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At Least 6,878 Civilians Killed In Iraq Violence In 2016
The United Nations says violence claimed the lives of at least 6,878 civilian Iraqis last year.
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ISIS Seizes 550 Families As Human Shields In Mosul: UN
ISIS fighters have taken 550 families from villages around Mosul and are holding them close to Islamic State (ISIL) locations in the Iraqi city, probably as human shields, the U.N. human rights office said on Friday.
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Offensives Against ISIS Could Displace 2.3 Million Iraqis: UN
Upcoming military offensives in Iraq against Islamic State, including an assault on the northern city of Mosul, could displace at least 2.3 million people, the United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Iraq said on Thursday.
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2 Iraqi Journalists Shot Dead North Of Baghdad
Gunmen shot dead two Iraqi television journalists north of Baghdad on Tuesday who had been on a reporting trip with a top security officer, the channel said.
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Iraq Military Asks Residents of ISIS-Controlled Ramadi To Leave City
Iraqi military planes dropped leaflets on Sunday on Ramadi, asking residents to leave within 72 hours the western city which is under the control of Islamic State militants, an army spokesman said.
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European Union Border Agency Warns of Risks From Fake Passports: Report
The head of the European Union's border agency has said the large number of refugees entering Europe poses a security risk, with civil war making it harder to check the authenticity of Syrian passports.
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Anti-ISIS Coalition Falling Short, Says Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper
Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Monday that the US-led coalition against Islamic State was not doing as well as had been hoped in Syria and parts of Iraq.
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France Says Ready to Facilitate Asylum for Iraq's Christians
France said Monday it was ready to help facilitate asylum for Christians in Iraq displaced by a jihadist onslaught, saying it was "outraged" by their persecution.
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Baghdad Police Find 15 Dead in Bloody Start to Muslim Holiday
Iraqi police found 15 corpses on Monday, including three women shot in the head in militia-style killings, in a bloody start to the holiday ending the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, security sources said.
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Iraq Headed for Chaos Unless Politicians Unite, Says UN
Iraqi soldiers backed by Shi'ite militias fought Sunni rebels for control of a military base northeast of Baghdad on Saturday as a UN envoy warned of chaos if divided lawmakers do not make progress on Sunday towards naming a government.
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Iraq Forces Executed 255 Prisoners in Revenge for Islamic State Killings: Rights Group
Iraqi security forces and government affiliated militias appear to have unlawfully executed at least 255 prisoners over the past month in apparent revenge for killings by Islamic State fighters, according to a rights group on Saturday.
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Sectarian Genie is Out of the Bottle From Syria to Iraq
As jihadists storm through the Sunni heartlands of Iraq towards Baghdad, where a Shi'ite government they regard as heretic clings on, they have lifted the veil on deep sectarianism which has also stoked the fires of Syria's civil war and is spilling over into vulnerable mosaic societies such as Lebanon.
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Iraq Crisis: Sushma Swaraj Holds High-Level Meeting; Three Air India Planes on Standby for Evacuation
The Indian government has stepped up efforts to evacuate its nationals from violence-torn Iraq where 39 Indians were kidnapped and are being held captive. Official sources said three Air India planes are on standby and ready to leave for Iraq at short notice to bring back Indians.
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India Steps Up Rescue Operations in Iraq; Foreign Ministry to Hold Meeting on Sunday
With the deepening Iraq violence, India has set up three camp offices to facilitate departure of 10,000 Indians from non-conflicting zones even as External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has summoned top Indian envoys in Gulf countries for consultations on Sunday.
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Indian Muslim Group Invites Volunteers to Defend Iraq's Shrines
Muslims in India are signing up to defend Iraq's holy shrines and, if need be, fight Sunni Islamist militants in the country where the civilian death toll from the Sunni insurgents' advance is estimated at least 1,300.
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At Least 6,878 Civilians Killed In Iraq Violence In 2016
The United Nations says violence claimed the lives of at least 6,878 civilian Iraqis last year.
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ISIS Seizes 550 Families As Human Shields In Mosul: UN
ISIS fighters have taken 550 families from villages around Mosul and are holding them close to Islamic State (ISIL) locations in the Iraqi city, probably as human shields, the U.N. human rights office said on Friday.
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Offensives Against ISIS Could Displace 2.3 Million Iraqis: UN
Upcoming military offensives in Iraq against Islamic State, including an assault on the northern city of Mosul, could displace at least 2.3 million people, the United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Iraq said on Thursday.
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2 Iraqi Journalists Shot Dead North Of Baghdad
Gunmen shot dead two Iraqi television journalists north of Baghdad on Tuesday who had been on a reporting trip with a top security officer, the channel said.
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Iraq Military Asks Residents of ISIS-Controlled Ramadi To Leave City
Iraqi military planes dropped leaflets on Sunday on Ramadi, asking residents to leave within 72 hours the western city which is under the control of Islamic State militants, an army spokesman said.
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European Union Border Agency Warns of Risks From Fake Passports: Report
The head of the European Union's border agency has said the large number of refugees entering Europe poses a security risk, with civil war making it harder to check the authenticity of Syrian passports.
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Anti-ISIS Coalition Falling Short, Says Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper
Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Monday that the US-led coalition against Islamic State was not doing as well as had been hoped in Syria and parts of Iraq.
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France Says Ready to Facilitate Asylum for Iraq's Christians
France said Monday it was ready to help facilitate asylum for Christians in Iraq displaced by a jihadist onslaught, saying it was "outraged" by their persecution.
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Baghdad Police Find 15 Dead in Bloody Start to Muslim Holiday
Iraqi police found 15 corpses on Monday, including three women shot in the head in militia-style killings, in a bloody start to the holiday ending the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, security sources said.
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Iraq Headed for Chaos Unless Politicians Unite, Says UN
Iraqi soldiers backed by Shi'ite militias fought Sunni rebels for control of a military base northeast of Baghdad on Saturday as a UN envoy warned of chaos if divided lawmakers do not make progress on Sunday towards naming a government.
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Iraq Forces Executed 255 Prisoners in Revenge for Islamic State Killings: Rights Group
Iraqi security forces and government affiliated militias appear to have unlawfully executed at least 255 prisoners over the past month in apparent revenge for killings by Islamic State fighters, according to a rights group on Saturday.
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Sectarian Genie is Out of the Bottle From Syria to Iraq
As jihadists storm through the Sunni heartlands of Iraq towards Baghdad, where a Shi'ite government they regard as heretic clings on, they have lifted the veil on deep sectarianism which has also stoked the fires of Syria's civil war and is spilling over into vulnerable mosaic societies such as Lebanon.
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Iraq Crisis: Sushma Swaraj Holds High-Level Meeting; Three Air India Planes on Standby for Evacuation
The Indian government has stepped up efforts to evacuate its nationals from violence-torn Iraq where 39 Indians were kidnapped and are being held captive. Official sources said three Air India planes are on standby and ready to leave for Iraq at short notice to bring back Indians.
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India Steps Up Rescue Operations in Iraq; Foreign Ministry to Hold Meeting on Sunday
With the deepening Iraq violence, India has set up three camp offices to facilitate departure of 10,000 Indians from non-conflicting zones even as External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has summoned top Indian envoys in Gulf countries for consultations on Sunday.
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Indian Muslim Group Invites Volunteers to Defend Iraq's Shrines
Muslims in India are signing up to defend Iraq's holy shrines and, if need be, fight Sunni Islamist militants in the country where the civilian death toll from the Sunni insurgents' advance is estimated at least 1,300.
