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Daily Times July 30, 2021 Five Iraqi troops were killed Thursday when their helicopter crashed on a “combat mission” north of Baghdad, the military said, as a security source confirmed it had been hit by ground fire. The helicopter came down near Amerli in Salaheddin province, the military said, in an area where Iraqi troops have carried out repeated operations against suspected sleeper cells of the Islamic State group. Video footage sent to journalists in Baghdad showed firefighters attempting to put out a blaze in the wreckage of the aircraft. The security forces had launched an operati...

Thursday, 29 Jul 2021 03:18 PM MYT BAGHDAD, July 29 — Five Iraqi troops were killed Thursday when their helicopter crashed on a “combat mission” north of Baghdad, the military said, as a security source confirmed it had been hit by ground fire. The helicopter came down near Amerli in Salaheddin province, the military said, in an area where Iraqi troops have carried out repeated operations against suspected sleeper cells of the Islamic State group. Video footage sent to journalists in Baghdad showed firefighters attempting to put out a blaze in the wreckage of the aircraft. The security ...

SHARE Five Iraqi families have filed a case against former prime minister Adel Abdul Mahdi accusing him of “crimes against humanity” during the 2019 popular uprising against the government. Protests driven by anger over political corruption, lack of public services, high unemployment and Iran’s influence in the country met a violent response from the government, resulting in the deaths of 487 people, according to the UN. Thousands were injured, and the subsequent controversy forced Mr Abdul Mahdi to resign in November 2019. “The crimes were highly organised and based on government pol...