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Protests held against US killing of Iran’s top commander
The rally marched towards US Consulate, the route to which was blocked by containers
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After top commander's killing, Iran virtually pulls out of nuclear deal
Tehran says it would not respect any limits set down in the pact on the country’s nuclear work
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Govt praises opposition for ‘showing maturity’ over Army Act bills
Dr Firdous says foreign minister to brief parliament on Middle East situation
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Pakistan reaches out to regional players amid US-Iran standoff
Foreign minister telephones his counterparts in Saudi Arabia, Iran, UAE and Turkey
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Pompeo says US will act 'lawfully' after Trump’s ‘war crime’ threat to Iran
US president tweeted that sites ‘important to Iranian culture’ were on list of 52 potential US targets
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Iraq parliament urges govt to oust US-led coalition forces
Baghdad also moves United Nations Security Council over US strikes that killed Iranian commander Soleimani
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'Pakistan won’t get embroiled in US-Iran conflict'
Experts say Islamabad has set certain red lines including not allowing its soil to be used against Iran
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Iran ready to take fifth step back from nuclear deal after Soleimani’s killing
‘In the world of politics, all things affect each other’, says Iran’s FO spokesperson
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Pompeo decries pro-Iran factions warning to Iraqi troops
Warning from Kataeb Hezbollah came as tens of thousands mourne death of Iran's Maj Gen Qasem Soleimani
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Fury, tears as thousands in Iraq mourn Iran commander killed by US
Iraqi political leaders and clerics attend the mass ceremony to honour Gen Soleimani
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Missiles hit Baghdad’s Green Zone and Iraq base housing US troops
US feared a backlash against its mission and bases in Iraq following killing of Iran’s top commander Soleimani
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NATO suspends training missions in Iraq after Soleimani killing
Hundreds of NATO personnel train Iraqi security forces at Baghdad’s request to prevent return of Da’ish
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London advises Brits to avoid travel to Iraq, Iran
On Friday, the US military killed Soleimani in an airstrike which sparked fears of a new war in the Middle East
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Iran's Qasem Soleimani to be laid to rest on Tuesday in hometown
Thousands gather in Baghdad to mourn Soleimani, others killed in US air strike
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Pakistan must uphold national interests amid ME tensions: experts
Government urged to take diplomatic route due to Pakistan’s dependent economy
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New air strike on pro-Iran convoy in Iraq ahead of Soleimani funeral
Soleimani’s assassination was the most dramatic escalation yet in spiralling tensions between Iran and the US
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Killing Soleimani: Trump acted where other US leaders saw big risks
He was killed in a drone strike just outside the Baghdad airport shortly after flying in to meet with Iranian allies
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US will face severe vengeance at 'right place and time': Iran's top security body
Says ‘America won’t be able to avoid consequences of this wrong calculation easily’
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Qaseem Soleimani: Iran's celebrity soldier, spearhead in Middle East
“You will start the war but we will end it,” Qaseem Soleimani had told US President Trump
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Iran vows 'crushing revenge' after commander Soleimani killed in US air strike
Top Iraqi commander Abu Mahdi al Muhandis, an adviser to Soleimani, was also killed in the attack
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With pro-Iran groups at helm, Iraq 'risks becoming pariah'
On Tuesday, hundreds of Hashed supporters stormed the high-security Green Zone and besieged the US embassy
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US embassy in Baghdad 'suspends consular operations'
Decision comes a day after protesters stormed American mission’s outer perimeter
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Khamenei condemns US, warns Iran will confront threats
Trump accused Iran of 'orchestrating' storming of the US embassy in Baghdad
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Iran denies role in US embassy violence, warns against retaliation
US President Donald Trump says that Iran will pay a very big price
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Trump expects Iraq to 'use its forces' to protect US embassy in Baghdad
Iraqi supporters of pro-Iran factions protest at the embassy on Tuesday, chanting 'Death to America'
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Iraq warns US ties at stake after deadly strikes
The attacks came as Iraq is caught up in mounting tensions between its allies Tehran and Washington
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Saudi Arabia condemns attacks on US forces in Iraq
Says it affects the security, stability of Iraq
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Violent protests erupt around US Embassy in Baghdad after US air strikes
US ambassador to Iraq and other staff evacuated as thousands outside gate denounced US air strikes
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Washington says Baghdad failed to 'protect' Americans
At least 25 fighters were killed in Sunday night's attacks against a pro-Iran group
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US forces hit Iraqi Hezbollah bases after contractor killed
A barrage of 30 rockets was fired at a US military base in Kirkuk on Friday
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Thousands protest in Iraq as deadline for new PM looms
Around 460 people have been killed since the protests began nearly three months ago, and some 25,000 have been wounded
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Amnesty revises up Iran protest crackdown toll to 304
Iran has dismissed such figures as ‘utter lies’
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Pompeo warns Iran of 'decisive response' if harm in Iraq
US has expressed mounting concern about the flurry of attacks on Iraqi bases used by US troops
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Iraqi families fear worst after protesters abducted
At least 20 protesters and four police officers were killed in the melee
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As modern institutions collapse, tribes make a comeback in Iraq
'You can never buy tribal groupings.'
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Rockets hit US airbase in northern Iraq
Katyusha rockets fired at Balad airbase located about 64km north of Baghdad
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Pomp and Pompeo
In Iraq, one must remember that it was the US that backed Saddam Hussein
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Iraq’s embattled PM bows out as protesters mourn dead
At least 420 have died in two months of violent unrest with thousands mourning them in nationwide marches
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Iraqis keep up anti-regime demos despite PM's vow to quit
Protesters have hit the streets since early October in the largest grassroots movement Iraq has seen in decades
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Iraq PM says he will quit after cleric's call but violence rages on
At least 436 people have died in less than two months according to medical and police sources
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Security forces kill 50 protesters in Iraq’s south
At least 230 protesters hurt in Nasiriyah, 350 in Najaf; death toll since Oct 1 now at 348 with 15,000 injured
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Six protesters killed in south Iraq as unrest intensifies
Two sides lobbed molotov cocktails at each other from behind barricades set up in small alleyways
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'This is my sacrifice': Thousands maimed in Iraq protests
In the thick of the largest and deadliest grassroots protest movement
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Two killed and 38 wounded in Baghdad protests: security sources
The cause of death in both cases was tear gas canisters aimed directly at the head
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'Revenge porn,' leaked selfies: sextortion spreads in Iraq
Young Iraqi woman received a wave of similar messages after hackers infiltrated her social media accounts
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Iran spy agency leaks reveal 'vast' sway in protest-hit Iraq
Iran and Iraq fought a devastating war from 1980 to 1988 and were ferocious foes under Saddam Hussein
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Iraqis seal bridges, roads as protests pick up pace
As thousands came out across the country demanding a government overhaul
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Iraq’s October revolution
Iraq’s survival can only be guaranteed if the regime pays attention to the voices on the streets
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WATCH: From Mosul to Baghdad, a song of solidarity and resistance
The song captures the fatalistic sentiment many young Iraqis hold towards their violence-torn homeland
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US, Europeans clash on militants' fate in Islamic State talks
As senior officials from more than 30 countries held a meeting in Washington