Diyala: Iraqi soldier killed in an ISIS attackDiyala: Iraqi soldier killed in an ISIS attack

Shafaq News / An Iraqi soldier was killed in an ISIS attack in Diyala, a security source reported.

The source told Shafaq News agency that ISIS snipers attacked an army force deployed northeast of Baquba district, killing an Iraqi soldier. 

Military reinforcements arrived at the scene of the incident and responded to the terrorists and forced them

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Security forces seize a rocket launchpad in Nineveh planeSecurity forces seize a rocket launchpad in Nineveh plane

Shafaq News / A loaded rocket launchpad was seized in Nineveh plane, an hour after a missile attack targeted an oil tank in Khabat district, a security source reported.

The source told Shafaq News agency that the security forces launched a search campaign following the Khabat attack, during which they found a rocket launchpad loaded with three

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The Khabat attack targeted an oil tank, source revealsThe Khabat attack targeted an oil tank, source reveals

Shafaq News / A source who works at the Khabat oil refinery, Erbil, revealed to Shafaq News agency that the recent attack targeted an oil tank.

The source noted that the special teams managed to control the fire.

One person sustained minor injuries in the attack, according to the source.

Earlier today six rockets landed in the vicinity of the Khabat

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Two quakes hit Wasit and al-Sulaymaniyah on Sunday Two quakes hit Wasit and al-Sulaymaniyah on Sunday 

Shafaq News/ two earthquakes struck al-Sulaymaniyah and Wasit on Sunday.

The seismic observatories reported that a 3.5-magnitude quake on the Richter scale hit Wasit.

They also recorded a 3.2-magnitude quake in al-Sulaymaniyah, Chamchamal. 

There are no reports on damages and casualties at the current moment.

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Six rockets land in Erbil; no injuries reported Six rockets land in Erbil; no injuries reported 

Shafaq News/ Six rockets landed in the vicinity of the Khabat district, west of Erbil, Kurdistan's Counter-Terrorism Agency said in a statement on Sunday evening.

The statement said that the rockets landed near the Bahdinan river, causing no damages. 

"The rockets were launched from al-Hamdaniyah, a sub-district of Nineveh's Bartala district," he

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Sadrists might gear up for a move to opposition, official saysSadrists might gear up for a move to opposition, official says

Shafaq News / The spokesman for the head of the Sadrist movement, Salah al-Obeidi, expressed the movement's readiness to represent the opposition in case other parties managed to form the government.

Al-Obeidi added in press statements that the trilateral alliance is being pressured by parties outside and inside Iraq. 

Al-Sadr and his allies

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