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Iraqis protest gender violence after YouTube star killed
DIWANIYAH, Iraq (AP) — Dozens of Iraqi protesters gathered Sunday to decry the so-called “honor killing” of a 22-year-old YouTube…
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Iraqis protest in Baghdad as currency crisis continues
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi protesters rallied Friday in Baghdad, demanding the government take action to stop the economic crisis and…
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Alleged Islamic State sniper trial looks at foreign fighters
NEW YORK (AP) — He had been brought from the battlefields of Syria to a New York lockup, a U.S.…
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Iraqi currency crash halts after meeting with U.S. official
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s currency ended its nosedive after a meeting between the Iraqi Central Bank head and a top…
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Targeting Iran, US tightens Iraq’s dollar flow, causing pain
BAGHDAD (AP) — For months, the United States has restricted Iraq’s access to its own dollars, trying to stamp out…
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Kurdish officials: Rockets hit Turkish base in northern Iraq
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — A cluster of rockets targeted a Turkish military base in northern Iraq on Wednesday, officials from…
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Report: drones attack convoy in east Syria coming from Iraq
BEIRUT (AP) — Drones attacked a convoy of trucks in eastern Syria Sunday night shortly after it crossed into the…
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Iraq’s Kurdish region warns against ‘unlawful’ stop to funds
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi Kurdish authorities on Thursday pushed back against a decision by Iraq’s top court that blocked payments…
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Hundreds in Baghdad protest devaluation of Iraq’s currency
BAGHDAD (AP) — Hundreds of protesters rallied Wednesday near the Central Bank in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, angered by the…
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Iraqi PM replaces Central Bank governor over currency drop
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister on Monday replaced the governor of the country’s Central Bank following a weekslong plunge…
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