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Iraqi forces clash with Islamic State near Falluja ASIA

Iraqi forces clash with Islamic State near Falluja

Iraqi government forces fought Islamic State militants near Falluja on Monday and bombarded central districts at the outset of an offensive to retake the longtime jihadist stronghold.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iraqi forces prepare offensive on IS-held Falluja ASIA

Iraqi forces prepare offensive on IS-held Falluja

Iraq's military said on Sunday it was preparing to launch an offensive to retake the Islamic State stronghold of Falluja and told residents to get ready to leave before fighting started.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Four killed, 90 injured in Baghdad Green Zone riots ASIA

Four killed, 90 injured in Baghdad Green Zone riots

At least four people were killed and 90 injured among anti-corruption protesters who stormed Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, hospital sources said on Saturday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Bombings kill 68 on sixth day of blood-soaked week in Baghdad ASIA

Bombings kill 68 on sixth day of blood-soaked week in Baghdad

A series of bomb attacks mainly targeting Shia areas of Baghdad claimed 68 people on Tuesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Two bombings in Baghdad kill 44, wound more than 90 ASIA

Two bombings in Baghdad kill 44, wound more than 90

Two bombings hit Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least 44 people and wounding more than 90, police and medical sources said, following the bloodiest week of attacks inside the capital so far this year.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
IS bomb attacks on Iraqi factory kill 11 people ASIA

IS bomb attacks on Iraqi factory kill 11 people

Bomb attacks claimed by Islamic State against a state-run cooking gas factory in Baghdad's northern outskirts on Sunday killed at least 11 people, including policemen, and wounded 21 others, police sources said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iraqi leader says political crisis helps Islamic State attack ASIA

Iraqi leader says political crisis helps Islamic State attack

A political crisis in Iraq is hampering the fight against Islamic State, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Saturday after some of the bloodiest attacks on Baghdad this year.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
IS releases video of 'citizen executions' in Iraq ASIA

IS releases video of 'citizen executions' in Iraq

The Islamic State group has released a video showing five alleged ‘spies’ being shot dead in Iraq by young men from a crowd assembled for the execution.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
94 dead in triple Baghdad car bombings claimed by IS ASIA

94 dead in triple Baghdad car bombings claimed by IS

Three car bombs in Baghdad, including a huge blast at a market in a Shia area, killed at least 94 people on Wednesday, the bloodiest day in the Iraqi capital this year.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Car bomb in Baghdad's Sadr City kills 50 ASIA

Car bomb in Baghdad's Sadr City kills 50

A car bomb claimed by Islamic State in a Shia Muslim district of Baghdad killed at least 50 people and wounded more than 60 others on Wednesday, Iraqi police and hospital sources said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Baghdad car bomb against Shia pilgrims kills 14 ASIA

Baghdad car bomb against Shia pilgrims kills 14

A car bomb targeting Shia pilgrims killed at least 14 people in southern Baghdad on Monday, security and medical sources said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iraqi protesters in Green Zone; Abadi calls for punishment of rioters ASIA

Iraqi protesters in Green Zone; Abadi calls for punishment of rioters

Thousands of protesters were inside Baghdad's Green Zone after breaking into the fortified area and storming parliament, as Iraq's premier called for rioters to be pursued and punished.

4:45 AM November 25 2016