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Gunmen have stormed a bank in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, killing eight security guards, before making off with $6.5m. The robbery took place in Karrada, on...
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Iraqi Bank Robbers Net $7 Milion In Deadly Heist (VIDEO)
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Iraqi Bank Robbers Net $7 Milion In Deadly Heist (VIDEO)
Iraq Assault on Iranian Dissident Camp shows Growing Power of Shiite Hard Liners; Bank Heist May Signal Bankruptcy of Sunni Guerrillas
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Iraqi security forces from the Ministry of the Interior raiding Camp Ashraf, the stronghold of the Mojahedin-e Khalq (MEK) terrorist cult in eastern Iraq, on Tuesday, killing at least four MEK members, wounding 21, and arresting 28. The terrorist group has been attempting to destabilize Iran through bombings and assassinations for decades and was given a base in Diyala province near Iran by Saddam Hussein for the purpose of spying on and harrying the clerical regime. Although the State Department declared the group a terrorist organization, the US military continued to support the MEK in Iraq and is alleged to have deployed them for intelligence and ...
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