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Not sure whether 39 Indians abducted from Mosul are living or dead: Iraq
After Iraqi forces recaptured Mosul, India is seeking its help to locate the 39 missing labourers
 "Not sure whether 39 Indians abducted from Mosul are living or dead: Iraq")
29 killed in two suicide attacks in Iraq
IS claim the attacks and says the operations were aimed at Shia groups in Karbala, Musayyib
 "29 killed in two suicide attacks in Iraq")
Iraqis demand compensation after US probe into Mosul strike
Pentagon report that another 36 civilians may have been at the building at the time
 "Iraqis demand compensation after US probe into Mosul strike")
Iraqi forces evacuate hundreds of civilians from Mosul
Troops have been fighting street by street to recapture al-Nuri Mosque
 "Iraqi forces evacuate hundreds of civilians from Mosul")
Iraqi forces retake over a third of west Mosul: Commander
Iraqi forces launched the operation to retake west Mosul on February 19
 "Iraqi forces retake over a third of west Mosul: Commander")
Iraqi forces recapture government offices in Mosul
Mosul fell to IS militants in 2014, and is proclaimed as capital of the group's 'Islamic Caliphate'
We're not in Iraq to seize anybody's oil: US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis
Al-Abadi has taken a measured approach, but the issues can roil already difficult internal politics
 "We're not in Iraq to seize anybody's oil: US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis")
Taking Iraq's Oil
Trump wants Iraq's oil, and he's not interested in sharing
 "Taking Iraq's Oil")
Iraqi forces raise flag over Mosul University
Residents fleeing Mosul said university had been largely destroyed by airstrikes and artillery fire
 "Iraqi forces raise flag over Mosul University")
2,400-year-old tomb full of skeletons discovered in Iraq
The tomb was constructed toward the end of the Achaemenid Empire (550 to 330 BC)
 "2,400-year-old tomb full of skeletons discovered in Iraq")
Iraq PM Abadi says opponents spreading fake news of bombings
Abadi said media outlets had been fed reports of bombings that never happened
 "Iraq PM Abadi says opponents spreading fake news of bombings")
IS truck bomb in Iraq kills 70 Shiite pilgrims
Most of the victims were Iranians, the largest contingent of foreigners in the pilgrimage
 "IS truck bomb in Iraq kills 70 Shiite pilgrims")
80 killed, 31 injured in suicide tanker blast in Iraq
Violence and armed conflicts killed 1,792 Iraqis and wounded 1,358 others in October across the country.
Iraq truck bomb kills 70, mostly Iranian pilgrims: official
Blast struck in the village of Shomali, 120 kilometres south-east of the capital Baghdad and around 80 kilometres from Karbala
Iraqi Prime Minister warns Turkey as Ankara deploys troops
According to sources, Turkish military had deployed tanks and artillery to Southeastern districts near the Iraqi border
Iraq should be exempted from OPEC oil output freeze: Oil Minister
OPEC's second-largest producer, should get the same exemption as Nigeria and Libya, says Jabar Ali al-Luaibi
 "Iraq should be exempted from OPEC oil output freeze: Oil Minister")
Iraq parliament in surprise vote to ban alcohol
Opponents argue, it might anger some minorities
 "Iraq parliament in surprise vote to ban alcohol")
Operation to retake Mosul from IS has begun: Iraq PM
Iraqi federal and allied forces have been tightening the noose on Mosul
Iraq's oil minister calls for increasing oil output in 2017
Jabar al-Luaibi has urged local and foreign companies to increase their production of oil and natural gas
 "Iraq's oil minister calls for increasing oil output in 2017")
Presence of Turkish troops hampers Mosul liberation: Iraq
Mosul, the second largest city in Iraq, has been under the IS control for more than two years
 "Presence of Turkish troops hampers Mosul liberation: Iraq")
