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15 August 2017

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Babylon Reports – Iraq won’t boycott Qatar, Kurdish man rescued in Baghdad, Yemen cholera epidemic hits 500K people

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Iraq won’t join the boycott against Qatar as it refused to give in to pressure from Bahrain to join the Saudi-led diplomatic embargo. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi reportedly turned down an invitation from Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa to boycott Qatar when the two met in Baghdad on Sunday. In […]

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14 August 2017

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Babylon Reports – US soldiers die in Iraq, ISIS attacks Daquq, Turkey arrests over social media posts

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Shocking news as the US army on Sunday announced two soldiers were killed and five others injured in operations against the Islamic State (IS) in northern Iraq. The death of the US troops was reportedly not a result of “enemy contact.” Central Command confirmed the deaths and injuries but did not provide any further details. […]

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10 August 2017

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Babylon Reports – 50C in Baghdad, Ezidis build shrine, Zumba arrests in Iran

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It’s going to be a hot one! Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has ordered all government staff to take Today off work because of exceptionally high temperatures. Forecasters expect temperatures in the capital of Baghdad, to reach 50C (122F) on Thursday afternoon. Heatwave conditions are also expected in the cities of Basra and Mosul. Never […]

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9 August 2017

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Babylon Reports – Wall Turkey/Iran, Speicher Massacre sentences, Helly Luv beauty salon

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Trump’s not the only building walls.  Turkish media claim Turkey has begun the construction of a wall along the country’s border with Iran, much like the Turkish barrier along the Syrian border. Ankara is allegedly building the 2-meter wide, 3-meter high wall with portable blocks. The wall is set to be 144 kilometers long and […]

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7 August 2017

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Babylon Reports – Israel to close Al Jazeera offices, UN Prosecutor quits Syria commission, 84th anniversary of Simile Massacre

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Looks like Gulf countries and Israel have something in common. Israel is seeking to close Qatar-based broadcaster Al Jazeera’s offices in the country and revoke its journalists’ media credentials, a similar ban by several Sunni Arab states such as Saudi Arabia. The Israeli Communications Minister alleged that the channel supported terrorism, and said both its […]

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6 August 2017

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Babylon Reports – Explosion in Erbil, no call between Barzani and Tillerson, Miss Iraq stripped of title

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Did you hear the explosion yesterday in Erbil? Officials confirmed the blast on Saturday was not an attack but simply an accident. Three Peshmerga soldiers were lightly wounded in a blast at the Zeravani Peshmerga building on 60m. One of the generator at the Zeravani Peshmerga office caught on fire which then spread to an […]

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27 July 2017

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Babylon Reports – Bombs seized in Anbar, Parties meet in Sulaimani, Iraqi Airways gets Ninewa plane

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Think ISIS is down and out in Iraq? Think ahead. Iraqi security forces have seized 30 explosive suicide belts and four bomb laden motorcycles in the province of Anbar on Wednesday. The equipment which was prepared to be used for bomb attacks was seized in a hideout on the Baiji-Haditha main road in Anbar province, […]

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24 July 2017

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Babylon Reports – Shooting at embassy in Amman, Explosion in Kabul, Iraqi Def. Min. threatens Kurdistan

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Tensions are flying high in the middle east today. Two Jordanians have been killed and an Israeli wounded in a shooting incident at the Israeli embassy in Jordan’s capital Amman. The two Jordanians were working for a furniture firm and entered the embassy before the shooting. Few details have been revealed and what sparked the […]

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