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Iraq declares liberation of all Iraqi lands from IS

IraqdeclaredSaturdaytheliberationofallIraqilandsfromIslamicState(IS)militantsafterseizingthewholeborderareasanddesertinwesternIraq,theIraqimilitarysaid."Thelibe

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U.S. soldier killed in non-combat incident in Iraq

OneU.S.soldierhadbeenkilledinanon-combat-relatedincidentinIraq,theU.S.DepartmentofDefensesaidonMonday.Theman,whowassupportingOperationInherentResolveinIraq,wask

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Iraqi federal court annuls Kurdish independence referendum

BAGHDAD,Nov.20(Xinhua)--TheIraqifederalcourtonMondayinvalidatedtheindependencereferendumofthesemi-autonomousregionofKurdistanandthedisputedareas,acourtspokesman

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Iraqi Federal Court rules Kurdish referendum unconstitutional

Iraq’sSupremeFederalCourtruledonMondaythatareferendumheldonKurdishindependencewasunconstitutionalandthattheresultsofthevotewerevoid,acourtspokesmansaid.Kurdsvot

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2 Iranians die in major earthquake in Iran-Iraq border area

Atleasttwopeoplediedand25injuredinthepowerfulearthquake,measuringat7.2magnitude,thathitIraq-IranborderareaonSunday,stateIRIBTVreported.Thequakewhichcenteredat10

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After IS collapse in Raqqa, US faces other extremism threats

TheimminentfalloftheIslamicState'sdefactocapitalleavesAmericaamultitudeoftaskstorestorestabilityintheMiddleEast,startingwithpocketsofremainingISresistanceinSyri

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Turkish jets strike PKK targets in Iraq, killing 8 militants

Turkishjetsandunmannedaerialvehicles(UAV)targetedKurdistanWorkers'Party(PKK)positionsinnorthernIraq,killingeightmilitants,themilitaryannouncedinastatementonTues

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Baghdad says Erbil must abide by Iraq's sovereignty, unity before talks

TheIraqigovernmentonSundayreiterateditsstancethattheKurdishsemi-autonomousregionmustrecognizeIraq'snationalsovereigntyandabidesbypreservingitsunitybeforeanytalk

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Iraqi Kurds send reinforcements to disputed Kirkuk

KurdishmediasaysIraq'sautonomousKurdishregionhassent6,000reinforcementstothedisputed,oil-richcityofKirkuk.RudawNews,quotingKurdishVicePresidentKorsatRasul,sayst

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10 killed in suicide bomb attack at cafe in Iraq's Anbar

Atleast10peoplewerekilledandsome20otherswoundedonWednesdayinasuicidebombattackonapopularcafeinIraq'sAnbar,provincialpolicesourcesaid.Theattacktookplaceatnightwh

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Iraq court orders arrest of Kurd independence vote organisers

AnIraqicourtonWednesdayorderedthearrestofseniorKurdishofficialsresponsiblefororganisinganindependencereferendum,inthelatestsalvobythecentralauthoritiesoverthedi

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Iraqi PM predicts full defeat of IS in Iraq in 2017

TheIraqiPrimeMinisterHaideral-AbadionTuesdayexpectedtheIslamicState(IS)militantsinIraqtobecompletelydefeatedthisyear.Inatelevisedpressconferenceafterhisweeklyca

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Iran, Iraq plan joint drills over Kurdish independence vote

TEHRAN,Sept.30-IranwillholdajointmilitaryexercisewithIraqinresponsetotheIraqiKurdistanregion's"illegitimate"independencereferendum,anIranianmilitaryofficialanno

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Iraqi military preparing to take control of Kurdish borders

Iraq’smilitarypreparedSaturdaytotakecontroloftheinternationalbordersofthenorthernKurdishregion.Themoveispartofthecentralgovernment’sstepped-upeffortstoisolateth

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Turkey's response to Iraqi Kurdish independence vote limited

Originaltitle:NewsAnalysis:Turkey'sresponsetoIraqiKurdishindependencevotelimitedduetostrongeconomiclinksTurkeycontinuestorattlesabersaftertheindependencereferen

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Tillerson: US does not recognize Kurdish independence vote in Iraq

TheUnitedStatesdoesnotrecognizetheindependencereferenduminIraqiKurdistanandurgesanendto“threatsofreciprocalactions,”USSecretaryofStateRexTillersonsaidinastateme

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Last flight departs as Iraq imposes ban for Kurdish independence vote

ThelastinternationalflightleftErbilairportonFridayastheBaghdadgovernmentimposedanairbaninretaliationforanindependencevotebyIraqiKurdsthathasdrawnwidespreadoppos