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Top US officials agree options to give Trump for any attacks on Americans in Iraq
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Top US officials agree options to give Trump for any attacks on Americans in Iraq

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Top US national security officials agreed on Wednesday on a proposed range of options to present to President…
Rockets fired at Baghdad Green Zone in ‘terrorist act,’ Iraq says
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Rockets fired at Baghdad Green Zone in ‘terrorist act,’ Iraq says

A rocket attack on Baghdad’s diplomatic Green Zone Sunday night was “a terrorist act” that undermines Iraq’s international reputation, the…
Iraqi army: 8 rockets target US Embassy in Baghdad
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Iraqi army: 8 rockets target US Embassy in Baghdad

BAGHDAD (AP) — Eight rockets targeted the US Embassy in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone late Sunday, Iraq’s military and…
Vatican: Pope to visit Iraq in March, pandemic permitting
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Vatican: Pope to visit Iraq in March, pandemic permitting

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis will make a pilgrimage to Iraq in March, pandemic conditions permitting, the Vatican said…
Iraq-Saudi Arabia border crossing opens for trade, first time since 1990
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Iraq-Saudi Arabia border crossing opens for trade, first time since 1990

AL-NUKHAIB, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraq and Saudi Arabia opened the Arar border crossing for trade for the first time in…
Rockets fall inside Baghdad’s Green Zone, child killed: military
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Rockets fall inside Baghdad’s Green Zone, child killed: military

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Four Katyusha rockets landed in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone and security officials said the attack targeted…
Gunmen kill at least 11 in attack on Iraqi army post in Baghdad, sources say
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Gunmen kill at least 11 in attack on Iraqi army post in Baghdad, sources say

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Unidentified gunmen killed at least 11 people and wounded eight others including soldiers in an attack on…
Protester killed in southern Iraq as tensions flare again
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Protester killed in southern Iraq as tensions flare again

BASRA, Iraq (AP) — Iraqi security forces opened fire during clashes with hundreds of protesters in the southern city of…
Thousands rally in Iraq to mark one year of protests
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Thousands rally in Iraq to mark one year of protests

BAGHDAD (AP) — Thousands of protesters took to the streets on Sunday to mark one year since mass anti-government demonstrations…
Bloated public salaries at heart of Iraq’s economic woes
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Bloated public salaries at heart of Iraq’s economic woes

BAGHDAD (AP) — Long-time Iraqi civil servant Qusay Abdul-Amma panicked when his monthly salary was delayed. Days of waiting turned…
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