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Iraqi leader says political crisis helps Islamic State attack
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Iraqi leader says political crisis helps Islamic State attack

A political crisis in Iraq is hampering the fight against Islamic State, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Saturday after…
Iraq oil projects face delays as companies resist spending cuts
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Iraq oil projects face delays as companies resist spending cuts

International oil firms have warned Iraq that projects to increase its crude output will be delayed if the government insists…
Kidnapped Qatari released in Iraq: Qatar ministry
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Kidnapped Qatari released in Iraq: Qatar ministry

One of more than two dozen Qataris kidnapped in the south of Iraq last year has been freed, along with…
Iraq says it has launched offensive to recapture IS-held Mosul
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Iraq says it has launched offensive to recapture IS-held Mosul

The Iraqi military backed by US-led coalition aircraft on Thursday launched a long-awaited operation to recapture the northern city of…
Shi’ite cleric’s followers begin anti-corruption sit-in in Baghdad
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Shi’ite cleric’s followers begin anti-corruption sit-in in Baghdad

Supporters of Iraq's powerful Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr began a sit-in outside the walls of Baghdad's fortified Green Zone…
Iraqi cleric Sadr calls sit-in, urges action against corruption
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Iraqi cleric Sadr calls sit-in, urges action against corruption

Iraq's powerful Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has called for a sit-at the gates of Baghdad's heavily fortified government district, stepping…
Islamic State used ‘poisonous substances’ in village shelling: officials
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Islamic State used ‘poisonous substances’ in village shelling: officials

More than 40 people suffered partial choking and skin irritation in northern Iraq when Islamic State fired mortar shells and…
Iraq PM Abadi secures Shi’ite support for cabinet change plan: state TV
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Iraq PM Abadi secures Shi’ite support for cabinet change plan: state TV

Iraq's main Shi'ite groups on Sunday voiced support for Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's plan to overhaul the government and combat…
UN team calls destruction in Iraq’s Ramadi ‘staggering’
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UN team calls destruction in Iraq’s Ramadi ‘staggering’

Destruction in Ramadi is "staggering" and worse than anywhere else in Iraq, a UN team concluded this week after making…
US forces capture Islamic State operative in Iraq: NYT
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US forces capture Islamic State operative in Iraq: NYT

US Special Operations Forces captured a significant Islamic State operative in Iraq, the New York Times reported on Tuesday, the…
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