"We are beginning the operation to liberate Fallujah,"
detailsOn May 16, 1916, in the middle of World War I, Great Britain and France signed a secret pact in London. Officially known as the Asia Minor Agreement, the deal, negotiated by the diplomats Mark Sykes and François Georges-Picot
detailsAmerican commanders are growing concerned that a recent spate of deadly bombings in Baghdad will cause the Iraqi government to lose focus on an upcoming assault on Mosul
detailsDozens of demonstrators were injured by tear gas and live fire, witnesses said. Some security personnel were stabbed, according to a military statement
detailsTens of thousands of supporters for Moqtada al-Sadr gathered in Tahrir Square on Friday to demand government reforms
detailsKurds say the women were arrested last week and sentenced to death the following day
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