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Tillerson calls for Iraqi unity, urges dialogue on Kurdish issue

U.S.SecretaryofStateRexTillersonsaidMondaythatWashingtonwaskeenondialoguebetweenIraqigovernmentandtheIraqiKurdishregiontosolvetheKurdishissue.Tillersonmadehisre

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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 jails nuclear negotiator on spying charges

Iran'sjudiciaryspokesmanonSundayconfirmedfive-yearjailsentenceforanIraniannuclearnegotiator,Tasnimnewsagencyreported.AmemberofIran'snuclearnegotiatingteamarrest

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Iraqi PM calls for joint administration with Kurds for disputed areas

IraqiPrimeMinisterHaideral-AbadionTuesdaycalledforjointadministrationforthedisputedareaswiththeregionofKurdistanunderBaghdadcommand,warningofmilitarybuildupbyth

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Iraqi PM urges Kurds to 'cancel' referendum result

Iraq'sprimeministerhasdemandedtheKurdistanRegionalGovernment"cancel"theoutcomeofthereferendumonindependencethatitheldonMonday.Haideral-Abadisaidhewould"neverdis

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Iraqi PM formally declares liberation of Mosul from IS militants

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Monday formally declared Mosul liberated from Islamic State (IS) militant group after nine months of fierce fighting to dislodge the extremist militants from their last major stronghold in Iraq.

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Iraqi PM says matter of time to declare "great victory" in Mosul

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Sunday said the victory in the battles against the Islamic State (IS) militants in Mosul is guaranteed and it is a matter of time to defeat the extremist militants and "declare great victory" in the city.

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Iraqi PM meets visiting U.S. defense chief over battle for Mosul

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi met with U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter on Sunday in Baghdad to discuss Iraqi forces' efforts in driving out Islamic State (IS) militants from their stronghold in Iraq's northern city of Mosul.

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Massive suicide bombing tests Iraqis' faith in PM al-Abadi government: poll

The deadliest suicide bombing in Iraq in a decade will further test Iraqis' waning faith in Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and his government, found a Gallup poll Wednesday.

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Iraqi forces link up south of Mosul, tightening noose around Islamic State

Iraqi government forces advancing on the Islamic State-held city of Mosul retook a village from IS on Tuesday and linked up along the Tigris river with army units pushing from a separate direction, Defence Minister Khalid al-Obeidi said.

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Iraqi PM says IS smuggles oil via Turkey

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Monday said that the Islamic State (IS) group smuggled most of its oil through Turkey.

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Iraqi PM orders major cut in guards for officials in reform plan

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Thursday issued instructions of his crucial reform plan, included cutting of up to 90 percent, of the number of guards for Iraqi top and senior officials, according to a statement from the office of prime minister.

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Massive bombings challenge Iraq's reform plan

​The recent massive bombings in Iraq are seriously threatening an ambitious plan the country's parliament has just passed on public-service reform.

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Iraq pushes forth with sweeping reform plan

The Iraqi parliament on Tuesday voted unanimously for Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's crucial reform plan that put Iraq at crossroads after recent demonstrations against corruption and poor services.

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Russia, Iraq mull deeper cooperation, joint fight against terrorism

Russian President Vladimir Putin reiterated Russia's traditional friendship with Iraq and pledged to expand cooperation between the two countries in a host of areas including anti-terrorism when he met with visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi here Thursday, according to the Kremlin press release.

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With reforms, Iraq scrambles to fight IS threat

​Under huge domestic and international pressure, Iraq formed a new government to bring about urgently needed reforms, and expanded U.S. support to fight back the growing threat of the Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq and the region.

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Tough tasks await Iraq's new PM, despite new gov't, reform approved

​Iraq's new Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi still has many challenges to grapple with, analysts said, despite parliament's recent approval of his cabinet and government reform program, which has raised hopes that the war-torn country can avoid a possible split-up amid violent and continuous sectarian clashes.