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Sandstorm In Iraq Shuts Airports, 3,700 Hospitalized With Breathing Issues
A sandstorm swept through Iraq, filling the air with choking dust that closed airports and put more than 3,700 people in hospital with breathing difficulties, the health ministry said Tuesday
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3 Swedish Citizens Given Death Sentences In Iraq Over Shooting
Three Swedish citizens have been sentenced to death in Iraq over their involvement in a shooting and a fourth may also face the same punishment over a separate crime, the Swedish foreign ministry said on Thursday.
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1 Killed, 8 Injured In "Bombing" At Iraq Military Base
A "bombing" killed one person and wounded eight others at a military base in central Iraq overnight Friday, an interior ministry source said.
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After Iraq, Iran Targets Baluchi Group With Missiles In Pakistan
Two children were killed and three others injured in an "illegal" airstrike by Iran, Pakistan's foreign ministry said Wednesday, adding it had summoned Tehran's top diplomat in Islamabad to protest the "unprovoked violation of its airspace".
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Turkish Airstrikes Destroy 89 "Kurdish Militant Targets" In Syria, Iraq
Turkey's defence ministry said on Sunday that 89 targets, including shelters and ammunition depots, were destroyed in air strikes on Kurdish militant bases in northern Iraq and northern Syria.
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At Least 4 Killed After Landslide Hits Iraqi Shrine: Report
At least four people were killed after a landslide demolished a Shi'ite Muslim shrine in the central Iraqi province of Kerbala, the health ministry said on Sunday.
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US Revives Lawsuit Against Pfizer, AstraZeneca Over Iraq Terror Funding
A US appeals court on Tuesday revived a lawsuit against AstraZeneca, Pfizer and other companies over allegations their contracts with Iraq's health ministry helped fund terrorism that killed Americans during the war in Iraq.
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Philippines Orders Citizens In Iraq To Leave After Iran Attacks US Forces
The Philippines has ordered its citizens to leave Iraq, the Philippine foreign ministry said on Wednesday, after Iran attacked US forces there in response to a US strike that killed an Iranian general last week.
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American Oil Field Workers Evacuating Iraq After US Strike
US citizens working for foreign oil companies in the southern Iraqi city of Basra were leaving the country on Friday, the oil ministry said, after a US air strike killed a top Iranian commander in Iraq.
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Iraq Summons 4 Western Ambassadors For Condemning Protest Attacks
Iraq's foreign ministry Monday summoned four Western envoys for their statements condemning a weekend attack in Baghdad that left 20 anti-government demonstrators and four police officers dead.
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Sandstorm In Iraq Shuts Airports, 3,700 Hospitalized With Breathing Issues
A sandstorm swept through Iraq, filling the air with choking dust that closed airports and put more than 3,700 people in hospital with breathing difficulties, the health ministry said Tuesday
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3 Swedish Citizens Given Death Sentences In Iraq Over Shooting
Three Swedish citizens have been sentenced to death in Iraq over their involvement in a shooting and a fourth may also face the same punishment over a separate crime, the Swedish foreign ministry said on Thursday.
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1 Killed, 8 Injured In "Bombing" At Iraq Military Base
A "bombing" killed one person and wounded eight others at a military base in central Iraq overnight Friday, an interior ministry source said.
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After Iraq, Iran Targets Baluchi Group With Missiles In Pakistan
Two children were killed and three others injured in an "illegal" airstrike by Iran, Pakistan's foreign ministry said Wednesday, adding it had summoned Tehran's top diplomat in Islamabad to protest the "unprovoked violation of its airspace".
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Turkish Airstrikes Destroy 89 "Kurdish Militant Targets" In Syria, Iraq
Turkey's defence ministry said on Sunday that 89 targets, including shelters and ammunition depots, were destroyed in air strikes on Kurdish militant bases in northern Iraq and northern Syria.
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At Least 4 Killed After Landslide Hits Iraqi Shrine: Report
At least four people were killed after a landslide demolished a Shi'ite Muslim shrine in the central Iraqi province of Kerbala, the health ministry said on Sunday.
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US Revives Lawsuit Against Pfizer, AstraZeneca Over Iraq Terror Funding
A US appeals court on Tuesday revived a lawsuit against AstraZeneca, Pfizer and other companies over allegations their contracts with Iraq's health ministry helped fund terrorism that killed Americans during the war in Iraq.
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Philippines Orders Citizens In Iraq To Leave After Iran Attacks US Forces
The Philippines has ordered its citizens to leave Iraq, the Philippine foreign ministry said on Wednesday, after Iran attacked US forces there in response to a US strike that killed an Iranian general last week.
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American Oil Field Workers Evacuating Iraq After US Strike
US citizens working for foreign oil companies in the southern Iraqi city of Basra were leaving the country on Friday, the oil ministry said, after a US air strike killed a top Iranian commander in Iraq.
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Iraq Summons 4 Western Ambassadors For Condemning Protest Attacks
Iraq's foreign ministry Monday summoned four Western envoys for their statements condemning a weekend attack in Baghdad that left 20 anti-government demonstrators and four police officers dead.
