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Iraqi lawmakers halt work until blast walls around statehouse are replaced
The speaker of the Iraqi parliament said on Thursday that he had ordered a halt to all work at the legislature until concrete blast walls removed in recent days are put back. Osama al-Nujaifi said that if the government were confident that the security precaution was no longer necessary, then…
Rockets hit Green Zone as Iraq marks Army Day
Rockets were fired against Baghdad’s Green Zone as Iraq’s military marked its anniversary with a parade Friday, a day after the country suffered its worst attacks since August and weeks after US troops left. Further violence against Shiite pilgrims, who were the targets of Thursday’s bombings, killed two people, the…
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