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Iraq declares new Covid wave
Baghdad : Iraq's Health Ministry declared a new wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, with 515 new cases reported in the past 24 hours."There is a noticeable increase in the positive cases during the past few days, as well as an increase in the…
3 IS militants killed in western Iraq
Baghdad : Three militants of the Islamic State (IS) group were killed in a clash with paramilitary Hashd Shaabi forces in Iraq's western province of Anbar, a Hashd Shaabi statement said.The clash occurred on Friday during an operation by…
6 killed, 5 wounded in IS attacks in Iraq
Baghdad : A total of six people were killed and five wounded in attacks by militants of the Islamic States (IS) group in Iraq's provinces of Kirkuk and Diyala, a provincial official and a police source have said. In the northern province of…
Iraq reports 90 hemorrhagic fever cases, 18 deaths
Baghdad : The Iraqi Health Ministry has said up to 90 cases of viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) have been registered in Iraq, including 18 deaths."There has been a serious increase in the VHF cases in Iraq recently, and the number of…
3 IS militants killed, 8 arrested in Iraq
Baghdad : The Iraqi security forces have killed three Islamic State (IS) militants and arrested eight others, including two of the group's local leaders. A statement issued by the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) said that its forces…
Iraq reports 40 hemorrhagic fevers cases, 8 deaths
Baghdad : The Iraqi Ministry of Health has said that about 40 cases of viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) were registered in the country, eight of whom have died. Twenty-three infections and five deaths were registered in Iraq's southern…
4 rockets fired at Turkish military base in Iraq : Official
Baghdad : Four Katyusha rockets landed near a Turkish military base in Iraq's northern province of Nineveh, without causing casualties, a local official said. The rockets, fired by unknown militants on Sunday evening, targeted the Bashiqa…
2 killed, 7 wounded in attacks in Iraq
Baghdad : Two people were killed and seven others injured in two attacks in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala, a provincial security source said.The attacks took place on Friday, Xinhua news agency reported.A roadside bomb went off near a…
2 members of Iraq’s Hashd Shaabi paramilitary killed in IS attack
Baghdad : Two members of Iraq's Hashd Shaabi paramilitary force have been killed in an attack launched by the Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala. Three other paramilitary members and seven villagers were…
2 soldiers killed when defusing bomb in Iraq
Baghdad : Two soldiers were killed and two critically injury while defusing a bomb in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala."Two soldiers of the engineering corps in the Iraqi army were killed and two others wounded while dismantling an…