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How Iran's Proxy Wars, Regional Conflict Brought It Close To US Confrontation
Over the first quarter of this century, Iran has been involved in four major regional conflicts in Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen.
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Ghost Of GBU-28: When US Bunker-Buster Bomb Shattered Saddam's Last Hope
American air power has been deployed several times to "establish democracy" and fight terrorism in the Middle East. In 1990, when Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, the US launched Operation Desert Storm to fight the Iraqi forces.
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ISIS Is No Longer A Threat, Says Iraq PM
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said that the Islamic State (IS) militant group no longer poses a threat to Iraq and dialogue to end the US-led international coalition to fight the IS group continues.
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Iraq's Sinjar Remains In Ruins Even A Decade After ISIS Horrors
The area near the Syrian border still bears the scars of the fighting in 2014- it was here that the jihadists committed some of their worst atrocities, including mass executions and sexual slavery, before being dislodged by Kurdish forces
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Air Strike Kills 5 Pro-Iran Militants Fighting With "American Forces" In Iraq: Report
An air strike in northern Iraq killed at least five pro-Iranian militants on Sunday, Iraqi security sources said, a day after Baghdad warned Washington against "attacks" on its territory.
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India vs Iraq Highlights, King's Cup 2023: India Lose To 10-Man Iraq In Penalty Shootout In Semi-final
India vs Iraq Highlights: India went down fighting in the King's Cup semi-final after losing to Iraq on penalties.
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23 Protesters Dead In Baghdad's Green Zone Clashes: Report
Fighting between rival Iraqi forces resumed Tuesday in Baghdad, where 23 supporters of Shiite leader Moqtada Sadr have been shot dead since Monday, according to the latest toll by medics.
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Amnesty Urges Iraq To Reveal Whereabouts Of 643 Abducted Boys And Men
Amnesty International on Thursday urged Iraq to reveal the whereabouts of 643 Sunni Muslim boys and men abducted five years ago by Shiite paramilitaries fighting the Islamic State (IS) group.
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Julian Assange In UK Court To Fight US Extradition Bid
Supporters of Julian Assange on Monday protested outside a London courtroom, calling for the WikiLeaks founder not to be extradited to the United States for leaking secrets about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Over 1,100 Civilians Killed In US-Led Fight On ISIS, Says Pentagon
More than 1,100 civilians have been killed in US-led strikes against ISIS targets in Iraq and Syria since the operation began in 2014, the US military said on Thursday.
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United Kingdom Drops Terror Charges Against Ex-Soldier For Fighting ISIS
A former British soldier alleged to have fought alongside Kurdish forces battling the ISIS group in Iraq and Syria had terrorism charges against him dropped on Tuesday.
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Woman Gets 7 Years Jail For Helping ISIS Recruits In Kerala Slip Out
In a first conviction in Kerala related to cases of disappearance of people suspected to have joined terror group ISIS, a 29-year-old woman has been sentenced to seven years of rigorous imprisonment for helping the ISIS recruits from Kerala leave the country.
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Four Mideast Conflicts To Watch As Islamic State War Winds Down
Islamic State is making a last stand in Iraq and Syria. But the region will not rest with the group's defeat, and is gearing up for a war for influence among the regional and international players that were drawn into conflict with the radical militants.
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Kurds, Iraqi Forces In Standoff In Oil-Rich Kirkuk
Thousands of Iraqi troops were locked in an armed standoff with Kurdish forces in the disputed oil-rich province of Kirkuk as Washington scrambled to avert fighting between its allies in the war against the ISIS group.
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ISIS Releases Audio It Claims To Be Of Leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi
The Islamic State group on Thursday released what appeared to be a rare recording of its cloistered leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, vowing to continue the group's fight across Syria and Iraq as its self-proclaimed caliphate there crumbles.
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How Iran's Proxy Wars, Regional Conflict Brought It Close To US Confrontation
Over the first quarter of this century, Iran has been involved in four major regional conflicts in Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen.
-
Ghost Of GBU-28: When US Bunker-Buster Bomb Shattered Saddam's Last Hope
American air power has been deployed several times to "establish democracy" and fight terrorism in the Middle East. In 1990, when Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, the US launched Operation Desert Storm to fight the Iraqi forces.
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ISIS Is No Longer A Threat, Says Iraq PM
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said that the Islamic State (IS) militant group no longer poses a threat to Iraq and dialogue to end the US-led international coalition to fight the IS group continues.
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Iraq's Sinjar Remains In Ruins Even A Decade After ISIS Horrors
The area near the Syrian border still bears the scars of the fighting in 2014- it was here that the jihadists committed some of their worst atrocities, including mass executions and sexual slavery, before being dislodged by Kurdish forces
-
Air Strike Kills 5 Pro-Iran Militants Fighting With "American Forces" In Iraq: Report
An air strike in northern Iraq killed at least five pro-Iranian militants on Sunday, Iraqi security sources said, a day after Baghdad warned Washington against "attacks" on its territory.
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India vs Iraq Highlights, King's Cup 2023: India Lose To 10-Man Iraq In Penalty Shootout In Semi-final
India vs Iraq Highlights: India went down fighting in the King's Cup semi-final after losing to Iraq on penalties.
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23 Protesters Dead In Baghdad's Green Zone Clashes: Report
Fighting between rival Iraqi forces resumed Tuesday in Baghdad, where 23 supporters of Shiite leader Moqtada Sadr have been shot dead since Monday, according to the latest toll by medics.
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Amnesty Urges Iraq To Reveal Whereabouts Of 643 Abducted Boys And Men
Amnesty International on Thursday urged Iraq to reveal the whereabouts of 643 Sunni Muslim boys and men abducted five years ago by Shiite paramilitaries fighting the Islamic State (IS) group.
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Julian Assange In UK Court To Fight US Extradition Bid
Supporters of Julian Assange on Monday protested outside a London courtroom, calling for the WikiLeaks founder not to be extradited to the United States for leaking secrets about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Over 1,100 Civilians Killed In US-Led Fight On ISIS, Says Pentagon
More than 1,100 civilians have been killed in US-led strikes against ISIS targets in Iraq and Syria since the operation began in 2014, the US military said on Thursday.
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United Kingdom Drops Terror Charges Against Ex-Soldier For Fighting ISIS
A former British soldier alleged to have fought alongside Kurdish forces battling the ISIS group in Iraq and Syria had terrorism charges against him dropped on Tuesday.
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Woman Gets 7 Years Jail For Helping ISIS Recruits In Kerala Slip Out
In a first conviction in Kerala related to cases of disappearance of people suspected to have joined terror group ISIS, a 29-year-old woman has been sentenced to seven years of rigorous imprisonment for helping the ISIS recruits from Kerala leave the country.
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Four Mideast Conflicts To Watch As Islamic State War Winds Down
Islamic State is making a last stand in Iraq and Syria. But the region will not rest with the group's defeat, and is gearing up for a war for influence among the regional and international players that were drawn into conflict with the radical militants.
-
Kurds, Iraqi Forces In Standoff In Oil-Rich Kirkuk
Thousands of Iraqi troops were locked in an armed standoff with Kurdish forces in the disputed oil-rich province of Kirkuk as Washington scrambled to avert fighting between its allies in the war against the ISIS group.
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ISIS Releases Audio It Claims To Be Of Leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi
The Islamic State group on Thursday released what appeared to be a rare recording of its cloistered leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, vowing to continue the group's fight across Syria and Iraq as its self-proclaimed caliphate there crumbles.
