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Iraq holds 1st int'l book exhibition in Baghdad after defeating IS

IraqonThursdayinauguratedthefirstBaghdadInternationalBookExhibitionafterthedefeatoftheIslamicState(IS)militantgroup.The10-dayexhibitionisheldattheBaghdadInterna

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Locals, officials react to Iraq's upcoming PM election

OnMay12Iraqiswillgotothepollstoelectparliamentarianswhointurnwillselectthecountry’snewprimeminister.WhoeveritiswillfacethedauntingtasksofrebuildingIraqafterathr

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Iraq holding more than 19,000 because of IS, militant ties

Iraqhasdetainedorimprisonedatleast19,000peopleaccusedofconnectionstotheIslamicStategrouporotherterror-relatedoffenses,andsentencedmorethan3,000ofthemtodeath,acc

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Turkey to stretch from Syria to Iraq to contain "terror threat": analyst

Turkeyisaimingtocontaintheterroristthreatatitssouthernborderswithanintegratedmilitarystrategy,signalingajointoperationwiththeIraqigovernmentagainsttheKurdistanW

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Saudi king promises football stadium for Iraq in call with PM Abadi

SaudiArabia’sKingSalmanpromisedtobuildIraqafootballstadiumfollowingafriendlymatchbetweenthetwocountries’teamslastweek,inaphonecallwithIraqiPrimeMinisterHaideral

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APD Review | Will the resurgence of Islamic State occur in Syria?

ByAPDwriterHuXiaodaoTranslatedbyMaQianTheSyriangovernmentandtheoppositionhaverecentlyannouncedthatalthoughalreadyoustedfromitsstrongholds,theIslamicState(IS)ter

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Iraq, Saudi face off in bout of football diplomacy

IraqishostingafootballinternationalagainstSaudiArabiaonWednesdayforthefirsttimeinalmostfourdecades,inafriendlyencounterwithhighdiplomaticandpoliticalstakes.With

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IS ambushes Iraqi Shiite-led force, killing 27 fighters

IslamicStatemilitantsambushedagroupofIraq'sShiite-ledparamilitaryfighters,killingatleast27,officialssaidMonday,underliningtheextremisgroup'scapabilitiesoflaunch

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Opinion: Iraq needs to rebuild its financial and political system first

TheIraqigovernmentwantstoencourageforeigngovernmentsandcompaniestohelpitrebuildthedamagecausedbyISIL’soccupationofthecountrysince2014.That’swhytherecentInternat

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Billions pledged for Iraq in Kuwait, but still short of goal

BillionsofdollarswerepledgedWednesdayatadonorconferenceforIraq’sreconstructionafterthecountry’sdevastatingwarwiththeIslamicStategroup,thoughtheamountsannounceds

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Iraq reconstruction: Is the goal of $88.2 bln possible?

Aspartofathree-dayconference,representativesfromKuwait,Iraq,theUnitedNations,theEUandtheWorldBankaregatheringinKuwaittodiscusseffortstoraise88.2billionUSdollars

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Minister: Iraq seeks $88.2 bln for reconstruction

Iraqneeds88.2billionUSdollarstorebuildafteryearsofwaragainsttheISILgroup,PlanningMinisterSalmanal-JumailisaidMonday,asaninternationalconferenceonthecountry'srec

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UN says violence in Iraq kills 111 civilians in January

ViolenceacrossIraqhaskilled111civiliansinJanuary,theUnitedNationsAssistanceMissionforIraq(UNAMI)saidThursday.Morethan250otherswerewoundedintheterrorattacksandar

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Iraqi court sentences German woman to death for joining ISIL

AnIraqicourtonSundaysentencedtodeathaGermanwomanofMoroccanoriginforjoiningISIL,aSupremeJudicialCouncilspokesmansaid.TheGermannationalwascapturedbyIraqiforcesdur

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Iraq signs deal with energy giant BP to boost oil output in Kirkuk

Iraqsignedamemorandumofunderstanding(MoU)withBritishenergygiantBPThursdaytodevelopthecrudeoilproductioninIraq'snorthernKirkukoilfields.Iraq'sOilMinisterJabbaral

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Turkey kills 7 PKK members in northern Iraq

AtleastsevenKurdistanWorkers'Party(PKK)memberswerekilledinacounterterrorismoperationinnorthernIraq,theTurkishmilitarysaidonTuesday.InawrittenstatementfromTurkis

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Opinion: The demise of ISIL’s charm for global jihadists

Inlate2014,whenISILwasatthepeakofitsterritorialstrengtheninSyriaandIraq,thegroupcontrolledandexploitedmorethan360oilandgasfields,governedmorethanninemillioncivi