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Head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria Abu Khadija has been killed, Iraqi prime minister saysAbdallah Maki Mosleh al-Rifai, known as 'Abu Khadija,' a prominent leader of ISIS, was killed in an Iraqi intelligence operation with U.S. ...15 Mar, 2025, 08.51 AM IST- How Israel’s deadly 'toothpaste assassination' method took decades to exposeIsrael's Mossad allegedly used poisoned toothpaste to assassinate Palestinian leader Wadie Haddad in 1978. Linked to numerous attacks, Hadd...06 Aug, 2024, 09.16 AM IST
- Sweden raises its terror threat level to 2nd-highest following recent Quran burningsIn neighbouring Denmark, where there also have been several public Quran desecrations, police said Wednesday that "on the recommendation" o...17 Aug, 2023, 06.28 PM IST
- China's steady inroads in Arab world focuses on strategic sectorsSaudi Aramco and China’s state-owned SINOPEC last month signed an agreement for collaboration in the oil and gas sector and enhance synergy...12 Sep, 2022, 01.15 PM IST
- United States to announce troop drawdown from Iraq, but little is expected to changeMost of Iraq’s paramilitary units were formed in 2014 in response to a call by the country’s most revered Shiite cleric for Iraqis to mobil...25 Jul, 2021, 02.21 PM IST
- Tensions rise in Baghdad after arrest of militia commander Qassim Mahmoud MuslehMusleh is the head of the Popular Mobilization Forces in Anbar province. The PMF is a state-sanctioned group comprised of an array of milit...27 May, 2021, 01.59 PM IST
- NATO to agree larger Iraq training force as violence risesParamilitary groups aligned with Iran in Iraq and Yemen have launched attacks against the United States and its Arab allies in recent weeks...16 Feb, 2021, 04.50 PM IST
- Explainer: How could US drawdown in Iraq aid IS, Iran?There are already signs of a possible Islamic State comeback as the group exploits security gaps widened by a year of protests and the pand...03 Dec, 2020, 01.09 PM IST
- In ruins, Syria marks 50 years of Assad family rule"There can be no doubt that 50 years of Assad family rule, which has been ruthless, cruel and self-defeating, has left the country what can...12 Nov, 2020, 02.03 PM IST
- Iraq appoints third PM-designate, after second withdrawsThe upheaval prolongs a leadership vacuum at the helm of the government amid a severe economic crisis and viral pandemic. In December, care...09 Apr, 2020, 11.49 PM IST
- Spy chief named Iraq's third PM-designate this yearThe nomination ceremony was attended by the country's top political figures, indicating widespread support for Kadhemi that both previous P...09 Apr, 2020, 03.46 PM IST
- US to send special forces to Iraq to fight ISIS: Defence Secretary Ashton Carter"These special operators will, over time, be able to conduct raids, free hostages, gather intelligence and capture ISIS leaders," Carter sa...02 Dec, 2015, 09.21 AM IST
- US air strikes kill senior IS leadership: Pentagon"The success of these air strikes demonstrates the coalition's resolve in enabling the ISF to disrupt and degrade ISIL as they continue to ...19 Dec, 2014, 01.21 PM IST
- CIA and MI6 were told Iraq had no active WMDs: ReportVital intelligence used for Iraq invasion was based on "fabrication", a media report claims, citing that CIA and MI6 were told that Saddam ...18 Mar, 2013, 07.26 PM IST
- As US military buildup in Iraq ends, questions remain on additional withdrawalsThe U.S military buildup in Iraq is about to end.24 Jun, 2008, 03.47 AM IST
- Bush says offensive in Iraq just beginningUS President George W. Bush signaled Saturday his unwillingness to consider early US troop reductions in Iraq, saying new offensive operati...25 Aug, 2007, 10.00 AM IST
- North Korea oil for reactor shutdownUN inspectors arrived in North Korea on Saturday to monitor the communist country's long-anticipated promise to scale back its nuclear weap...15 Jul, 2007, 05.01 AM IST
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