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People gather at the site of a bomb attack in eastern Baghdad, Iraq. (AFP/ File Photo)

March 25th, 2018 - 08:05 GMT

At Least 7 People Killed in Attacks in Iraq

Seven people were killed in attacks across Iraq including in the country's capital city, Baghdad, early Sunday.

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April 3rd, 2015 - 03:14 GMT

Iraqi forces find location of 2014 Speicher carnage

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April 2nd, 2015 - 06:27 GMT

UN praises Iraq's recapture of Tikrit from Daesh

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April 1st, 2015 - 09:22 GMT

Iraqi tribes retake much of Kirkuk from Daesh

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March 30th, 2015 - 09:23 GMT

Ban Ki-moon arrives in Iraq

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March 29th, 2015 - 06:38 GMT

Feeding the fire: Saudi’s campaign in Yemen only deepening the Shia-Sunni divide

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March 16th, 2015 - 10:52 GMT

Saddam Hussein's tomb destroyed in Tikrit clashes

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March 12th, 2015 - 07:10 GMT

Airstrike kills Iraqi soldiers, US denies coalition involvement

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March 11th, 2015 - 12:13 GMT

Iraqi forces enter Tikrit

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March 11th, 2015 - 10:00 GMT

Iraqi forces capture Tikrit military hospital from Daesh

The Iraqi army has made several advances in the country's north and west recently, including a push toward the strategic city of Tikrit, which has been held by Daesh since a lightning offensive by the group last summer. (AFP/File)

March 9th, 2015 - 06:54 GMT

Iraqi forces kill 60 Daesh militants in restive Anbar

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March 8th, 2015 - 03:36 GMT

Iraqi forces recapture town in Anbar province from Daesh

The advance in Tikrit, led by Sunni and Shia troops, was of symbolic importance to both sides of the Iraqi army, whose ranks have often been broken by sectarian tensions since the 2003 US invasion. (AFP/File)

March 7th, 2015 - 08:36 GMT

Iraqi forces push into outskirts of Daesh-held Tikrit