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Rocket Hits North Iraq Base Hosting US Troops: Security Sources
A rocket attack on Thursday night slammed into an Iraqi base in the remote province of Kirkuk where American troops are stationed, Iraqi and US security sources told AFP.
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Truck Bomb In Northern Iraq Kills At Least 23
At least 23 people were killed and 60 wounded when a suicide bomber set off a truck bomb near a crowded marketplace in the northern Iraqi town of Tuz Khurmatu, police and medical sources said on Tuesday.
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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 Raid In Iraq's Kirkuk Kills 46, Mostly Security Forces: Officers
An ongoing attack by the ISIS in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk has killed at least 46 people, mostly members of the security forces, security and medical sources said Saturday.
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Suicide Bombers In Deadly Twin Raids In Northern Iraq
Gunmen wearing suicide vests attacked government targets in the Kurdish-controlled city of Kirkuk and killed 16 at an Iranian-run construction site further north on Friday as troops advanced on jihadist bastion Mosul.
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Islamic State, Losing Fighters And Territory, Increasingly Turns To Child Bombers
A failed attack in Kirkuk is just the latest illustration of the group's growing reliance on children.
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Boy Suicide Bomber Caught In Iraq Before He Could Detonate
Iraqi police say they have apprehended a boy would-be suicide bomber in the city of Kirkuk before he was able to detonate his explosives belt.
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Militants Storm Iraq Gas Compressor Station: Security Sources
Militants stormed a gas facility in northern Iraq on Sunday, killing four workers and planting several explosives before security forces managed to regain control, security sources said.
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Ambassador Denies US Conducting Helicopter Raids In Northern Iraq
The US ambassador to Iraq has denied reports that the United States has been carrying out helicopter raids against ISIS militants in northern Iraq.
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Leaders Urge Restraint After Assassination in Iraq's Kirkuk
Political leaders in Kirkuk today urged restraint and unity after the assassination of a top Sunni Arab politician in the northern Iraqi city sparked fears of a flare-up.
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Kurds Take Ground From Islamic State in North Iraq
Kurdish forces said they drove Islamic State out of several villages near the oil city of Kirkuk in northern Iraq on Wednesday after U.S.-led coalition airstrikes targeted insurgent positions overnight.
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Iraq Kurdish Forces Retake Oil Field, Villages From Islamic State
Iraqi Kurdish forces and police retook an oil field in Kirkuk province on Saturday that was seized by the Islamic State group overnight, and freed 24 workers who had been taken captive, officers said.
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Battle With Islamic State Kills Senior Kurdish General, 8 of His Troops
Clashes with Islamic State militants killed a senior Kurdish military commander and eight of his fighters just outside the disputed northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk today, officials said.
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Islamic State Frees Around 350 Yazidi Captives in Iraq's North
Islamic State freed around 350 members of Iraq's Yazidi minority on Saturday, delivering them to safety in the country's Kurdish north.
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Car Bomb in Iraqi City of Kirkuk Kills 15: Officials
A car bomb ripped through a crowded street in a mainly Kurdish neighbourhood of the Iraqi city of Kirkuk Thursday, killing at least 15 people, officials said.
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Rocket Hits North Iraq Base Hosting US Troops: Security Sources
A rocket attack on Thursday night slammed into an Iraqi base in the remote province of Kirkuk where American troops are stationed, Iraqi and US security sources told AFP.
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Truck Bomb In Northern Iraq Kills At Least 23
At least 23 people were killed and 60 wounded when a suicide bomber set off a truck bomb near a crowded marketplace in the northern Iraqi town of Tuz Khurmatu, police and medical sources said on Tuesday.
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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 Raid In Iraq's Kirkuk Kills 46, Mostly Security Forces: Officers
An ongoing attack by the ISIS in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk has killed at least 46 people, mostly members of the security forces, security and medical sources said Saturday.
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Suicide Bombers In Deadly Twin Raids In Northern Iraq
Gunmen wearing suicide vests attacked government targets in the Kurdish-controlled city of Kirkuk and killed 16 at an Iranian-run construction site further north on Friday as troops advanced on jihadist bastion Mosul.
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Islamic State, Losing Fighters And Territory, Increasingly Turns To Child Bombers
A failed attack in Kirkuk is just the latest illustration of the group's growing reliance on children.
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Boy Suicide Bomber Caught In Iraq Before He Could Detonate
Iraqi police say they have apprehended a boy would-be suicide bomber in the city of Kirkuk before he was able to detonate his explosives belt.
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Militants Storm Iraq Gas Compressor Station: Security Sources
Militants stormed a gas facility in northern Iraq on Sunday, killing four workers and planting several explosives before security forces managed to regain control, security sources said.
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Ambassador Denies US Conducting Helicopter Raids In Northern Iraq
The US ambassador to Iraq has denied reports that the United States has been carrying out helicopter raids against ISIS militants in northern Iraq.
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Leaders Urge Restraint After Assassination in Iraq's Kirkuk
Political leaders in Kirkuk today urged restraint and unity after the assassination of a top Sunni Arab politician in the northern Iraqi city sparked fears of a flare-up.
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Kurds Take Ground From Islamic State in North Iraq
Kurdish forces said they drove Islamic State out of several villages near the oil city of Kirkuk in northern Iraq on Wednesday after U.S.-led coalition airstrikes targeted insurgent positions overnight.
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Iraq Kurdish Forces Retake Oil Field, Villages From Islamic State
Iraqi Kurdish forces and police retook an oil field in Kirkuk province on Saturday that was seized by the Islamic State group overnight, and freed 24 workers who had been taken captive, officers said.
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Battle With Islamic State Kills Senior Kurdish General, 8 of His Troops
Clashes with Islamic State militants killed a senior Kurdish military commander and eight of his fighters just outside the disputed northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk today, officials said.
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Islamic State Frees Around 350 Yazidi Captives in Iraq's North
Islamic State freed around 350 members of Iraq's Yazidi minority on Saturday, delivering them to safety in the country's Kurdish north.
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Car Bomb in Iraqi City of Kirkuk Kills 15: Officials
A car bomb ripped through a crowded street in a mainly Kurdish neighbourhood of the Iraqi city of Kirkuk Thursday, killing at least 15 people, officials said.
