Iraq News
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Iraq Declares December 31, 2015 an Official Holiday
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced on Tuesday that official work would be suspended in Iraq the day after tomorrow, Thursday, to commemorate the…
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In Pictures: Abadi Visits Ramadi
Sumeria News/Baghdad After Iraqi forces managed to regain control of Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province, and drive out militants from the “ISIS”…
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Iraqi Fighter Hands Over Gold Jewelry Recovered in Ramadi
Alsumaria News/Baghdad The Ministry of Defense announced on Tuesday that an Iraqi fighter found a “large” collection of gold jewelry in the possession of a…
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IMF: Global Growth Will Disappoint in 2016
Alsumaria News/Baghdad In an article published by the German newspaper Handelsblatt, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Christine…
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Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada to al-Ani: you will be defeated under any name
Al-Walai added, addressing al-Ani: “You will be defeated, however many names you adopt.” Iraqi Forces Union MP Dhafer al-Ani said today, Thursday, that the Popular Mobilization’s absence from Ramadi’s liberation made the…
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150 displaced Yazidi families return to Sinjar
Hassan added: “Our areas enjoy security and stability after Peshmerga forces regained control.” He said the decision to return was coordinated with government authorities. He continued: “Life in displacement is very difficult,…
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Anbar tribes respond to al-Ani: silence the calls to divide Iraq
Al-Ithawi added: “We categorically reject statements by those living in Erbil hotels. They do not represent Anbar province, only themselves and the country supporting them, because they are war profiteers who live…
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Diyala council activates financial penalties for absent members
Al-Obaidi added: “The decision imposes a deduction of 250,000 dinars for each session a member misses.” He confirmed that it would take effect at the beginning of next week. According to local…
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Diyala forms committee to investigate al-Khalis bombings
Al-Husseini added: “The two explosions confirm our earlier warnings about mobile bomb-making workshops seeking to undermine security through hostile operations targeting community safety and stirring discord and sectarian tensions.” He called on…
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Fact-finding committee formed on human rights violations in Anbar
Hassan added: “We met officials, tribal sheikhs, residents and displaced people, asked them many questions and listened to all their answers.” He said: “The investigation covers the Razzaza and al-Shuhada checkpoints and…