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Obama, Saudi Prince Focus on Iraq and Syria in Washington Meeting
2016-06-18
President Barack Obama and the deputy crown prince of Saudi Arabia on Friday discussed ways to support...
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Iraqi Forces Take Falluja Government Building From ISIS
2016-06-18
Iraqi forces recaptured the municipal building in Falluja from ISIS militants, the military said on Friday, nearly four...
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Baghdad Bombings Kill 25 as Falluja Siege Continues
2016-06-10
Two suicide bombings that killed about 25 people in Baghdad on Thursday were claimed by Islamic State...
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US Airstrikes Kill ISIS Leader Maher al-Bilawi in Iraq’s Fallujah
2016-05-28
US airstrikes have killed an ISIS leader in the Iraqi city of Fallujah, reported The Independent.
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Bahrain FM Underestimates ISIS Occupation of Fallujah, Claims “There’s Just Few Terrorists Hiding There”
2016-05-28
Bahrain's Foreign Minister doesn’t hold back when criticizing the Iraqi army’s war against the terrorist ISIS group.
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Shiite Leader: Final Battle for IS-Held Falluja to Start in Days
2016-05-28
Final battle to recapture Falluja from ISIS will start in "days, not weeks", said a Shi'ite leader.
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Top Shi'ite Cleric Urges Restraint in Assault on Iraq's Falluja
2016-05-26
Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric urged government forces battling to retake Falluja from ISIS to spare civilians in city.
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ICRC Worried for Civilians Trapped in Iraq's Falluja
2016-05-24
Tens of thousands of civilians trapped in Falluja that Iraqi forces are trying to recapture from ISIS.
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Iraq Denies Using Live Fire against Green Zone Protesters
2016-05-24
Iraq denied that its security forces had used live ammunition against protesters who broke into Baghdad's Green Zone.
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Iraqi Forces Clash with Islamic State South of Falluja, Bomb City Center
2016-05-24
Iraqi government forces fought Islamic State militants near Falluja on Monday and bombarded central districts at the outset...
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Iraq's Sadr Condemns Use of Force Against Green Zone Protesters
2016-05-21
Iraq's powerful Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr expressed support for protesters who stormed into Baghdad's Green Zone
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Iraq Says it Retakes Western Town of Rutba from ISIS
2016-05-20
Iraq's military said on Thursday it had retaken the remote western town of Rutba from Islamic State in an operation launched this week to cut off the militants' supply route to neighboring Syria.
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White House Condemns 'Barbaric Terrorist Attacks' in Baghdad by Islamic State
2016-05-17
The White House strongly condemned on Tuesday the latest string of attacks in Baghdad by Islamic State, which it said specifically targeted civilians.
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After Bombings in Baghdad Kill 77, Sadr's Forces Deploy in Some Areas
2016-05-17
At least 77 people were killed and more than 140 wounded by three bombings in Baghdad on Tuesday, extending the deadliest spate of attacks in the Iraqi capital so far this year and driving Shi'ite fighters into the streets to defend some areas.
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Death Toll from Bombing in Baghdad's Sadr City Rises to 50, Sources Say
2016-05-11
The death toll from a car bomb claimed by Islamic State in the Iraqi capital's Sadr City district rose to 50, police and hospital sources said on Wednesday.
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US Says Iraq's PM in 'Strong Position' Amid Political Unrest
2016-05-03
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al Abadi is in a strong position despite political unrest in Iraq, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Monday.
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Bahraini Dissenter Ali Esfandiar Deported to Iraq by Force
2016-03-16
The Bahraini authorities expelled on Tuesday (March 15, 2016) another dissenter, after the court of appeals upheld last Tuesday a sentence, stripping him of his citizenship and deporting him from the country.
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Cabinet Discusses "Regulations" for Controlling Travel to Iran & Iraq
2016-01-22
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini cabinet discussed in its regular session a number of topics listed on its agenda, mainly a memorandum submitted by the Minister of Interior to the cabinet about "regulations to control the travel of citizens to hazardous countries experiencing armed conflicts or terrorist incubators," in reference to Syria, Iraq and Iran whereto tens of thousands of Shiite citizens head in order to visit the holy sites.
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Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces: Bahraini FM Should Solve his Country’s Problems
2016-01-19
Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces said that “Bahrain’s Foreign Minister should solve his country’s problems instead of interfering in Iraq’s internal affairs”, pointing out that “those statements are considered to be a blatant interference in Baghdad's affairs.
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Bahraini Health Ministry: 4 Suspected Cases of Cholera among People Coming from Iraq
2015-12-15
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain Health Ministry family medicine consultant Dr Kawthar Al-Eid said: “Bahrain is so far cholera-free but infections are expected among people coming back from Iraq,” adding that four suspected cases of cholera have been reported in the country on December 11, 2015.