Iraq
		20,000 Hashd Sha’abi fighters to take part in Tal Afar operation: Spokesman
		
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	August 19, 2017
20,000 Hashd Sha’abi fighters to take part in Tal Afar operation: Spokesman
						Spokesman for the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) says thousands of pro-government fighters are going to participate in the upcoming…					
				
			
		Manuscripts division in Najaf maintains maps and registers
		
			Holy Shrines
			
				
				 
		
	August 17, 2017
Manuscripts division in Najaf maintains maps and registers
						Manuscripts Division affiliated to the Intellectual and Cultural Affairs Department in the Holy Shrine of Imam Ali (PBUH) in Najaf…					
				
			
		Saudi-Iraqi border crossing reopens after 27 years
		
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	August 17, 2017
Saudi-Iraqi border crossing reopens after 27 years
						Saudi Arabia and Iraq have announced they would soon reopen a major border crossing for trade after some 27 years…					
				
			
		Iraq launches operation to liberate Tal Afar from Daesh control
		
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	August 17, 2017
Iraq launches operation to liberate Tal Afar from Daesh control
						Iraq has begun an operation to liberate the northern city of Tal Afar from Daesh terrorists weeks after driving the…					
				
			
		Baghdad Operations command centre prepares for Imam al-Jawad’s martyrdom anniversary
		
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	August 16, 2017
Baghdad Operations command centre prepares for Imam al-Jawad’s martyrdom anniversary
						Baghdad Operations Command held a meeting with the participation of a delegation from the Jawadayn holy shrine, a number of…					
				
			
		Grand AyatollahShirazirepresentative meets the Iraqi ambassador in Lebanon
		
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	August 14, 2017
Grand AyatollahShirazirepresentative meets the Iraqi ambassador in Lebanon
						Hujatul Islam Sheik Jalal Ma’ash, the representative of the Grand Ayatollah SayyedSadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, met with the Iraqi ambassador in…					
				
			
		Residents of Mosul have started returning to their city
		
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	August 10, 2017
Residents of Mosul have started returning to their city
						Residents of Mosul have started returning to the city amid an image of ruins all over the old city.  …					
				
			
		Iraqi court sentences 27 men to death for involvement in Speicher massacre
		
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	August 10, 2017
Iraqi court sentences 27 men to death for involvement in Speicher massacre
						An Iraqi criminal court has sentenced over two dozen men to death for their alleged involvement in the 2014 Speicher…					
				
			
		Tiling internal and external walls of Lady Fatima courtyard reaches advanced stages.
		
			Holy Shrines
			
				
				 
		
	August 10, 2017
Tiling internal and external walls of Lady Fatima courtyard reaches advanced stages.
						Engineering Department affiliated to the Holy Shrine of Imam Ali, peace be upon him, have began tiling the internal and…					
				
			
		US forces attack Popular Mobilization Units base, kill 30: Report
		
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	August 9, 2017
US forces attack Popular Mobilization Units base, kill 30: Report
						US forces have reportedly attacked an Iraqi military base affiliated to the country’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), killing over 30…