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Ahead of offensive army drops leaflets over Mosul ASIA

Ahead of offensive army drops leaflets over Mosul

The Iraqi army dropped tens of thousands of leaflets over Mosul before dawn on Sunday, warning residents an offensive to recapture the city from Islamic State was in its final stages of preparation, according to a military statement in Baghdad.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Suicide bomber kills 31 at Baghdad Shia gathering ASIA

Suicide bomber kills 31 at Baghdad Shia gathering

A suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest in the middle of a Shia gathering in Baghdad, killing at least 31 people and wounding about 30 on Saturday, police and medics said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Islamic State drone kills two Kurdish fighters ASIA

Islamic State drone kills two Kurdish fighters

A booby-trapped drone launched by Islamic State militants killed two Kurdish Peshmerga fighters and wounded two French soldiers earlier this month north of the IS-controlled city of Mosul, Kurdish officials said on Wednesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iraqi Supreme Court rules against PM on VP positions ASIA

Iraqi Supreme Court rules against PM on VP positions

Iraq's supreme court on Monday ruled against a decision by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to scrap three vice-president positions.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iraq-Turkey tensions soar ahead of Mosul operation ASIA

Iraq-Turkey tensions soar ahead of Mosul operation

Iraq and Turkey on Wednesday summoned their respective ambassadors in a bitter war of words between the two neighbours ahead of a planned operation to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from jihadists.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iraq warns of 'regional war' over Turkish military presence ASIA

Iraq warns of 'regional war' over Turkish military presence

Iraq's prime minister warned Turkey on Wednesday it risked triggering a regional war by keeping troops in his territory, as the neighbouring states summoned each other's ambassadors in a mounting diplomatic stand-off.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Offensive on Mosul may produce a million migrants -Turkey ASIA

Offensive on Mosul may produce a million migrants -Turkey

The United States and its allies must think carefully before launching an offensive to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from Islamic State, Turkey's defence minister said on Tuesday, saying it could trigger an exodus of one million more refugees.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
OPEC oil output hits record on Iraq, Libya boost ECONOMY

OPEC oil output hits record on Iraq, Libya boost

OPEC's oil output is likely to reach its highest in recent history in September, a Reuters survey found on Friday, as Iraq boosted northern exports and Libya reopened some of its main oil terminals.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Australian ex-MP's Iraq visit dubbed 'stupid' INTERNATIONAL

Australian ex-MP's Iraq visit dubbed 'stupid'

A former Australian politician's decision to travel to Iraq was "very stupid", Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Friday as it emerged that Wyatt Roy had been caught up in fighting.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
US to send 600 more troops to Iraq for Mosul offensive ASIA

US to send 600 more troops to Iraq for Mosul offensive

The United States is sending about 600 extra troops to Iraq to train local forces for an upcoming offensive on the Islamic State group stronghold of Mosul, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said on Wednesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iraq requests more US troops ahead of Mosul battle ASIA

Iraq requests more US troops ahead of Mosul battle

Iraq has asked Washington to deploy additional trainers and advisers as its forces prepare for the battle to retake Mosul from the Islamic State group, the premier's office said Wednesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
German police shoot dead knife-wielding refugee INTERNATIONAL

German police shoot dead knife-wielding refugee

German police shot dead a knife-wielding Iraqi in a refugee shelter who was attacking a Pakistani he suspected of having sexually abused his young daughter, police said Wednesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016