed and injured dozens of people last month.
Among ... Read more...
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Gen. Odierno says US troops will return only if Iraq security force “completely fails”
August 23rd, 2010 - 6:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 23 (ANI): General Ray Odierno has said that a "complete failure" of the Iraqi security forces would be the only situation where the US would resume combat operations there.Gen ... Read more...
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American Soldier Exterminated In A Rocket Strike In Iraq
August 23rd, 2010 - 4:55 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Washington, August 23, 2010 (Just Flashed): An American soldier was liquidated on account of a rocket strike that came about in southern Iraq on Sunday. This data was revealed by the ... Read more...
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Iraqi Security Forces arrest four al-Qaeda in Iraq associates
May 13th, 2010 - 2:58 am ICT by BNO News
BAGHDAD (BNO NEWS) – Iraqi Security Forces on Wednesday arrested four suspected al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) criminal associates during separate joint security operations conducted in central and southern Iraq.ISF and U.S. advisors ... Read more...
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Report: Iraqi security forces foil Al-Qaeda plot to crash airliner into mosque
April 15th, 2010 - 12:13 am ICT by BNO News
BAGHDAD (BNO NEWS) -- Iraqi security forces have foiled an attempt by al-Qaeda to hijack a passenger plane and crash it into the Imam Ali Mosque, according to a news report on ... Read more...
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10 killed in Iraq bombing
February 3rd, 2010 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Feb 3 (IANS) Ten people were killed and many wounded Wednesday in a bomb explosion in southern Iraq, police said.
The bomb was detonated near a technical institute in Karbala city, some ... Read more...
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Germany returns stolen Sumerian treasures to Iraq
January 22nd, 2010 - 1:13 am ICT by IANS
Berlin, Jan 21 (DPA) Germany handed back to Iraq 22 stolen ancient artefacts thought to date back to the Sumerian civilization, which had been recovered from a house near Frankfurt, officials said ... Read more...
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Iranian troops partially withdraw from Iraqi oil well
December 20th, 2009 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Dec 20 (RIA Novosti) Iranian troops have partially withdrawn from an oil well in a disputed oilfield in southern Iraq, an official said Sunday.
A small group of Iranian soldiers took control ... Read more...
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We tortured Iraqi prisoners to avenge our troops’ killing, says convicted British soldier
November 17th, 2009 - 5:22 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov. 17 (ANI): A former corporal in the British Army, who is accused of the brutal beating and torture of Iraqi prisoners, has said that he acted out of revenge over ... Read more...
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Iraq signs first oil contract with foreign consortium in 36 years
November 4th, 2009 - 12:08 am ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Nov 3 (DPA) The government of Iraq Tuesday signed a contract with a Chinese-British consortium to develop southern Iraq's massive Rumaila oil field, a spokesman said.
Iraqi oil ministry spokesman Assim Jihad ... Read more...
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Try Blair for war crimes, say families of soldiers killed in Iraq
October 14th, 2009 - 3:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct.14 (ANI): Families of British servicemen killed in Iraq have told members of the official inquiry into the conflict that former Prime Minister Tony Blair should be held accountable for taking ... Read more...
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Britain’s Defence Ministry suppresses military defeat report on Afghanistan
September 6th, 2009 - 4:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep. 6 (ANI): Britain's Defence Ministry has blocked the publication of a report that warns that British troops are facing "strategic defeat" in Afghanistan.The paper has been written by David ... Read more...
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Security forces arrest high ranking terrorist in southern Iraq
August 23rd, 2009 - 10:40 pm ICT by BNO News
BAGHDAD (BNO NEWS) -- Security forces arrested a suspected terrorist in southern Iraq on Thursday, U.S. officials said on Sunday.
The operation was carried out by a Basrah Special Weapons and Tactics team ... Read more...
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Iran parliament speaker’s brother to head judiciary
August 15th, 2009 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Aug 15 (DPA) Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Saturday appointed the brother of parliament speaker and former chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani as the new chief of Iran's judiciary.
Ayatollah Sadeq ... Read more...
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Larijani’s brother to become Iran’s new judiciary chief
July 29th, 2009 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, July 28 (DPA) The brother of Iran's parliament speaker and former chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani is to be appointed as new chief of the country's judiciary, the Fars news agency ... Read more...
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14 killed in Iraq bus accident
June 16th, 2009 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, June 16 (Xinhua) At least 14 people were killed and 26 injured Tuesday when the passenger bus in which they were travelling overturned and caught fire in southern Iraq, officials said.
The ... Read more...
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UK troops begin pullout from Iraq
April 30th, 2009 - 7:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr.30 (ANI): British troops are leaving Iraq today and returning home after over six years.Britain will formally hand over operational authority in southern Iraq to the US.British Defence ... Read more...
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Britain begins to pull out troops from Iraq
March 31st, 2009 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, March 31 (Xinhua) The British army is to begin Tuesday its official troops withdrawal from Iraq's southern city of Basra, a police source said.
American troops are expected to replace the withdrawing ... Read more...
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Britain to hold inquiry on Iraq war
March 26th, 2009 - 12:59 am ICT by IANS
London, March 25 (DPA) The British government will order a comprehensive independent inquiry into the planning and conduct of the Iraq war once the bulk of combat troops have come home ... Read more...
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Scientists uncover oldest known human brain from Old World in Armenian cave
January 13th, 2009 - 3:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 13 (ANI): Scientists have uncovered in an Armenian cave what may be the oldest preserved human brain from an ancient society, which dates back to 6,000 years.The cave overlooks ... Read more...
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Military contractor accused of exposing US troops to harmful toxin in Iraq
December 23rd, 2008 - 5:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 23 (ANI): The controversial military contractor firm KBR is being accused of putting U.S. soldiers at risk from inhaling a chemical at their facilities in Iraq, which is believed ... Read more...
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UK troops to start Iraq pullout in March
December 10th, 2008 - 11:35 am ICT by ANI
London, Dec.10 (ANI): Britain will begin withdrawing its 4,100-strong force from Iraq by the beginning of March, with almost all troops leaving within a few months, a senior defence source revealed ... Read more...
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Iraqi general claims UK troops allowed insurgents to rule Basra
November 22nd, 2008 - 5:05 pm ICT by ANI
Basra (Iraq), Nov.22 (ANI): A senior Iraqi major general has accused Britain of allowing insurgents to rule Basra city for five years "without being punished or held to account". In an ... Read more...
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Iraq approves pact to ensure US troops are withdrawn in 3 years
November 17th, 2008 - 4:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 17 (ANI): The Iraqi cabinet has reportedly approved a hard-fought security pact with the US, under which all American troops would withdraw from the country in three years, thereby ... Read more...
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UK troops will be out of Iraq by mid-2009
November 7th, 2008 - 6:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov.7 (ANI): British forces, which have been in southern Iraq since the invasion of that country in 2003, are likely to move out by the middle of next year.
Final negotiations ... Read more...
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Saddam Husseins yacht for sale
November 3rd, 2008 - 11:46 am ICT by ANI
London , Nov 3 (ANI): Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Husseins palatial 270-foot yacht Ocean Breeze has been put on sale. Fastened at the southern French resort of Nice, the yacht is ... Read more...
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Iraqi interpreter returns rather than divorce a wife
August 19th, 2008 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Copenhagen, Aug 19 (DPA) An Iraqi interpreter, who was recently granted asylum in Denmark but was asked to divorce one of his two wives, has opted to return to Iraq instead, reports ... Read more...
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