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"Destroyed 20 Targets": Turkey's Air Strikes In Northern Iraq After Ankara Blast
Turkey hit several places inside Iraqi Kurdistan with air strikes on Sunday, a local official said, Ankara confirming it had struck "20 targets" it claimed were used by Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) fighters.
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A Baby Named Trump And Admiration For A New U.S. President In Northern Iraq
Hassan Jamil's love affair with Donald Trump began in the thick of the American presidential campaign, when he found himself glued to his television screen on the other side of the world each night, transfixed by the billionaire's "beautiful" hair, commanding presence and magnetic speaking style.
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In Northern Iraq, Yazidis Risk All To Flee ISIS
When shells began crashing around the town of Tal Afar as Shi'ite militias brought the fight to ISIS in northern Iraq, Abu Faraj saw his chance to escape captivity.
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ISIS Kills US Navy SEAL In Northern Iraq
ISIS militants killed a US Navy SEAL in northern Iraq on Tuesday after blasting through Kurdish defences and overrunning a town in the biggest offensive in the area for months, officials said.
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Baghdad Should Use Force Against Islamic State: Turkish PM
If Baghdad wants to use force, it should be against Islamic State, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Wednesday, after the Iraqi foreign minister threatened possible military action over Turkish troops deployed in northern Iraq.
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Turkey Announces Troop Withdrawal From Iraq After Barack Obama Appeal: Ministry
Turkey on Saturday said it would "continue" to pull its troops out of northern Iraq after US President Barack Obama urged President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to do so in order to de-escalate tensions with Baghdad over the deployment.
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White House Condemns Reported Attacks On Iraq Base Used By Turkish Troops
The White House said on Wednesday that it has seen reports of attacks on a base in northern Iraq where Turkish troops are stationed, and condemned the violence.
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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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Turkish Nationalists Reject Minority Government in Blow to Tayyip Erdogan
Turkey's nationalist opposition made clear on Friday it would not roll over and back a minority government, making President Tayyip Erdogan's aim of taking the country to a snap election with the ruling party in control look increasingly difficult.
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Truck Bomb Kills at Least 60 in Baghdad's Sadr City: Sources
At least 60 people were killed and 200 wounded in a bomb attack today at a market in Baghdad's Sadr City district, police and medical sources said, in one of the largest attacks on the capital since Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi took office a year ago.
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Turkey Launches Heaviest Air Strikes on PKK Since Campaign Began: Official
Turkish fighter jets launched their heaviest assault on Kurdish militants in northern Iraq overnight since air strikes began last week, a government official said, hours after President Tayyip Erdogan said a peace process had become impossible.
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Turkey in New Air Raids Against PKK Kurdish Rebels in Iraq: Report
Turkish warplanes took off Sunday evening for a new wave of air raids on bases of the rebel Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in northern Iraq, according to Turkish media reports.
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Yazidi Militia Killed 21 in Iraq Revenge Attack: Amnesty International
Members of the Yazidi community, one of the Iraqi minorities hardest hit by jihadist atrocities, killed 21 Sunni Arab villagers in a January revenge attack, Amnesty International said today.
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Islamic State Jihadists in Fierce Battle for Key Syrian City
Islamic State group jihadists, emboldened by a string of battlefield victories, advanced today to the gates of the Syrian city of Hasakeh after intense fighting with regime troops.
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Iraqi Kurds Call for Foreign Ground Troops in Anti-Islamic State Fight
A senior Iraqi Kurdish official on Wednesday called for greater support in the battle against the Islamic State group, including with foreign troops, saying the Kurds are "alone" in the fight.
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"Destroyed 20 Targets": Turkey's Air Strikes In Northern Iraq After Ankara Blast
Turkey hit several places inside Iraqi Kurdistan with air strikes on Sunday, a local official said, Ankara confirming it had struck "20 targets" it claimed were used by Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) fighters.
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A Baby Named Trump And Admiration For A New U.S. President In Northern Iraq
Hassan Jamil's love affair with Donald Trump began in the thick of the American presidential campaign, when he found himself glued to his television screen on the other side of the world each night, transfixed by the billionaire's "beautiful" hair, commanding presence and magnetic speaking style.
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In Northern Iraq, Yazidis Risk All To Flee ISIS
When shells began crashing around the town of Tal Afar as Shi'ite militias brought the fight to ISIS in northern Iraq, Abu Faraj saw his chance to escape captivity.
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ISIS Kills US Navy SEAL In Northern Iraq
ISIS militants killed a US Navy SEAL in northern Iraq on Tuesday after blasting through Kurdish defences and overrunning a town in the biggest offensive in the area for months, officials said.
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Baghdad Should Use Force Against Islamic State: Turkish PM
If Baghdad wants to use force, it should be against Islamic State, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Wednesday, after the Iraqi foreign minister threatened possible military action over Turkish troops deployed in northern Iraq.
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Turkey Announces Troop Withdrawal From Iraq After Barack Obama Appeal: Ministry
Turkey on Saturday said it would "continue" to pull its troops out of northern Iraq after US President Barack Obama urged President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to do so in order to de-escalate tensions with Baghdad over the deployment.
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White House Condemns Reported Attacks On Iraq Base Used By Turkish Troops
The White House said on Wednesday that it has seen reports of attacks on a base in northern Iraq where Turkish troops are stationed, and condemned the violence.
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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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Turkish Nationalists Reject Minority Government in Blow to Tayyip Erdogan
Turkey's nationalist opposition made clear on Friday it would not roll over and back a minority government, making President Tayyip Erdogan's aim of taking the country to a snap election with the ruling party in control look increasingly difficult.
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Truck Bomb Kills at Least 60 in Baghdad's Sadr City: Sources
At least 60 people were killed and 200 wounded in a bomb attack today at a market in Baghdad's Sadr City district, police and medical sources said, in one of the largest attacks on the capital since Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi took office a year ago.
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Turkey Launches Heaviest Air Strikes on PKK Since Campaign Began: Official
Turkish fighter jets launched their heaviest assault on Kurdish militants in northern Iraq overnight since air strikes began last week, a government official said, hours after President Tayyip Erdogan said a peace process had become impossible.
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Turkey in New Air Raids Against PKK Kurdish Rebels in Iraq: Report
Turkish warplanes took off Sunday evening for a new wave of air raids on bases of the rebel Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in northern Iraq, according to Turkish media reports.
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Yazidi Militia Killed 21 in Iraq Revenge Attack: Amnesty International
Members of the Yazidi community, one of the Iraqi minorities hardest hit by jihadist atrocities, killed 21 Sunni Arab villagers in a January revenge attack, Amnesty International said today.
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Islamic State Jihadists in Fierce Battle for Key Syrian City
Islamic State group jihadists, emboldened by a string of battlefield victories, advanced today to the gates of the Syrian city of Hasakeh after intense fighting with regime troops.
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Iraqi Kurds Call for Foreign Ground Troops in Anti-Islamic State Fight
A senior Iraqi Kurdish official on Wednesday called for greater support in the battle against the Islamic State group, including with foreign troops, saying the Kurds are "alone" in the fight.
