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Indian Condemns Terror Attack In Iraq That Killed Turkish Diplomat

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 18, 2019

India on Thursday condemned the terrorist attack in the Iraqi city of Erbil in which a Turkish diplomat was killed and called for concerted action by the international community against terrorism.

"Bring Us Home, Please": 15 Indians Trapped In Iraq Send Out An SOS

India News | Written by Uma Sudhir | Friday January 18, 2019

They spent four months in an alien country with no job, shelter or food. Help was hard to come by, and the memories of their families back home were fading rapidly in a haze of broken dreams and desert sand. Making things worse was the constant fear of being thrown into prison, given that their visas had expired months ago.

Harjit Masih Lied, Says Government On Man Who Claimed He Saw 39 Indians Killed

India News | Reported by Nidhi Razdan, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday March 20, 2018

As the government today confirmed that all 39 Indians missing in Iraq since 2014 had been killed by the terrorist group ISIS, questions swirled around the account of Harjit Masih, the man who escaped and claimed that he had seen the others massacred

Centre To Rescue 41 Indian Sailors Stuck In UAE: Union Minister Sushma Swaraj

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 9, 2017

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today said government was working to secure release of 41 Indian sailors stuck in merchant ships at Ajman in United Arab Emirates.

19 Of 55 Indians Stranded In Iraq Have Returned Home: Government

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday November 26, 2016

Nineteen of a group of 55 Indians, who were stranded in strife-torn Iraq, have returned home following efforts by the government.

ISIS Ousted From Yazidi Villages West Of Mosul: Kurdish-Yazidi Force

World News | Reuters | Tuesday November 15, 2016

A mixed Kurdish and Yazidi armed force said on Monday it had dislodged ISIS terrorists from five Yazidi villages west of Mosul in an offensive that began on Saturday.

US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter Flies into Iraqi Kurdistan Unannounced

World News | Reuters | Friday July 24, 2015

US Defense Secretary Ash Carter arrived unannounced today at Erbil, the capital of Iraq's Kurdistan region, whose forces have emerged as one of America's strongest partners in the fight against Islamic State.

Car Bomb Kills 3 Outside US Consulate in Iraq's Kurdish Capital

World News | Reuters | Saturday April 18, 2015

A car bombing claimed by the Islamic State killed three people on Friday outside the U.S. consulate in Erbil, in a relatively rare attack in the capital of Iraq's Kurdistan region.

Car Bomb Targets US Consulate in Iraq's Erbil

World News | Reuters | Saturday April 18, 2015

A car bomb killed three people on Friday outside the US consulate in Erbil, the capital of Iraq's Kurdistan region that is allied with Washington in a war against Islamic State, which claimed the attack.

Australia Deploys 330 More Troops to Iraq in Training Mission

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday April 14, 2015

Australia said today 330 troops were heading to Iraq for two years to train local soldiers fighting jihadists including the Islamic State group, joining an aerial and special forces contingent in the region.

Kurds Advance Against Islamic State Group in Syria, Iraq

World News | Associated Press | Sunday December 21, 2014

Kurdish fighters advanced on the Islamic State extremist group in Iraq and Syria on Saturday, pushing into the contested, refugee-packed Sinjar mountains and gaining ground in the embattled Syrian border town of Kobane after heavy clashes, Kurdish officials and an activist group said.

India Strengthens Staff in Violence-Hit Iraq's Erbil City

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday November 11, 2014

India today decided to strengthen its staff by deploying two additional diplomats in Erbil camp office in violence-hit Iraq, within a week after the families of 40 Indians, who are still held captives there, requested the External Affairs Minister to do so.

US Ground Troops Possible in Iraq: Top General

World News | Associated Press | Wednesday September 17, 2014

American ground troops may be needed to battle Islamic State forces in the Middle East if President Barack Obama's current strategy fails, the nation's top military officer said Tuesday as Congress plunged into an election-year debate of Obama's plan to expand airstrikes and train Syrian rebels.

Lufthansa Suspends Flights to Erbil Until Further Notice

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday August 11, 2014

German Airline Lufthansa said on Monday that it is suspending flights to the Iraqi Kurdish city of Erbil "until further notice," following a review of security in Iraq.

US Evacuates Some Consulate Staff From Iraqi City of Erbil

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday August 11, 2014

The United States has evacuated some of its staff members from the Iraqi Kurdish city of Erbil, the State Department said Sunday, amid an offensive by Islamist militants.