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Iraq Strikes ISIS In Mosul Days After Declaring Victory
Iraqi forces clashed with ISIS terrorists holding out in Mosul's Old City today, more than 36 hours after Baghdad declared victory over the terrorists in what they had made the de facto Iraqi capital of their self-declared caliphate.
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3 Killed In An Attack At Shia Mosque In Kabul: Report
Three people were killed after an attack at a Shia mosque in Kabul late on Thursday. The Interior Ministry has termed it as a "terrorist attack".
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Civilians Flee As Shia Groups Close In On Flashpoint Town West Of Mosul
Thousands of Iraqi civilians have fled Tal Afar as Shia paramilitary groups close in around the Islamic State-held town on the road between Mosul and Raqqa, the main cities of the militant group's self-styled caliphate in Iraq and Syria.
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Iraq's Parliament Votes To Ban Alcoholic Beverages
Iraq's parliament voted on Saturday to ban alcoholic beverages, lawmakers said, a move that worried Iraqis who see the growing influence of religious parties a threat to freedoms.
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Saudi Arabia Foils Attack On Shiite Mosque In Qatif: Media
Saudi security forces have foiled a planned suicide attack on a mosque in the Qatif region in eastern Saudi Arabia, where many Shi'ite Muslims live, al-Arabiya news channel and other Saudi media reported early on Wednesday.
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At Least 20 Killed In Attack On Shi'ite Mausoleum North Of Baghdad: Sources
At least 20 people were killed and 50 others wounded on Thursday evening in an attack on a Shi'ite mausoleum north of Baghdad, security sources said.
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Bahrain's Move Against Top Cleric Risks Violence: Iran Supreme Leader
Iran's supreme leader has blasted as "foolishness" a decision by Bahrain's leaders to strip a top Shi'ite Muslim cleric of his citizenship, and said it could provoke violence from Shi'ites, who make up the majority in the Sunni-ruled Gulf kingdom.
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Post-ISIS Iraq Should Be Split In 3: Top Kurdish Official
Once ISIS is defeated, Iraq should be divided into three separate entities to prevent further sectarian bloodshed, with a state each given to Shi'ite Muslims, Sunnis and Kurds, a top Kurdish official said on Thursday.
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Suicide Bomber Kills 9 At Baghdad Mosque, Sources Say
A suicide bomber killed at least nine people when he detonated an explosive vest after prayers at a Shi'ite Muslim mosque today in southwestern Baghdad, police and hospital sources said.
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Suicide Bombing Kills 27 At Shi'ite Funeral In East Iraq
At least 27 people were killed when a bomber detonated his explosive vest at a funeral for the relative of a Shi'ite Muslim militia commander in the eastern Iraqi province of Diyala today, security and medical sources said.
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ISIS Claims Responsibility For Baghdad Blasts That Killed 31
ISIS terrorists attacked Iraqi security forces on the western outskirts of Baghdad today in their largest assault near the capital for months, while two suicide blasts in a mainly Shi'ite district killed 31 people.
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Twin Suicide Bomb Attack Kills 15 At Shi'ite Mosque In Baghdad
Two suicide bombers blew themselves up at a Shi'ite mosque in Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 15 people, police and medical sources said.
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Blasts Close To Damascus' Main Shi'ite Shrine Kill 60: Report
At least 60 people were killed, including 25 Shi'ite fighters, and dozens wounded on Sunday by a car bomb and two suicide bombers in a district of Damascus where Syria's holiest Shi'ite shrine is located, a monitor said.
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ISIS Claimed Suicide Attacks Kill 45 Near Syria's Holiest Shia Shrine
The ISIS terror group has claimed responsibility for bombings near a revered Shia shrine outside the Syrian capital Damascus that killed at least 45 people and injured over a 100.
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Blast Sparks Fire Erupts In Major Oil Pipeline In Yemen
A Yemeni government spokesman says a blast hit pipelines connecting oil storage tanks with the refinery in the city of Aden, causing a huge fire.
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Iraq Strikes ISIS In Mosul Days After Declaring Victory
Iraqi forces clashed with ISIS terrorists holding out in Mosul's Old City today, more than 36 hours after Baghdad declared victory over the terrorists in what they had made the de facto Iraqi capital of their self-declared caliphate.
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3 Killed In An Attack At Shia Mosque In Kabul: Report
Three people were killed after an attack at a Shia mosque in Kabul late on Thursday. The Interior Ministry has termed it as a "terrorist attack".
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Civilians Flee As Shia Groups Close In On Flashpoint Town West Of Mosul
Thousands of Iraqi civilians have fled Tal Afar as Shia paramilitary groups close in around the Islamic State-held town on the road between Mosul and Raqqa, the main cities of the militant group's self-styled caliphate in Iraq and Syria.
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Iraq's Parliament Votes To Ban Alcoholic Beverages
Iraq's parliament voted on Saturday to ban alcoholic beverages, lawmakers said, a move that worried Iraqis who see the growing influence of religious parties a threat to freedoms.
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Saudi Arabia Foils Attack On Shiite Mosque In Qatif: Media
Saudi security forces have foiled a planned suicide attack on a mosque in the Qatif region in eastern Saudi Arabia, where many Shi'ite Muslims live, al-Arabiya news channel and other Saudi media reported early on Wednesday.
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At Least 20 Killed In Attack On Shi'ite Mausoleum North Of Baghdad: Sources
At least 20 people were killed and 50 others wounded on Thursday evening in an attack on a Shi'ite mausoleum north of Baghdad, security sources said.
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Bahrain's Move Against Top Cleric Risks Violence: Iran Supreme Leader
Iran's supreme leader has blasted as "foolishness" a decision by Bahrain's leaders to strip a top Shi'ite Muslim cleric of his citizenship, and said it could provoke violence from Shi'ites, who make up the majority in the Sunni-ruled Gulf kingdom.
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Post-ISIS Iraq Should Be Split In 3: Top Kurdish Official
Once ISIS is defeated, Iraq should be divided into three separate entities to prevent further sectarian bloodshed, with a state each given to Shi'ite Muslims, Sunnis and Kurds, a top Kurdish official said on Thursday.
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Suicide Bomber Kills 9 At Baghdad Mosque, Sources Say
A suicide bomber killed at least nine people when he detonated an explosive vest after prayers at a Shi'ite Muslim mosque today in southwestern Baghdad, police and hospital sources said.
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Suicide Bombing Kills 27 At Shi'ite Funeral In East Iraq
At least 27 people were killed when a bomber detonated his explosive vest at a funeral for the relative of a Shi'ite Muslim militia commander in the eastern Iraqi province of Diyala today, security and medical sources said.
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ISIS Claims Responsibility For Baghdad Blasts That Killed 31
ISIS terrorists attacked Iraqi security forces on the western outskirts of Baghdad today in their largest assault near the capital for months, while two suicide blasts in a mainly Shi'ite district killed 31 people.
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Twin Suicide Bomb Attack Kills 15 At Shi'ite Mosque In Baghdad
Two suicide bombers blew themselves up at a Shi'ite mosque in Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 15 people, police and medical sources said.
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Blasts Close To Damascus' Main Shi'ite Shrine Kill 60: Report
At least 60 people were killed, including 25 Shi'ite fighters, and dozens wounded on Sunday by a car bomb and two suicide bombers in a district of Damascus where Syria's holiest Shi'ite shrine is located, a monitor said.
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ISIS Claimed Suicide Attacks Kill 45 Near Syria's Holiest Shia Shrine
The ISIS terror group has claimed responsibility for bombings near a revered Shia shrine outside the Syrian capital Damascus that killed at least 45 people and injured over a 100.
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Blast Sparks Fire Erupts In Major Oil Pipeline In Yemen
A Yemeni government spokesman says a blast hit pipelines connecting oil storage tanks with the refinery in the city of Aden, causing a huge fire.
