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US Central Command said "multiple ballistic missiles and rockets were launched" at its Al-Assad based in western Iraq.

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Turkey intensified its airstrikes against Kurdish groups in Syria and northern Iraq in retaliation for the deaths of 12 Turkish soldiers in Iraq over the weekend.

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There was no official word on the cause of the blaze, but the Kurdish television news channel Rudaw aired footage showing fireworks shooting up from the floor of the event and setting a chandelier aflame.

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The protests have sparked outrage in countries such as Iraq, Iran and Lebanon, but the country has no law against blasphemy and protections for freedom of speech.

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Thousands of people angrily took to the streets of Beirut and Baghdad on Friday after a copy of the Quran was desecrated in Sweden.

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An Iraqi refugee tore, burned and kicked the holy book at a protest initially allowed by the authorities.

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A sandstorm hits the northern Iraqi city of Mosul with local landmarks such as the Al-Nuri mosque and the Mosul Bridge shrouded in dust.

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A new television channel has been launched in Iraq to save the 2,000-year-old Syriac language.

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"War’s destruction of economies, public services, and the environment leads to deaths that occur long after bombs drop", wrote the report's authors.

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Muslims around the world began the festival of Eid al-Fitr with prayers and visits to family graves, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan.

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Baghdad's al Kadhimiya neighbourhood is hoping to become the next street art destination for tourists.

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Government office operations have been halted in Iraq amid flooding due to the effects of the climate crisis.

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Nowruz marks the first day of Spring and is celebrated by some 300 million people around the world.

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Austin's visit to Iraq comes days before the 20th anniversary of the US-led invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein in 2003.

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German lawmakers have recognised as genocide crimes committed by so-called Islamic State militants against minority Yazidis in Iraq in 2014.

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