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Two huge explosions in a fuel tank in Erbil

A fire broke out in a fuel tank, causing huge explosions in Erbil, the capital of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. Witnesses said that a person was sustained serious burns due to the explosions. The fire caused two big explosions before the civil defense teams controlled it with four fire wagons, …

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Number of Yazidi abductees reached 6417, official source says

The kidnapped Yazidis rescue office in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region announced the latest statistics of ISIS crimes since 2014. The office said the number of Yazidis in Iraq was about 550,000, and the number of displaced people due to the ISIS invasion was about 360,000, while the number of those who …

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UNESCO names Horaman a World Heritage Site…Halabja welcomes

Social and cultural activists in al-Sulaymaniyah and Halabja, Northern Iraq, welcome on Tuesday UNESCO’s decision to add “Horaman” to its list of world heritage sites. The head of Halabja’s Directorate for Culture and Art, Muhammad Fattah, said, “it is pleasing news for the people of Horaman, Halabja, and Sharazur. The …

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US military base in Erbil targeted by drone: report

An Iraqi resistance group reported a drone strike on the US Al-Harir military base in Erbil, Iraq. Iraqi news outlets reported a drone strike on US Al-Harir military base in Erbil, Iraq, on Friday. According to the report, an Iraqi resistance group called ‘Lawae Al-Saerin’ claimed responsibility for the attack. …

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US base in Erbil hit by drones

A military base hosting US-led coalition forces inside Erbil International Airport in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region has come under attack by explosive-laden drones. Citing security sources, Iraqi media said the military base inside Erbil airport was “subjected to an attack by explosive-laden drones” late on Tuesday, with reports falling short of …

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4 killed as Turkey intensifies attacks in Iraqi Kurdistan

Various areas across the northern Iraqi Kurdistan region have witnessed an escalation in Turkey’s ongoing strikes against alleged targets belonging to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) group. On Sunday, four people were killed in “a Turkish airstrike on a vehicle” in the Sulaymaniyah’s Province’s Halsho area in Kurdistan, Kurdish-language television …

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Baghdad records highest population density in Iraq

Iraqi Ministry of Planning revealed today, Tuesday, that the capital, Baghdad, reached more than 8.5 million people in 2020, followed by the Governorates of Nineveh and Basra. “According to the census, Baghdad’s population has reached 8.558.625 million people over the past year, which is a very high number compared to …

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New Turkish artillery targeted sites in northern Duhok, Iraq

The Turkish forces stationed inside the Kurdistan territory bombarded on Monday sites in the north of Duhok governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan. Eyewitnesses reported that Turkish artillery, stationed in Sarya complex in the north of Duhok, shelled the Korzar mountain overlooking Shaladze sub-district, Amadiyah district. The bombardment spread fear among the citizens, …

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Turkish airforces bomb a mountain in northern Iraq

Turkish fighter jets launched a series of airstrikes targeting a mountain in the Mawat district of al-Sulaymaniyah governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan, under the pretext of the presence of PKK fighters sheltering there. The District Commissioner, Kamran Hasan, told Shafaq News Agency that at ten in the morning, Mount Assos was bombed …

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