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Iraqi PM: Foreign troops not needed to fight Daesh group
BAGHDAD — Iraq's prime minister has defended his country's security forces, saying they're capable of defeating the Daesh (the so-called IS) group without the help of foreign combat troops. Haider Al-Abadi's statement late Tuesday came hours after US Defense Secretary Ash ...
Iraq blames Iran after thousands storm border crossing
BAGHDAD — Iraq’s Interior Ministry blamed Iranian authorities on Monday for allowing tens of thousands of people to storm a border crossing and enter the country without visas, in a rare public confrontation between the two neighbors. The ministry said in ...
US senators call for 20,000 troops in Syria and Iraq
BAGHDAD — Two senior US senators called on Sunday for Washington to nearly triple military force levels in Iraq to 10,000 and send an equal number of troops to Syria as part of a multinational ground force to counter Daesh ...
‘Billions of dollars’ smuggled out of Iraq during Maliki’s rule
BAGHDAD — The Iraqi central bank has taken legal action against several banks and customers who went against official instructions regarding the sale of hard currency between from 2012 to 2014, during former prime minister Nouri Al-Maliki’s rule, the Anadolu ...
Iraq parliament ties govt hands on crucial reforms
Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD — Iraq's parliament voted unanimously on Monday to bar the government from passing important reforms without its approval in an effort to curb Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi amid discontent over his leadership style, lawmakers said. The chamber acted after ...
Daesh pays recruiters $10,000 per person: UN
BAGHDAD — Daesh (the so-called IS) is paying supporters up to $10,000 for each person that they recruit to wage war in Syria and Iraq, UN experts said after a visit to Belgium, one of the main countries of origin ...
Ramadi offensive near: Iraqi forces
BAGHDAD — Iraqi forces have made significant advances around Ramadi and an operation to retake the city captured by the Daesh (the so-called IS) in May is near, officers said Wednesday. "Great people, the hour of victory against the Daesh criminal ...
Iraq investigating reports Daesh chief hurt in raid
Baghdad — Iraq’s security services were attempting Monday to confirm reports that the Daesh group leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi was wounded in an Iraqi strike on his convoy. “We are still collecting and cross-checking information to reach an accurate assessment,” Interior ...
Teenage girls and drama therapy break new ground in Iraq
BAGHDAD — Haneen, who has spent most of her life in orphanages, says she used to stay weeks locked up in herself, aimlessly eating, watching TV and sleeping through each day. Last week, the 13-year-old Iraqi girl was beaming with joy ...
Car bomb attacks kill 57 people in Iraq
    BAGHDAD — At least 57 people were killed on Monday in car bomb attacks in Baghdad and the north and south of Iraq, police and medical sources said. One attack took place near a crowded market in the town of ...
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