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- Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaybani, left, speaks during a news conference with his Iraqi counterpart Fouad Hussein following their meeting, in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, March.14, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
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Head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed, Iraqi prime minister says
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA - Associated Press
Fri,03/14/25-9:53AM , 390 Reads
BAGHDAD (AP) — The head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed in Iraq in an operation by members of the Iraqi national intelligence service along with U.S.-led coalition forces, the Iraqi prime minister announced Friday.
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- An airstrike hit a base belonging to the Popular Mobilization Forces, a coalition of Iran-allied militias in Iraq early Saturday morning, the group said in a statement. The strike on the Kalsu military base north of Babylon - a former US base that was handed over to the Iraqi military in 2011 - wounded three PMF members, according to two militia officials who spoke on condition of anonymity. (AP video: Ali Jabar, Production: Ahmed Sami)
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Iraq investigates a blast at a base of Iran-allied militias that killed 1. US denies involvement
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA - Associated Press
Sat,04/20/24-6:34AM , 86 Reads
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi authorities said Saturday that they were investigating an explosion that struck a base belonging to the Popular Mobilization Forces, a coalition of Iran-allied militias, killing one person and injuring eight
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- The U.S. Embassy is seen from across the Tigris River in Baghdad, Iraq, on Jan. 3, 2020. A rocket attack at the sprawling U.S. embassy in Baghdad Friday Dec. 8, 2023 caused minor material damage but no casualties, U.S. and Iraqi officials said. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed, File)
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A rocket attack targets the US Embassy in Baghdad, causing minor damage but no casualties
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA - Associated Press
Fri,12/08/23-2:27AM , 252 Reads
BAGHDAD (AP) — A rocket attack on the sprawling U.S. Embassy in Baghdad caused minor damage but no casualties on Friday morning, U.S. and Iraqi officials said.
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- This photo provided by Iraqi Parliament Media Office, shows Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, a candidate for Iraq's prime minister position, speaks during the parliamentary session to vote on the new government in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Oct.27, 2022. Multiple Iraqi officials have told The Associated Press that Iraq-mediated talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia have come to a halt. They say this is largely because of Tehran's claims that Saudi Arabia has played a role in alleged foreign incitement of mass anti-government protests in Iran. Iranian leaders have also accused other countries and foreign groups, but have not presented evidence. (Iraqi Parliament Media Office via AP, File)
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Saudi-Iran talks said to have stalled over protests in Iran
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA - Associated Press
Mon,12/19/22-12:10AM , 230 Reads
BAGHDAD (AP) — Baghdad-mediated diplomatic talks between regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia have come to a halt, largely because of Tehran claims the Sunni kingdom has played a role in alleged foreign incitement of the mass anti-government protests underway in Iran, multiple Iraqi officials said.
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