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Iraq PM vows retaliation after IS chemical attack


Saturday, 12 March, 2016 , 13:25 AFP — Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi vowed on Saturday to retaliate against the Islamic State group after it launched a chemical attack on a town near Kirkuk.

Turkey hits PKK targets in Iraq with air strikes


Saturday, 12 March, 2016 , 12:00 AFP — Turkey's air force bombarded Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) targets in northern Iraq this week, killing 67 rebel fighters, the military said Saturday, the first such strikes in nearly a month.

Opposition to attend Syria peace talks as truce holds


Saturday, 12 March, 2016 , 03:06 AFP — Syria's opposition said Friday it will attend fresh peace talks next week, stoking hopes the war-ravaged country may be able to end five years of civil war and move toward elections in 18 months.

Iraqi girl dies after IS chemical attack


Friday, 11 March, 2016 , 17:33 AFP — A three-year-old Iraqi girl wounded in a chemical attack by the Islamic State group died in hospital Friday, medical sources and officials said.

Iraq's Kurdish region resumes oil exports to Turkey


Friday, 11 March, 2016 , 16:03 AFP — Iraq's Kurdish region resumed pumping oil to Turkey on Friday, more than three weeks after the pipeline was closed due to Turkish military operations, senior oil company officials said.

Iraqi girl dies after IS chemical attack


Friday, 11 March, 2016 , 15:10 AFP — A three-year-old Iraqi girl wounded in a chemical attack by the Islamic State group died in hospital Friday, medical sources and officials said.

UN-observed polls in Syria 18 months from March 14: UN envoy


Friday, 11 March, 2016 , 11:40 AFP — Elections in Syria observed by the United Nations should be held in 18 months, the UN's Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura said ahead of a new round of peace talks set to begin Monday.

Lavrov urges UN envoy to include Kurds in Syria talks


Friday, 11 March, 2016 , 10:51 AFP — Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday urged the UN's special envoy on Syria to include Kurds in upcoming talks that aim to resolve the five-year Syrian civil war.

Lavrov urges UN envoy to include Kurds in Syria talks


Friday, 11 March, 2016 , 09:45 AFP — Russia's foreign minister on Friday urged the UN's special envoy on Syria to include Kurds in upcoming talks that aim to resolve the five-year Syrian civil war.

Residents of Iraqi town protest after IS chemical attack


Thursday, 10 March, 2016 , 11:17 AFP — Hundreds of protesters blocked Iraq's main highway Thursday to demand strikes against a town from which the Islamic State group launched a chemical attack.