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Iraqi PM orders probe over sectarian killing in Samarra

Ziad Tariq Khawaf disappeared between Iraqi police and Saraya Al-Salam militia checkpoints; his body was later found tortured, mutilated and burned with acid.

Dana Taib Menmy
14 April, 2025
The strike happened in the Wadi Tharthar area near Samarra [Getty File Image]
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Eight IS militants killed in Iraqi airstrike near Samarra

The New Arab Staff
15 June, 2022
Clashes have recently taken place between IS militants and PMF fighters near Samarra [Getty File Image]
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Armed assailants kill three in Iraq’s Samarra

The New Arab Staff
01 October, 2021
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Eight IS members killed in clashes with Iraqi forces

The New Arab
15 December, 2019
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IS suicide attack kills 7 at Iraq power plant

The New Arab
02 September, 2017
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The Iraq Report
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The Iraq Report: Terror and corruption cripple hopes

The New Arab
23 August, 2017
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The Iraq Report
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The Iraq Report: Iran implicated in bombing Shia shrines

The New Arab
09 August, 2017
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Iraqi forces deployed in Samarra after botched IS attack

The New Arab
03 April, 2017
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Four Iraqi policemen killed in IS attack on Samarra

The New Arab & agencies
29 November, 2016
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Iraqi forces target IS enclave in 'mop-up operation'

The New Arab
29 November, 2016
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Dozens killed in IS blasts targeting Iraqi Shia pilgrims

The New Arab
06 November, 2016
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Iraq launches push to retake area north of Baghdad

The New Arab & agencies
01 March, 2016
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Iraq: Bomb attack stopped in Anbar, caution in Samarra

The New Arab
04 December, 2015
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Suicide bombing targets Shia pilgrims in Iraq

The New Arab & agencies
23 April, 2015
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Samarra
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IS attacks Baghdad and holy city of Samarra

Safa Abdel Hamid
02 February, 2015
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Islamic State group advances on Shia shrine in Iraq

The New Arab
11 December, 2014