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A missile struck a helipad inside the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad, two Iraqi security officials said. Associated Press footage showed a column of smoke rising Saturday (March 14, 2026) morning over the embassy compound. [2]

Phuket – Police in Phuket have arrested a Colombian national suspected of fatally shooting an Iraqi tourist in the bustling Patong area, capturing the alleged hitman within just eight hours of the crime. ![]( (confirmed by 2 sources) [3]

Here is a look at the top NATIONAL Thailand stories, chosen by our Pattaya News/TPN National team, from last week, Monday, February 2nd, to Sunday, February 8th 2026. [4]

Despite violence and terrorism Christians and Muslims gather at Komane shrine Komane (AsiaNews) Terrorism and bombs have not dampened the faith of thousands of Iraqis who will make the pilgrimage today and tomorrow to the northern Iraqi town of Koman... [5]

AFP Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani expressed hopes during a phone call with US President-elect Donald Trump that he would keep his “promises to work towards ending wars” in the Middle East. [6]

SINGAPORE—China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), a top investor in Iraqi oil, has withdrawn about 20 employees from the West Qurna-1 field operated by U.S. [7]

An unemployed Iraqi man was arrested for overstaying his visa for eight years. Khalid Majeed Ali, 52, was taken into custody on the front steps of his house on Soi Nernplubwan by [8]

WASHINGTON/DUBAI -- Iran fired missiles at bases hosting U.S. troops in Iraq in the early hours of Wednesday, Iraqi time, retaliating for the killing of top military commander Qassem Soleimani in an American drone strike near Baghdad's airport last F... [9]

Sources
[1] MM www.straitstimes.com · 2026-03-18 · 75% match

Iraqi government, Kurdish authorities reach deal to resume oil exports to Turkey’s Ceyhan port

[2] MM www.thehindu.com · 2026-03-14 · 75% match

Missile strikes a helipad inside U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad: Iraqi security officials

A missile struck a helipad inside the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad, two Iraqi security officials said. Associated Press footage showed a column of smoke rising Saturday (March 14, 2026) morning over the embassy compound.

[3] TH tpnnational.com · 2026-02-08 · 75% match

Colombian Gunman Arrested Hours After Shooting and Killing Iraqi Tourist in Patong, Phuket

Phuket – Police in Phuket have arrested a Colombian national suspected of fatally shooting an Iraqi tourist in the bustling Patong area, capturing the alleged hitman within just eight hours of the crime. ![](

[4] TH tpnnational.com · 2026-02-09 · 75% match

Top National Thailand Stories From the Past Week, Colombian Gunman Arrested Killing Iraqi in Patong and More

Here is a look at the top NATIONAL Thailand stories, chosen by our Pattaya News/TPN National team, from last week, Monday, February 2nd, to Sunday, February 8th 2026.

[5] MM asianews.it · 82% match

Despite violence and terrorism Christians and Muslims gather at Komane shrine

Despite violence and terrorism Christians and Muslims gather at Komane shrine Komane (AsiaNews) Terrorism and bombs have not dampened the faith of thousands of Iraqis who will make the pilgrimage today and tomorrow to the northern Iraqi town of Koman

[6] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2024-11-10 · 75% match

Iraqi PM urges Trump to ‘work towards ending’ Mideast wars

AFP Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani expressed hopes during a phone call with US President-elect Donald Trump that he would keep his “promises to work towards ending wars” in the Middle East.

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2020-01-09 · 75% match

China’s CNPC Withdraws Staff From Iraqi Oilfield as Tensions Rise

SINGAPORE—China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), a top investor in Iraqi oil, has withdrawn about 20 employees from the West Qurna-1 field operated by U.S.

[8] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2023-03-29 · 75% match

Iraqi resident busted for 8-year overstay in Pattaya

An unemployed Iraqi man was arrested for overstaying his visa for eight years. Khalid Majeed Ali, 52, was taken into custody on the front steps of his house on Soi Nernplubwan by

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2020-01-08 · 75% match

Iran fires ballistic missiles at Iraqi bases housing US troops

WASHINGTON/DUBAI -- Iran fired missiles at bases hosting U.S. troops in Iraq in the early hours of Wednesday, Iraqi time, retaliating for the killing of top military commander Qassem Soleimani in an American drone strike near Baghdad's airport last F

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-08-28 · 75% match

Iraqi Kurds to vote on independence

TOKYO -- In a move bound to shake the Middle East, the world's largest nation without a state -- the Kurds -- will hold a September referendum regarding their independence.

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