Baghdad International Airport

A Syrian brown bear stands inside a cage at a zoo, in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon.

3 min

The Gulf

Bear on a plane! Takeoff delayed after animal escapes cargo hold

Specialists were tasked with putting the bear to sleep before removing it from the plane, delaying take-off

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FILE - A member of the Iraqi security forces inspects the damage outside the Zawraa park in the capital Baghdad, on November 18, 2020, after a volley of rockets slammed into the Iraqi capital.

2 min

The Gulf

Iran condemns 'destabilizing' attack on Baghdad airport

'Such suspicious acts create insecurity, unrest in Iraq, paving the way for ill-wishers and insurgents'

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Iranian mourners hold a picture of slain commander Qasem Soleimani in Tehran, Iran, on January 6, 2022.

3 min

Iran & Eastern States

Statue of slain commander Soleimani torched in Iran

Several sculptures placed across Iran are dedicated to Soleimani who was assassinated in August 2020

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Iraqi Counter Terrorism Forces stand guard outside the US Embassy on May 30, 2021 in Baghdad, Iraq.

2 min

The Gulf

Two armed drones shot down in Baghdad

Attack comes on second anniversary of killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani

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Illustration - Des soldats américains et britanniques à Bagdad, en Irak, le 29 mai 2021

2 min

Middle East

US forces shoot down drone over Baghdad embassy, Iraqi security sources say

US is offering up to $3 million for information on attacks against American interests in Iraq

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FILE - Smoke rises after explosions shake eastern Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 2, 2016. Iraqi officials say at least three rockets landed in eastern Baghdad killing three people and wounding six

2 min

Middle East

Three rockets land near Baghdad airport, no casualties reported

Three members of Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps killed in Kurdistan province clashes

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Protesters hold up posters of Gen. Qassem Soleimani while mourning during a demonstration over the U.S. airstrike in Iraq that killed Iranian Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, in Tehran, Iran, Saturday Jan. 4, 2020

2 min

US / Canada

Trump 'stunned' Pentagon officials when opted for Soleimani kill: report

US president 'fumed' as he watched embassy in Iraq attacked, report claims

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Iranian Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, center, attends a meeting with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Revolutionary Guard commanders in Tehran - Sept. 18, 2016

2 min

International

LIVEBLOG: World reacts after killing of Iran's regional pointman General Qassem Soleimani

Top Quds Force commander, Hashed's deputy chief assassinated in US strike on Baghdad International Airport

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