FIVE bombs planted in a wall of Mosul’s iconic Al-Nuri mosque in Iraq years ago by Islamic State group jihadists have been discovered. Five “large-scale explosive devices, designed to trigger a massive destruction of the site were found in the southern wall of the prayer hall on Tuesday by the …
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One person has been killed and dozens of others injured in a stampede that broke out outside a football stadium hours before the Gulf Cup final on Thursday in Iraq. Thousands of fans without tickets reportedly gathered outside the stadium in Iraq’s main southern city of Basra since dawn in …
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BAGHDAD (AP) — At least six missiles were fired Sunday toward the U.S. consulate in Iraq’s northern city of Irbil, with several missiles hitting the building, Iraqi and U.S. security officials said. A U.S. official said the missiles were launched from neighboring Iran. Early reports suggested there were no U.S. …
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An Islamic State group spokesman called on Tuesday for countries attacking it to be targeted, in an audio recording in which he also insulted US President Donald Trump. The recording posted on jihadist sites online was Abulhassan al-Muhajer’s first since December. Since then, IS has been under sustained assault …
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US President Donald Trump spoke Monday with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and pledged Washington’s “full support” for Moscow’s response to the deadly attack on the Saint Petersburg metro, the White House said. Trump expressed his condolences and condemned the attack, which killed 11 people and left dozens wounded. Russian authorities …
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US President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to be his powerful national security advisor is a former military intelligence chief who sees militant Islam as the biggest threat to global stability. The retired three-star general, a veteran of America’s recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, has courted controversy with extreme statements that …
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Oil reached a 2016 high, hitting 43 dollars a barrel on Tuesday, and supported by hopes that upcoming meeting of oil producers will agree on steps to tackle a supply glut. The rise was also supported by a weak U.S. dollar and further signs of strong demand in China. oil …
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