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Residents exhume Saddam Hussein grave, removed his body to unknown location

By TN
July 15, 2019

Karbala in Iraq. Image: Wikimedia Commons.

Speculations over the fate of the body of Iraq’s former President, Saddam Hussein, have resurfaced again with new reports claiming that the residents of al-Awja [Read More…]

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U.S. To Close Consulate In Iraq, Citing ‘Threats’ From Iran And Allied Militias

By TN
September 29, 2018

Karbala in Iraq. Image: Wikimedia Commons.

The United States has announced it will close its consulate in Basra, citing what it said were threats from the Iranian government and Iran-backed militias [Read More…]

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At Least 130 Killed, Wounded in Twin Blasts at Baghdad Shiite Mosque

By TN
June 7, 2018

Karbala in Iraq. Image: Wikimedia Commons.

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – At least 130 people were killed and wounded Wednesday in a deadly explosion near a Shiite mosque in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, [Read More…]

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Run Dry: Daesh Faces Bankruptcy as Their Ejection From Iraq Continues

By TN
March 29, 2017

ISIS convoy. Photo: Day Donaldson / flickr.

A former Iraqi finance minister has said that Daesh, a group that once sustained itself through extortion and oil smuggling, can now barely pay their [Read More…]

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Iraq Hangs 36 Over Islamic State Massacre Of Military Recruits

By TN
August 21, 2016

Iraqi Soldiers in Baqubah on a clearing mission

BAQUBAH, Iraq (Dec. 9, 2007) Iraqi Soldiers along with local citizens lead U.S. Army Soldiers from 9th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, to the site of unexploded improvised explosive devices while on a clearing mission. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Sean Mulligan (Released).

Iraq has executed 36 men convicted of taking part in the massacre by the Islamic State (IS) extremist group of hundreds of military recruits in [Read More…]

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Islamic State Reportedly Captures Up To 3,000 Iraqis Fleeing Violence

By TN
August 5, 2016

Yazidi children. Defend International and its supporters provided humanitarian aid to Yazidi refugees in Kurdistan region, Iraq. Photo: Defend International.

The UN’s refugee agency says it has received reports that the Islamic State (IS) extremist group may have captured up to 3,000 villagers who were [Read More…]

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Yazidis Urge Action on Thousands of ‘Forgotten’ Hostages Held by Daesh

By TN
August 4, 2016

Yazidi refugees in Kurdistan region, Iraq. Photo: Defend International.

Exactly two years after the Daesh terrorist group massacred and abducted the Yazidi community in Sinjar, survivors of the tragedy told Sputnik they fear their [Read More…]