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Iraqi PM Urges Ease, Dialogue As US Airstrikes On Yemen's Houthis Kills 53
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani has emphasised that de-escalation and dialogue are the most effective paths to resolving crises in a region as sensitive and vital as the Middle East.
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US Troops Exiting Syria To Stay 'Temporarily' In Iraq: Pentagon Chief
The American troops withdrawing from Syria will stay in Iraq "temporarily" before returning to the United States, US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Tuesday.
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Japan's Shinzo Abe Faces Fresh Headache Over Iraq Troop Dispatch Logs
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government faced criticism on Thursday, after his defence minister said the army last year found activity logs from a controversial 2004 to 2006 deployment to Iraq, but had failed to report them to his predecessor.
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Britons Who Join ISIS Should Be Hunted And Killed: UK Defence Minister
Britons who have joined the ISIS militant group in Syria and Iraq should be hunted down and killed, Britain's new defence minister said.
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Iran, Iraq Vow To Boost Military Ties
Iran and Iraq on Sunday signed deals aimed at boosting military cooperation during a visit by Baghdad's Defence Minister Irfan al-Hayali to Tehran.
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Iraq Prime Minister Bans Travel By Officials Accused Of Corruption
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has imposed a travel ban on several parliamentary officials accused of corruption, his office said today.
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France Striking ISIS Targets 'Every Day': Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian
France is carrying out strikes "every day" against ISIS terrorists in Iraq, the government said Tuesday, as the country reeled from the carnage in Nice.
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'Please Stop Saying I Was Lying,' Says Ex-UK PM Tony Blair After Iraq War Inquiry
Tony Blair, the former prime minister who led Britain into war in Iraq in 2003, launched a defence of his legacy following the publication of a highly critical report into the war with a simple message: "Please stop saying I was lying."
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US Gathers Allies On Next Steps In ISIS Fight
The United States gathered defense ministers from 11 other countries for talks today about ways to strengthen the campaign against ISIS, a day after a US Navy SEAL was killed in Iraq during an attack by the militant group.
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War On ISIS 'Starting To Pay Off': French Minister
French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told forces on an aircraft carrier in the Gulf Thursday that the war against the ISIS group was starting to bear its fruit.
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Iraq Defence Minister Predicts Ramadi Victory By Year's End
Iraq's Defence Minister predicted today that security forces backed by US-led coalition air strikes would retake full control of the city of Ramadi by the end of the year.
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Iraqi Defence Minister Asks Turkey to Withdraw Troops
Iraq's defence minister said on Sunday he had told his Turkish counterpart that hundreds of Turkish forces deployed inside Iraq near the Islamic State-held city of Mosul had been sent without informing or coordinating with Baghdad, and should be withdrawn.
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Risk of Huge ISIS Influx Into Libya, France Warns
There is an increasing risk of Libya becoming a haven for combatants from Islamic State, even as western nations target the extremist jihadist group in Iraq and Syria, the French defence minister warned in comments published Sunday.
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Canada's New Defence Minister Was Born in India
Harjit Sajjan, an Indo-Canadian Sikh, was named Canada's new Defence Minister as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's 30-member cabinet was sworn in at a ceremony in Ottawa on Wednesday.
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Iraq Puts New F-16s Into Action Against Islamic State Terrorists
Iraq has put F-16 warplanes acquired from the United States into action against the Islamic State group for the first time, the commander of the air force said Sunday.
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Iraqi PM Urges Ease, Dialogue As US Airstrikes On Yemen's Houthis Kills 53
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani has emphasised that de-escalation and dialogue are the most effective paths to resolving crises in a region as sensitive and vital as the Middle East.
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US Troops Exiting Syria To Stay 'Temporarily' In Iraq: Pentagon Chief
The American troops withdrawing from Syria will stay in Iraq "temporarily" before returning to the United States, US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Tuesday.
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Japan's Shinzo Abe Faces Fresh Headache Over Iraq Troop Dispatch Logs
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government faced criticism on Thursday, after his defence minister said the army last year found activity logs from a controversial 2004 to 2006 deployment to Iraq, but had failed to report them to his predecessor.
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Britons Who Join ISIS Should Be Hunted And Killed: UK Defence Minister
Britons who have joined the ISIS militant group in Syria and Iraq should be hunted down and killed, Britain's new defence minister said.
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Iran, Iraq Vow To Boost Military Ties
Iran and Iraq on Sunday signed deals aimed at boosting military cooperation during a visit by Baghdad's Defence Minister Irfan al-Hayali to Tehran.
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Iraq Prime Minister Bans Travel By Officials Accused Of Corruption
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has imposed a travel ban on several parliamentary officials accused of corruption, his office said today.
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France Striking ISIS Targets 'Every Day': Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian
France is carrying out strikes "every day" against ISIS terrorists in Iraq, the government said Tuesday, as the country reeled from the carnage in Nice.
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'Please Stop Saying I Was Lying,' Says Ex-UK PM Tony Blair After Iraq War Inquiry
Tony Blair, the former prime minister who led Britain into war in Iraq in 2003, launched a defence of his legacy following the publication of a highly critical report into the war with a simple message: "Please stop saying I was lying."
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US Gathers Allies On Next Steps In ISIS Fight
The United States gathered defense ministers from 11 other countries for talks today about ways to strengthen the campaign against ISIS, a day after a US Navy SEAL was killed in Iraq during an attack by the militant group.
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War On ISIS 'Starting To Pay Off': French Minister
French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told forces on an aircraft carrier in the Gulf Thursday that the war against the ISIS group was starting to bear its fruit.
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Iraq Defence Minister Predicts Ramadi Victory By Year's End
Iraq's Defence Minister predicted today that security forces backed by US-led coalition air strikes would retake full control of the city of Ramadi by the end of the year.
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Iraqi Defence Minister Asks Turkey to Withdraw Troops
Iraq's defence minister said on Sunday he had told his Turkish counterpart that hundreds of Turkish forces deployed inside Iraq near the Islamic State-held city of Mosul had been sent without informing or coordinating with Baghdad, and should be withdrawn.
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Risk of Huge ISIS Influx Into Libya, France Warns
There is an increasing risk of Libya becoming a haven for combatants from Islamic State, even as western nations target the extremist jihadist group in Iraq and Syria, the French defence minister warned in comments published Sunday.
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Canada's New Defence Minister Was Born in India
Harjit Sajjan, an Indo-Canadian Sikh, was named Canada's new Defence Minister as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's 30-member cabinet was sworn in at a ceremony in Ottawa on Wednesday.
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Iraq Puts New F-16s Into Action Against Islamic State Terrorists
Iraq has put F-16 warplanes acquired from the United States into action against the Islamic State group for the first time, the commander of the air force said Sunday.
