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Iraqi policemen stand guard at Basra railway station in Basra, southeast of Baghdad, May 13, 2014. China has recently delivered two brand new diesel trains to Iraq. The trains are the first of a fleet of ten trains to be delivered by China in stages within a year in accordance with a deal signed by the Iraqi Republic Railways with China in 2012 as part of an ambitious plan to modernise and upgrade the country’s dilapidated railway system. REUTERS/Essam Al-Sudani

Iran-Aligned Senior Commander of Iraq’s Hezbollah Shot Dead

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 10, 2017 | Middle East

Baghdad – Kata’ib Hezbollah Secretary General Bassam al-Safi, based in the Iraqi city of Basra, was shot dead Wednesday evening. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said that the assassination was staged by a dicey group aiming to provoke national strife....

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Iraqi special forces soldiers drive in a desert near Mosul, Iraq October 25, 2016. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

U.N. ‘Racing’ to Aid Civilians ahead of West Mosul Battle, Iraq’s Abadi Says Trump Offers to Increase Support

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 24, 2017 | Middle East

The United Nations announced Tuesday that it is not wasting time on preparing emergency aid for hundreds of thousands of endangered civilians in Mosul with an Iraqi army offensive looming to drive ISIS hardliners from the western half of the city. U.N. officials...