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11 July 2018

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Babylon Reports – Fire in Rojhilat, Iraqi “Jesus” arrested, UK protests Trump with music

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A bus caught fire in Iranian Kurdistan killing at least 27 people following the explosion of an oil tanker late Tuesday night. A pickup truck and an oil tanker collided to start the fire, three more vehicles were engulfed in flames. The tanker is said to have been transporting oil from the Kurdistan Region of […]

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10 June 2018

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Babylon Reports – Murderer returned to Germany, Sadr calls for disarmament, Chef Bourdain dies

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An Iraqi man who reportedly confessed to raping and killing a German teenage girl has been deported back to Germany. Ali Bashar, a failed asylum seeker aged 20, disappeared after Susanna Maria Feldman, 14, was found strangled near the city of Wiesbaden near Frankfurt last month. He was detained on Friday in Iraqi Kurdistan and […]

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7 June 2018

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Babylon Reports – Twin blast in Baghdad, Qatar Airways boss sorry, Kim Kardashian wins in DC

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Sad news out of Iraq’s capital as an explosion in Baghdad’s al-Sadr district killed at least seven people. Initial reports indicated there were two explosions and a Shiite mosque was the target while security officials said there was an explosion at an arms depot near the mosque. The Iraqi Ministry of Interior, meanwhile, confirmed the explosions […]

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8 January 2018

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Babylon Reports – Blast in Syria kills 7, Explosions in Baghdad kill 8, Lana Del Rey being sued

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At least 23 people are reportedly dead and many more injured after a large explosion in the rebel-held city of Idlib, in northwestern Syria. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the blast struck the headquarters of a minor rebel faction. Seven of the dead are believed to be civilians. Meanwhile, two separate bomb […]

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10 October 2017

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Babylon Reports – Baghdad protests loom, more sanctions announced, Turkey asks US to review visa decision

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Baghdad trouble brewing as influential Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s supporters vowed to hold a million-man march to storm the Iraqi Parliament “again” if the term of the elections commission was extended. In a statement on Monday, the Central Revolution Committee affiliated to Sadr warned the Independent High Electoral Commission’s (IHEC) they had one more chance […]

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9 October 2017

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Babylon Reports – Talks between Barzani, VPs, Turkey to go to Idlib, Peshmerga wounded

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There might be light at the end of the tunnel already. The Kurdistan Region President and two of Iraq’s Vice-Presidents on Saturday agreed on holding talks to resolve the issues between Baghdad and Erbil. President Masoud Barzani met with VPs Ayad Allawi and Osama al-Nujaifi in Sulaimani on Saturday where they had gathered to attend […]

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1 October 2017

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Babylon Reports – Kurdistan Parliament rules Baghdad measures, Hawija operations, Ashura

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The Kurdistan parliament, in a unanimous vote on Saturday, rejected the Iraqi government and parliament’s rulings it issued in response to the Kurdistan independence referendum, describing the decrees as illegal and saying the referendum was held in agreement with the Iraqi constitution. The parliament also said the general commander of the Peshmerga forces had full […]

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27 September 2017

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Babylon Reports – Barzani says ‘Yes’ wins, Baghdad threatens airport closure, Damascus-Kurds to negotiate

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President Masoud Barzani has claimed the victory for ‘yes’ vote in the independence referendum as he delivered a televised speech to the nation. He called on Baghdad and neighboring countries to respect the will of millions of people who voted yes on Monday. Addressing Baghdad, he said, “There is no need to be angry and issue […]

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17 September 2017

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Babylon Reports – Kirkuk blast, Baghdad warning against violence, Kurds and Chaldeans on hunger strike

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An explosion in Kirkuk shocked the city last night. A car bomb exploded in Kirkuk’s al-Adan neighborhood on Saturday evening, killing at least two people and wounding 10 others. It went off on the main Kirkuk-Baghdad road and security forces cordoned off the area out of fear there might be another rigged vehicle. Meanwhile, Iraqi PM […]

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29 August 2017

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Babylon Reports – Baghdad blast, Raqqa progress, UAE fines cross-dressers

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Tragedy in Baghdad as a car bomb went off near the busy Jamila wholesale market in Baghdad’s Shiite district of Sadr City Monday morning killing 12 people and wounding at least 28 others. ISIS claimed responsibility for the bombing in an online statement. A medical official confirmed the casualties, saying the death toll was expected […]

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