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  Veteran Kurdish leader Barham Salih elected as new president of Iraq

  World | October 03, 2018 8:01 IST

  Barham Ahmed Salih, 58, is a veteran Kurdish politician, born in the city of Sulaimaniyah in northeastern Iraq. He was former prime minister of Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan from 2001 to 2004. 

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  Iraq President says no need for Arab nations to join air strikes on Islamic State group

  World | September 15, 2014 14:48 IST

  New Delhi: Iraq President Fouad Massoum on Monday said that Arab nations do not need to join air strikes against the Islamic State group.Massoum also expressed regret that Iran was not invited to take part

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  Iraqi president dies at 79

  World | December 18, 2012 19:03 IST

  Baghdad, Dec 18:  Iraqi President Jalal Talabani died Tuesday after being admitted to a Baghdad hospital following a brain stroke. He was 79.He had been confronting various health problems in recent years.“President Talabani died today