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114 killed, more than 200 wounded in northern Iraq fire

Up to 114 people were killed and more than 200 injured in a huge wedding hall fire in the town of al-Hamdaniya in Iraq's northern province of Nineveh,...

Wednesday, September 27, 2023 3:24 PM

11 killed in IS attack on Hashd Shaabi members in Iraq

The casualty toll of the battle ended with the killing of 11 Hashd Shaabi members and the wounding of 12 others, the statement said. Full Report

Sunday, January 24, 2021 6:19 PM

Roadside bomb hits US-led coalition trucks near Iraq's Baghdad

A roadside bomb struck a convoy of trucks belonging to the US-led coalition forces near Baghdad, the Iraqi military said on Tuesday.

Tuesday, August 11, 2020 7:42 PM

Trump says Soleimani plotted 'imminent' attacks, but critics question just how soon

After President Donald Trump said the top Iranian general killed in a U.S. air strike in Baghdad was plotting “imminent” attacks on U.S. interests, so...

Saturday, January 4, 2020 11:58 AM

Oil prices jump in Asian trading market following Soleimani's death

Oil prices in the Asian trading market have jumped after media reported that the head of Iran's elite Quds Force, General Qassem Soleimani, was killed...

Friday, January 3, 2020 11:24 AM

Iran's Quds Force chief Qassim Soleimani among 8 killed in US airstrike at Baghdad airport

The head of Iran's elite Quds Force, General Qassem Soleimani, has been killed alongside seven others following a US airstrike at Baghdad's internatio...

Friday, January 3, 2020 10:30 AM

At least 45 protesters shot dead, 152 others wounded in escalating Iraqi unrest

At least 45 demonstrators have been shot dead by security forces and 152 others have been injured amid increasing protest violence in the south of Ira...

Friday, November 29, 2019 11:31 AM

Iraqi forces kill 10 protesters in Baghdad and Basra

Iraqi security forces shot dead at least six anti-government protesters in Baghdad on Thursday and killed four others as they broke up a sit-in in the...

Friday, November 8, 2019 11:19 AM

Iraq to open border-crossing with Syria on Monday

Iraq’s Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi has approved the reopening on Monday of the Qaim border-crossing with Syria, state news agency INA said, the la...

Saturday, September 28, 2019 12:56 PM

14 killed in Baghdad blast

The explosion occurred when an explosive cache at a house used as a warehouse went off near a Shiite mosque in the Shiite bastion of Sadr City neighbo...

Thursday, June 7, 2018 10:54 AM

Powerful earthquake in Iraq kills at least 207 in Iran

A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake Sunday in the Iraqi city of Halabja, close to the Iraq-Iran border, killed scores of people in Iran.

Monday, November 13, 2017 9:16 AM

Baghdad: 24 killed in twin bombing

Jihadist group ISIS claimed responsibility for the first blast outside a popular ice cream shop just after midnight, that killed at least 15 and wound...

Tuesday, May 30, 2017 3:59 PM