Organisation: Iraqi Red Crescent

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Aid arrives to Iraq town after IS siege broken

Aid has begun to flow to a small northern Shiite town in Iraq, a day after security forces backed by Iran-allied Shiite militias and US airstrikes broke a two-month siege by Sunni militants.

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Thousands of refugees return to Iraq

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Irish Red Cross calls for release of abducted Iraqi colleagues

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Red Crescent closes Baghdad offices

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Gunmen carry out mass kidnapping at aid office

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Iraq three years on - and the war still rages

Iraqi Red Crescent pull out of Fallujah

The Iraqi Red Crescent Society withdrew from the battleground city of Fallujah today amid concerns over continuing insecurity, the organisation’s chief said.

Sun, 05 Dec, 2004

US shells Fallujah as 13 die in other attacks

US forces shelled rebel holdouts in Fallujah and 13 people were killed in deadly attacks elsewhere in Iraq, as a report by marine intelligence warned the insurgency would grow.

Fri, 19 Nov, 2004

Fallujah battle kills 16 and forces relief convoy back

FIERCE battles between insurgents and US and Iraqi forces killed at least 16 people yesterday in the latest in a wave of clashes that has swept Iraq's Sunni Muslim heartland.

Tue, 16 Nov, 2004

Red Cross may cut back Iraqi operations

The International Red Cross is considering cutting back its operations in Iraq following a bomb attack that shook the neutral Swiss-run organisation.

Mon, 27 Oct, 2003

Andrews slams US on security as Red Cross cuts staff in Baghdad over safety

IRISH Red Cross chairman David Andrews said US forces were obliged by international law to protect humanitarian organisations, workers and aid agency staff from attack in Iraq.

Tue, 26 Aug, 2003