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Iraq's PM designate launched a website on Tuesday to allow candidates to apply for a ministerial position online
Iraq's parliament on Tuesday elected as president Kurdish politician Barham Salih
A year after a failed bid for independence
A year after an ill-fated independence referendum that Baghdad deemed illegal
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ordered that all but emergency staff leave Basra
1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war decimated groves of date palms on Iraqi soil
Twelve months since a controversial referendum, Iraq's divided Kurds will elect a regional parliament on Sunday
An additional 53 civilians had been killed unintentionally in August
The vote last year saw more than 92% of Kurds back secession, but the federal government rejected that as 'illegal'
There have been recurring reports of Baghdadi being killed or injured