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Russian Strikes in Syria Again Halt North Iraq Flights
Flights to and from two northern Iraqi airports were suspended for 48 hours for the second time in roughly two weeks due to Russian strikes in Syria, officials said today.
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Iraq Kurds Launch Major Offensive to Retake Sinjar From Islamic State: Officer
Iraqi Kurdish forces backed by US-led strikes launched a major operation today to retake the town of Sinjar from the Islamic State group and cut a key supply line to Syria.
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IS Claims Suicide Bombing in Iraq's Arbil
The Islamic State jihadist group today claimed a rare suicide car bombing in the usually secure capital of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region that killed four people.
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Kurdish Leader Urges World to Protect Syrian Town From Islamic State
Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani called on Friday for international intervention to protect a Kurdish town in neighbouring Syria from Islamic State fighters who have forced many Syrian Kurds to flee across the border into Turkey.
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John Kerry Urges Kurds to Stand With Baghdad Against Sunni Insurgents
US Secretary of State John Kerry urged leaders of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region on Tuesday to stand with Baghdad in the face of a Sunni insurgent onslaught that threatens to dismember the country.
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Russian Strikes in Syria Again Halt North Iraq Flights
Flights to and from two northern Iraqi airports were suspended for 48 hours for the second time in roughly two weeks due to Russian strikes in Syria, officials said today.
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Iraq Kurds Launch Major Offensive to Retake Sinjar From Islamic State: Officer
Iraqi Kurdish forces backed by US-led strikes launched a major operation today to retake the town of Sinjar from the Islamic State group and cut a key supply line to Syria.
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IS Claims Suicide Bombing in Iraq's Arbil
The Islamic State jihadist group today claimed a rare suicide car bombing in the usually secure capital of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region that killed four people.
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Kurdish Leader Urges World to Protect Syrian Town From Islamic State
Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani called on Friday for international intervention to protect a Kurdish town in neighbouring Syria from Islamic State fighters who have forced many Syrian Kurds to flee across the border into Turkey.
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John Kerry Urges Kurds to Stand With Baghdad Against Sunni Insurgents
US Secretary of State John Kerry urged leaders of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region on Tuesday to stand with Baghdad in the face of a Sunni insurgent onslaught that threatens to dismember the country.
