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Death of KMC official's son condoled

Administrator Karachi on Thursday expressed grief over the death of Ali Haider Zaidi, young son of Director Admin Finance and Accounts Department Anwar Zaidi

Cards from across Iraq bring Christmas cheer to Christians

It wasn't Santa on a sleigh, but it was close: just before dusk on Christmas Eve, a busload of volunteers pulled into the Iraqi Christian town of Qaraqosh to deliver holiday happiness

Iraq-US relations since 2003

Key dates in relations between Iraq and the United States, which invaded in 2003, before withdrawing in 2011, only to return three years later to battle the Islamic State group

Iraqi Air Force Destroys IS Hideout in Northern Province - Official Media

The Iraqi Air Force has destroyed a hideout of the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, outlawed in Russia) on the territory of the Saladin province in northern Iraq, the official Security Media Cell said on Friday

Iraq-US relations since 2003

Iraqi Military Says Carried Out Attack on IS Sites in Northern Saladin Province

Iraqi Army Starts 3rd Phase of Offensive to Clear Country of IS Terrorists - Spokesman

The Iraqi Armed Forces have launched the third stage of the "Iraq Heroes" military offensive to clear the country's territory of the units of the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia), the state-run INA news agency reported on Monday, citing Commander-in-Chief spokesperson Yahya Rasool

Islamic State Attacks Shia Militia Group in Iraq, 10 Dead - Iraqi Security Service

Militants from the Islamic State (terrorist group, banned in Russia) have attacked positions of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), a Shia armed militia operating in Iraq, in the province of Saladin, and killed 10 militants, the Iraqi security service said on Saturday

Locked in by virus, Iraq hit with new pandemic: domestic abuse

Iraq suicide bombers kill 11 fighters loyal to cleric Sadr

Iraq suicide bomber kills seven fighters loyal to Sadr

Iraqi Officers Liquidate IS Terrorists Who Blocked Off Road Amid Protests - Press Service

Iraqi Security Forces Detain Group of Terrorist Plotting Attack Against Shiite Pilgrims

Iraq's security forces detained six terrorists, who planned to carry out an attack against Shiite Muslims during the annual pilgrimage of Arbaeen, the organization's press service told Sputnik on Saturday

Ancient Iraqi city of Babylon designated UNESCO World Heritage Site

The ancient city of Babylon, first referenced in a clay tablet from the 23rd century B.C., was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site on Friday, after a vote that followed decades of lobbying by Iraq, Reuters reported on Saturday

Pakistani Zaireen bus hit near Samarra, Iraq

Historic water levels at Iraq reservoirs and dams: officials

Water levels in Iraq's reservoirs and dams have reached historic heights, officials have told AFP, with thousands of families facing possible displacement by more flooding

Eight Shiite Militiamen Killed in Blast in Iraq's Samarra - Reports

Eight members of Shiite militia Saraya al-Salam were killed and another two were injured in a blast in the Iraqi city of Samarra, local media reported on Thursday

US-Led Coalition Conducts 15 Strikes Against Islamic State in Syria, Iraq - Task Force

The US-led coalition against the Islamic State terror group (outlawed in Russia) carried out 15 strikes in Iraq and Syria August 13-19, the Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) said in a press release on Monday.

Under directives of Sheikh Zayed, ERC implements humanitarian, development initiatives worth AED2.4 billion between 1993 and 2003

The mysterious, ancient Nine Domes Mosque of northern Afghanistan

In the white dusty plains of northern Afghanistan, archaeologists are seeking to unravel the secrets of one of the oldest mosques in the world, whose structure is still standing after a thousand years of solitude

Jihadists kill 7 Iraqi security personnel

Islamic State group suicide bombers killed seven members of Iraq's security forces in an attack on an Iraqi police and army base Wednesday in Baiji, north of Baghdad, the interior ministry and a local official

Suicide bombers kill 26 at Iraq wedding celebration: police

IS attack on Iraq police station kills three

IS gunmen attack police station in Iraq's Samarra