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Iraq: militants kidnap 48 people from Turkish consulate in Mosul, now in complete control of Iraq’s second city

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Militants in Mosul attacked the Turkish consulate in the city on Wednesday, kidnapping 48 people, one of whom was the head of the diplomatic mission. Only a day earlier, the Turkish consulate in Mosul said that members of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) had captured 28 Turkish truck drivers; it was on a day when jihadists, …

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Iraq: 11, including two children, killed as the Iraqi military prepares for an assault on Fallujah

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Eleven people were killed in violence as the Iraqi Armed Forces on Friday launched an operation to regain control of areas in the proximity of the militant-held city Fallujah. Anti-government forces have been in control of the city, not far from Baghdad, and parts of the provincial capital Ramadi, since January. The operation is being considered as preparation for a …

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East Syria: latest clash between ISIL and Al-Nusra leaves 63 dead

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Fighting between Jihadist groups ISIL and the Al-Nusra killed 63 people in Eastern Syria on Monday despite the al-Qaeda chief’s call for a ceasefire, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The clashes between the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and the Al-Nusra Front have prompted over 60,000 people to abandon their homes in the oil-rich region. …

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Iraqi PM confident of forming government, comfortable with giving up post

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On Thursday, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said that he has enough support to form a coalition government after the election, held on Wednesday, but reiterated that he would leave his post if need be. Maliki is seeking a third term in office, following the first elections in Iraq after the withdrawal of US troops. He faces significant opposition from …

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