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Iraq's Kurds stick to independence vote despite U.S. request to postpone

Iraq's Kurds are sticking to a plan to hold an independence referendum on Sept. 25, despite a U.S. request to postpone it, a high-ranking Kurdish official told Reuters on Saturday.

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The Wall Street Journal | Islamic State 2.0

IraqiPrimeMinisterHaideral-AbadiarrivedinMosulonSunday,dressedinablackmilitaryuniform,andannouncedthe“liberation”ofthecitywhereIslamicStatedeclareditsso-calledc

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Iraq-bound filipino workers told to wait

ByAPDWriterMeloM.AcunaCLARKFREEPORT,ANGELESCITY,August10(APD)–Filipinoshopingtoprovidebetterlivesfortheirfamiliesbyworkingabroadshouldengagerecruitmentagencieso

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UN says Iraq violence kills 239 civilians in July

Violence, terrorist acts and armed conflicts across Iraq killed a total of 239 civilians and wounded 273 others in July, the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) said on Tuesday.

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How to achieve stability in Iraq after ISIS

ThisreportinvestigateshumanitarianandstabilizationneedsinIraq,throughacasestudyofMosul,andoffersrecommendationsforimmediateactionsforstabilizationaftermilitaryo

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Iraq faces pockets of Islamic State resistance in Mosul's Old City

IraqiforcesstillfacedpocketsofresistancefromIslamicStateinMosul'sOldCityonFriday,fourdaysaftertheprimeministerdeclaredvictory.Iraqiarmyhelicoptersflewoverheadan

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Iraqi declares ‘total victory’ over Islamic State in Mosul

IraqonMondaydeclared“totalvictory”overtheIslamicStategroupinMosul,retakingfullcontrolofthecountry’ssecond-largestcitythreeyearsafteritwasseizedbyextremistsbento

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Mosul's loss deals huge blow to IS, but its threat to last longer time

Iraq'sliberationofMosuldealtahugeblowtoIslamicState(IS),buttheterrorgroupwillremainathreatforlongertimeasitisstillholdingitsgroundinSyriaandcouldseektolaunchrev

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Mosul victory: Iraq faces challenges of reconstruction, reconciliation

LiberatingMosulfromtheruleofIslamicState(IS)isagreatvictoryforIraq'santi-terrorwar,butthewar-torncountrystillfaceshugechallengesofnationalreconstructionandrecon

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Battle for Mosul: IS 'blows up' al-Nuri mosque

So-called Islamic State (IS) has blown up the Great Mosque of al-Nuri in Mosul, Iraqi forces say.

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Saudi king to meet Iraqi PM as regional tensions at high

ThekingofSaudiArabiaandtheIraqiprimeministerwillmeetonWednesday,aSaudinewspaperreported,theirsecondmeetingthisyearastheneighborstrytohealariftoverIraq'salliance

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Iraq, Turkey and US voice concerns over Kurdish independence referendum

Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has announced plans to hold a referendum on September 25, to decide whether or not the autonomous region should secede from Iraq. The Baghdad central government, countries across the Middle East, Turkey and even the US have criticized the referendum plan.

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Iraq, Turkey and US voice concerns over Kurdish independence referendum

Iraq'sKurdistanRegionalGovernment(KRG)hasannouncedplanstoholdareferendumonSeptember25,todecidewhetherornottheautonomousregionshouldsecedefromIraq.TheBaghdadcent

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UPDATE | Car bombs kill 20 in central Baghdad: security sources

Twocarbombskilledatleast20peopleinBaghdadandwoundedabout80othersinstreetspackedwithcrowdspreparingfortheRamadanfastearlyonTuesday,securitysourcessaid.Militantgr

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Car bombs kill 14 in central Baghdad: security sources

Twocarbombskilledatleast14peopleandwounded50othersinstreetspackedwithcrowdspreparingfortheRamadanfastearlyonTuesday,securitysourcessaid.IslamicStateclaimedrespo

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Saudi Arabia, Iraq agree oil output cut extension

Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) heavyweights Saudi Arabia and Iraq agreed on Monday on the need to extend a global cut in oil supply by nine months in an effort to prop up crude prices, removing a potential stumbling block as producing countries prepare to meet this week.

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Saudi Arabia, Iraq agree oil output cut extension

OrganizationofthePetroleumExportingCountries(OPEC)heavyweightsSaudiArabiaandIraqagreedonMondayontheneedtoextendaglobalcutinoilsupplybyninemonthsinanefforttoprop