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Baghdad needs Russian S-400 systems as Western military strategy has failed: Iraqi official
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A senior Iraqi official says his country needs to purchase the Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile defense systems and diversify its arms imports as the so-called “Western military strategy” has been a failure in the…
Iraq extends air blockade of Kurdistan by three more months: Officials
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Iraq has once again extended by three months a ban on international flights to and from the Kurdish region, some five months after the region held a controversial referendum on independence, which opened up a persisting…
Iraq rejects Riyadh’s request to extradite over 400 Saudi ‘terrorists’
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Iraq has rejected a request from Riyadh to hand over more than 400 Saudi Arabians, whom it has imprisoned on terrorism charges.
According to the London-based newspaper Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, the Saudis were captured…
Iraq sentences 15 Turkish women to death over Daesh membership
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A court in Iraq has sentenced more than a dozen Turkish women to death over membership in the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group and involvement in acts of terror across the conflict-ridden Arab country.
A judicial…
Iraq hands over four Daesh wives, 27 children to Russia
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Iraqi authorities have extradited four women and more than two dozen children from the families of Daesh Takfiri terrorists to Russian authorities.
“Iraq has handed over four women and 27 children from the families…
US warns Iraq of ‘consequences’ if it buys Russian S-400 missile systems
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The United States has warned Iraq, among a number of other countries, of the consequences of extending military cooperation with Russia, and striking deals to purchase advanced weaponry, particularly the S-400…
Israeli forces beat Palestinian youth to death in West Bank: Report
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Israel forces have reportedly beaten a Palestinian youth to death after arresting him during a new wave of raids on homes in the West Bank city of Jericho.
Yasin Omar al-Saradih, 33, was arrested along with several…
War against terror is not over, Iraqi PMU commander warns
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A senior commander of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) has vowed "revenge" after 27 members of its troops were killed in a Daesh ambush.
Hadi al-Ameri (seen below) made the remark on Monday at a military…
Iraqi court sentences Turkish woman to death over joining Daesh terror group
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A court in Iraq has sentenced a female Turkish citizen to death and handed down life terms to ten other foreign women for membership in the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group and carrying out acts of terror in the…
NATO defense ministers agree to US demand for larger Iraq deployment
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NATO has agreed to deploy a larger military mission to Iraq after the US urged the Western military alliance to look into a long-term stay in the Arab country only after the defeat of the Daesh terror group there.
At…