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Iraq detains six Syrians as they cross Syria-Iraq border
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraqi forces arrested six more Syrians as they were crossing the border between Syria and…
Iraqi jets conduct seven strikes against ISIS hideouts in Saladin
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraqi warplanes conducted seven airstrikes against Islamic State (ISIS) hideouts in Saladin province on Saturday,…
More than 400 migrants flown back to Iraq from Belarus: ministry
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The Iraqi foreign ministry said 417 more Iraqi and Kurdish migrants stranded in Belarus were…
U.S. troops to remain in Iraq, says general
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The United States will keep the current 2,500 troops in Iraq for the foreseeable future,…
Iraq holds funeral for Yazidi mass grave victims of Islamic State
SULAIMANI — Incense wafted in the air as a funeral cortege made its way to a cemetery in…
Three Turkish soldiers killed in operations in Iraq – defense ministry
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Three Turkish soldiers were killed in an attack by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) during…
U.S.-led Coalition ends combat mission in Iraq: security advisor
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraq’s national security advisor Qasem al-Araji said on Thursday the U.S.-led Coalition forces had ended…
Iraqi CTS detains 13 ISIS leaders, members
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraqi counter-terrorism forces detained 13 leaders and members of Islamic State (ISIS) in the country,…
Dozens of villages at risk due to security gaps between Peshmerga, Iraqi forces
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Dozens of villages are at risk of Islamic State (ISIS) attacks due to their location…
U.N. Security Council denounces ‘cowardly terrorist’ attacks in Iraq
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday condemned the recent “cowardly terrorist” attacks in Iraq. In…
Four-year-old Iraqi girl goes missing along Polish-Belarus border – report
SULAIMANI — A four-year-old Iraqi migrant girl went missing in an icy forest after being separated from her…
As Iraqi and Kurdish migrants leave Belarus, some are afraid to go home
SULAIMANI — Exhausted after several failed attempts to enter Poland amid freezing temperatures, Saeed Jundi and his family…