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29 January 2018

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Babylon Reports – Attack on Kabul Defense University, US urges Baghdad to open airports, Grammys dominated by Lamar, Mars

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Heavy gunfire and explosions have been heard at a military academy in the Afghan capital, Kabul this morning. The Marshal Fahim National Defense University came under attack early Monday morning, days after the deadliest bombing for months hit Kabul when an ambulance packed with explosives killed at least 100 people. Meanwhile, the US Deputy Secretary […]

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25 January 2018

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Babylon Reports – Trump talks to Erdogan, Coalition kills hundreds of militants, Elton John retires from touring

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US President Donald Trump conveyed to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan increasing concern about Turkey’s assault on Syrian Kurdistan as the two leaders spoke by telephone on Wednesday. The White House summary of the call explained that Trump had “urged Turkey to exercise caution [and] avoid any action that might risk conflict between Turkish and […]

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24 January 2018

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Babylon Reports – Thousands flee Afrin, Iraqi forces fight IS near Mosul, Drake releases new songs

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 An estimated 5,000 people have been displaced by clashes between Turkish-led forces and Kurdish fighters in north-western Syria. The civilians have fled communities near the border since Turkey launched an offensive to drive a Kurdish militia out of the Afrin region on Saturday. Some are reported to have been prevented from crossing into territory controlled […]

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18 January 2018

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Babylon Reports – Sunni parties call for election postponement, Turkey plane crashes, Madonna releasing new music

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Sunni parties in the Iraqi Parliament on Wednesday called for the postponement of the parliamentary and provincial council elections in Iraq later this year. One of the largest Sunni blocs in the Iraqi Parliament, demanded the election—scheduled for May 12, 2018— be postponed for at least a year as the necessary conditions for holding the […]

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17 January 2018

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Babylon Reports – Turkish troops at Syrian border, Kurdish parties boycott Iraqi Parliament, Kim and Kanye welcome baby girl

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Turkey’s president has warned of imminent military offensives on two Kurdish-held areas in northern Syria, as tanks and troops gather on the border. Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Syrian rebels would support Turkish efforts to clear the “terror nests” of Afrin and Manbij. The areas are controlled by the YPG, which Ankara considers a terrorist group […]

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16 January 2018

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Babylon Reports – Erbil,Baghdad agree on list, Abadi vows to defeat ISIS cells, Cranberries singer dies

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Kurdish and Iraqi delegates have agreed for the Kurdistan Region airports to reopen under the Iraqi civil aviation authority, one of a list of recommendations to be presented to the Iraqi government for approval. A delegation from the oil ministry also met with Kurdish officials in Erbil set the ground for an oil-for-budget agreement. No […]

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14 January 2018

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Babylon Reports – New Shia coalition in Baghdad, Erbil-Baghdad to meet again, Eric Clapton going deaf

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In a complete reverse of his previous position, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has reached an agreement with Hashd al-Shaabi factions to allow them to run in the upcoming spring elections as a united coalition. The coalition, led by Abadi, is called Nasr al-Iraq and will allegedly work alongside the State of Law coalition, led […]

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11 January 2018

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Babylon Reports – Iranian death penalty lax, Barham Salih elected at CDJ, Sony/Facebook deal good for users

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Thousands of Iranians who have been sentenced to death for drug crimes could be spared following a softening in the country’s law. Capital punishment has been abolished for some drug offences, and the head of the judiciary has said all cases on death row can be reviewed. The move is set to be applied retrospectively, […]

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10 January 2018

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Babylon Reports – Talks to resume between Iraqi forces, Peshmerga, Saudi arrests of gay wedding, YouTube comments on Logan Paul

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Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has ordered the Iraqi military to resume security talks with their Kurdish counterparts and announced another delegation will discuss international borders with KRG authorities. The Iraqi PM also admitted that security forces were still hunting for Islamic State (IS) militants in remote desert areas of Iraq, vowing to eliminate them […]

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