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Iraq recalls ambassador, summons Iran’s chargé d’affaires over strikes in Irbil

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IRBIL, Iraq — Iraq recalled its ambassador from Tehran for consultations and summoned Iran’s chargé d’affaires in Baghdad on Tuesday in protest over Iranian strikes on northern Iraq that killed several civilians overnight, the Iraqi Foreign Ministry said. The Iranian attack was “a blatant violation” of Iraq’s sovereignty and “strongly contradicts the principles of good … Read more

Iranian missiles strike Iraq’s Irbil and ISIS in Syria

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Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it used ballistic missiles to destroy an Israeli spy site in Iraq’s semiautonomous Kurdistan region, according to state media, amid escalating tensions in the Middle East. The Revolutionary Guard Corps said through its media arm early Tuesday local time that the … Read more