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Iraqi helicopter crashes near Baiji

Iraqi helicopter crashes near Baiji

An Iraqi military helicopter crashed Wednesday in Iraq's northern central province of Salahudin due to technical malfunction, killing two crew members, a provincial security source said. The chopper crashed while it was flying near …

Baghdad market hit by two bombs, killing at least 28

Baghdad market hit by two bombs, killing at least 28

Two bombs have exploded in a busy market area in central Baghdad, killing at least 28 people and wounding at least 54, Iraqi police and medical officials have said. The blasts ripped through shops in the Al-Sinek area early on Saturday, …

U.S. Defense Secretary Carter in Iraq for talks on Mosul

U.S. Defense Secretary Carter in Iraq for talks on Mosul

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter arrived in Baghdad on Sunday for talks with Iraqi leaders on the U.S.-backed military campaign against Daesh militants in Mosul, the Pentagon said, Reuters reported. Carter said last …

Suspected IS bomb kills Iraqis in Baghdad city centre

Suspected IS bomb kills Iraqis in Baghdad city centre

At least six people were killed and 15 others wounded by a car bomb blast in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Saturday. The blast occurred in the central Martyr's Square, a local source toldThe New Arab.  …

Rouhani highlights culture as key to security

Rouhani highlights culture as key to security

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said culture can bring security to the world beyond military power and diplomacy. At the inaugural of Iran Press Show 2016 in Tehran, Rouhani said terrorists have found a footing in …

 17 people killed in marketplace explosion in Baghdad

17 people killed in marketplace explosion in Baghdad

At least seventeen people were killed and more than 60 injured in a blast at a marketplace in the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad, Sky News Arabia said. The bombing, which hit a popular fruit and vegetable market in a commercial …

Turkish Airlines cancels flights to Iraq due to Mosul operation

Turkish Airlines cancels flights to Iraq due to Mosul operation

Turkish Airlines canceled its flights to Arbil and Baghdad on October 17 due to the US-led military operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), Doğan News Agency reports. The flagship carrier’s …

 Explosion hits central Baghdad

Explosion hits central Baghdad

A gas cylinder has exploded in a central district in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, injuring at least four people. The sound of the explosion, which occurred in the al-Salehiyah district of Baghdad, initially led to speculations that …

Suicide bomber kills at least 31 at Baghdad Shia gathering

Suicide bomber kills at least 31 at Baghdad Shia gathering

Police and medics of Iraq said a suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest in the middle of a Shia Muslim gathering in Baghdad, killing at least 31 people and injuring 50 others on Saturday, TRT World reports. The explosion …

Explosion near Iraq's Khalis kills at least 17 people

Explosion near Iraq's Khalis kills at least 17 people

At least 17 people have been killed by a car bomb in the central Iraqi town of Khalis, officials say. The explosion, about 49 miles (80km) north-east of the capital, Baghdad, was "very strong" a provincial official said. …

Terrorist attack in Iraqi Balad kills 40 people

Terrorist attack in Iraqi Balad kills 40 people

At least 40 people were killed as a result of terrorist attack at Shiite shrine in a city of Balad located 58 miles north of Iraqi capital. According to the the Al Mayadeen broadcaster, 75 people were wounded. The Sayyid …

Death toll in Baghdad twin blasts rises to 165

Death toll in Baghdad twin blasts rises to 165

According to INA News Agency, the death toll in Baghdad twin blasts has risen to 165 people, Sputin reports. The attack, which claimed the lives of many children and injured hundreds of people, occurred early on Sunday …

Iran cancels flights to Baghdad due to unrests

Iran cancels flights to Baghdad due to unrests

Iran cancels all flights to the Iraqi capital after demonstrators broke into the heavily-fortified government complex in the Green Zone in Baghdad, Head of Iran's Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Saeed Ohadi says, Press …

Baghdad declares state of emergency, city's gates closed

Baghdad declares state of emergency, city's gates closed

Supporters of Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr stormed Iraq’s parliament on Saturday, bursting into the capital’s fortified Green Zone, where other key buildings are located, the Washington Post …

Suicide bomber detonates bomb after football match

Suicide bomber detonates bomb after football match

29 people have been killed in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad after a suicide bomber blew an explosive device, France-Presse citing the police. The incident occurred after a football match in the village of Al-Asriyan about 07.00 PM …

Another explosion in Baghdad

Another explosion in Baghdad

At least seven people have been killed and another 15 have been injured as a result of another explosion in the capital of Iraq, Reuters reports. According to the agency, a car with a bomb explodedin a suburb of Baghdad, Tass …

Media: hostages taken in Baghdad shopping mall

Media: hostages taken in Baghdad shopping mall

A group of armed men have seized the hostages in a shopping center in Baghdad, BBC reports. Seven people have been killed as a result the incident, France-Presse reports. It is reported that the militants blew up a car in al-Jadida and …

Twelve killed in Baghdad explosion

Twelve killed in Baghdad explosion

12 people became victims of terrorist attacks in Baghdad and its suburban areas today, sources in the region report. Five security force officers and one civilian were killed in a militant attack at a checkpoint 25 kilometers north of …