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Anti-government protests resume in Iraq after bloodshed
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Anti-government protests resume in Iraq after bloodshed

Anti-government rallies have renewed across Iraq, the second phase of protests that turned deadly earlier this month and which could…
Turkey starts filling huge Tigris river dam, activists say
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Turkey starts filling huge Tigris river dam, activists say

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey has started filling a huge hydroelectric dam on the Tigris river, a lawmaker and activists said,…
Iraqi forces clear farmland near Baghdad of IS militants
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Iraqi forces clear farmland near Baghdad of IS militants

TARMIYAH, Iraq (AP) — Iraqi security forces were sweeping villages and farmland north of Baghdad on Tuesday as part of…
Iraq’s drought unveils 3,400-year-old palace of mysterious empire
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Iraq’s drought unveils 3,400-year-old palace of mysterious empire

A team of German and Kurdish archaeologists have discovered a 3,400-year-old palace that belonged to the mysterious Mittani Empire, the…
Islamic State remnants wage hidden war of raids, killings
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Islamic State remnants wage hidden war of raids, killings

BADOUSH, Iraq (AP) — It was a chilly January evening, and Khadija Abd and her family had just finished supper…
Water woes hit henna plant farms in Iraq’s Fao peninsula
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Water woes hit henna plant farms in Iraq’s Fao peninsula

Walking past dead palm trees on land so dry it cracks, farmer Abbas Abdul Hassan said water shortages and ensuing…
Iraqi troops push to clear last Mosul ground of IS militants
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Iraqi troops push to clear last Mosul ground of IS militants

Iraqi forces slowly advanced on Monday to retake the last patch of ground in Mosul where Islamic State militants are…
Iraqi Prime Minister congratulates armed forces for Mosul ‘victory’
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Iraqi Prime Minister congratulates armed forces for Mosul ‘victory’

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi arrived in Mosul on Sunday and congratulated the armed forces for their “victory” over Islamic…
Iraq says forces are ‘tens of meters’ from retaking Mosul
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Iraq says forces are ‘tens of meters’ from retaking Mosul

Iraqi commanders said Saturday their forces are “tens of meters” away from defeating the Islamic State group in Mosul, a…
Mosul victory imminent as Islamic State lines collapse: Iraqi military
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Mosul victory imminent as Islamic State lines collapse: Iraqi military

Iraqi security forces expect to take full control of Mosul within hours as Islamic State’s defensive lines crumble in its…
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