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15 killed amid ongoing Baghdad violence

At least 15 people were killed -- and dozens injured -- in separate bombings that shook Iraqi capital Baghdad on Monday, according to local police officials. Police Lieutenant Hatem al-Jabri told Anadolu Agency that a suicide bomber had blown himself near a parking garage in the New Baghdad...

3 projectiles hit Turkey's southeastern Kilis

Three rockets fired from Daesh-controlled territory in Syria hit Turkey’s southeastern border province of Kilis Saturday, the local governor said.  According to a written statement from the governor's office, two of the rockets hit a hilly area close to the border while the third one...

More than 1,000 Iraqis killed in September

A total of 1,003 people were killed in violence across Iraq last month, according to the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI). In a report released Sunday, UNAMI said the fatalities included 609 civilians while 1,159 people were injured in September. Baghdad was the worst affected...

Turkish, coalition forces strike ISIS targets in Syria

Over 100 residential areas across almost 1,000 kilometers of northern Syria have been cleared of terrorists since the start of Operation Euphrates Shield, Turkey’s military said on Sunday. In a statement, the Turkish General Staff also said a total of 1,657 Daesh targets had been destroyed...