Tag Archives: Maysan

3.6 magnitude earthquake hits Maysan, Southern Iraq

The Ministry of Transportation announced on Friday that its seismic observatories recorded a seismic tremor in Maysan Province. “The earthquake was recorded at exactly 11:41:41 of this day local time, and it had a magnitude of (3.6) degrees, near the Iraqi-Iranian border and i 58 km southeast of Ali al-Gharbi, …

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Death toll raised to 42 in Iraq as Protests continue.

Iraqi security forces fired tear gas on Saturday to push back protesters who tried to remove blast walls erected on a bridge in central Baghdad to prevent anti-government rallies from reaching a heavily fortified government area, a day after violence claimed the death of 42, and more than 2000 wounded. …

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Iraq arrests two ISIS terrorists in South East Iraq.

The Iraqi Interior Ministry announced on Monday that its forces arrested two members of the Islamic State terrorist group in the southeastern governorate of Maysan. Speaking to the news agencies, Maj. Gen. Saad Maan, the ministry’s spokesman, said counter-terrorism forces and intelligence arrested two Islamic State terrorists, who are wanted …

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