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‘We need to kill Ivanka’: Who is Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi? Iraqi commander targeted President Trump’s daughter to avenge the killing of Qasem SoleimaniA senior operative of Kata'ib Hizballah, Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, has been arrested by the United States. He is accused of plan...
Shelly Kittleson, US journalist freed after a week in captivity; Iraqi militia says she must leave countryAmerican journalist Shelly Kittleson, abducted in Baghdad, has been freed following a statement from Iran-aligned militia Kataib Hezbollah....
US embassy in Baghdad warns of attacks in cityThe US embassy in Baghdad issued a warning of potential attacks by pro-Iran armed groups in central Baghdad within the next 24-48 hours. Th...
Shelly Kittleson, US journalist kidnapped in Iraq: Here’s what we know so farAmerican journalist Shelly Kittleson was abducted in Baghdad by armed men. Iraqi forces are in pursuit, having detained one suspect and rec...
A US journalist was kidnapped in Baghdad and a search is underwayAmerican freelance journalist Shelly Kittleson was kidnapped in Baghdad, with Iraqi security forces pursuing her captors. A U.S. official b...
Who is Shelly Kittleson, and who has abducted US female journalist? Baghdad kidnapping triggers global concernWho is Shelly Kittleson, and who has abducted US female journalist became a global concern after the kidnapping of Shelly Kittleson in Bagh...
US ambassador to Iraq warns citizens of 'risk of kidnapping'The US embassy in Baghdad has warned of a "risk of kidnapping" for its citizens in Iraq, as the Middle East war threatens American interest...
What we know so far about Elizabeth Tsurkov, the Israeli-Russian scholar released after over two years in Hezbollah captivityElizabeth Tsurkov, an Israeli-Russian scholar, is now free. She was held captive in Baghdad by Kata'ib Hezbollah since March 2023. Donald T...
In a 'dangerous' land: tourists trickle back to IraqMost foreigners here since Saddam's ouster in a 2003 US-led invasion have worn army fatigues and carried guns -- but more recently there ha...
VK Singh meets Iraqi FM in BaghdadSingh is in Iraq to meet senior officials to coordinate the search operations for the 39 missing Indians and find concrete information rela...
India relies on Iraq military offensive to release kidnapped nurses stranded at Tikrit hospitalWhile Delhi is working through its partners in the Gulf, including Saudi Arabia, to negotiate with ISIS which has run over Mosul and Tikrit.
94 Indians leave Iraq; nearly 600 to return this weekIndian officials in Iraq are reaching out to compatriots themselves, and are busy facilitating the paperwork and ticketing, for those neede...
Efforts on to secure release of abducted Indians in Iraq: GovernmentIndia today said it was in constant touch with International Red Crescent in Iraq, countries of the region and all other concerned who can ...
Government knocks on all doors to seek release of 40 kidnapped Indians in IraqThe Indian Air Force has prepared a strategy and is in touch with its Turkish counterpart to airlift the 39 Indians and others elsewhere in...
Government stops issuance of immigration clearance for IraqGovernment today announced that it has stopped granting of immigration clearance for travel to Iraq as it grapples to secure release of Ind...
Location of abducted Indian nationals held captive in Mosul identifiedThe location of the 40 Indian construction workers kidnapped in Mosul town of strife-torn Iraq has been identified by Iraqi authorities.
India doing its best to free Indians in Iraq: Sushma Swaraj"I am personally mulling over all options. The govt is making all kinds of efforts. We are not leaving any stone unturned," Swaraj said.
24 hours on, fate of kidnapped Indians in Mosul unknownThere are about 6,000 Indians based in the northern part of the country but most of them are reportedly safe.
40 Indians kidnapped in Iraq's Mosul, involvement of ISIS rebels suspectedAround 40 Indians working on projects near the Iraqi city of Mosul were kidnapped by suspected ISIS militants when they were being evacuate...
- Suicide bomber kills 25 west of Baghdad
A suicide bomber blew himself up Sunday in the midst of a celebration to welcome home an Iraqi detainee released from US custody, killing a...