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Baghdad - President Massoud al-Barzani of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region will lead a high-ranking delegation to the United States at the end of the week to discuss Baghdad's long-term security agreement with Washington.

The visit comes at the request of the US Department of State and will take a few days, the head of the region's presidential office, Fouad Hussein, told the Voices of Iraq (VOI) news agency on Sunday.

Hussein did not disclose the names of the delegation members, but said that they would meet with senior US officials.

London, Oct 25 : Baghdad is unlikely to sign an agreement with Washington on the future of US forces in Iraq by a critical year-end deadline, Prime Minister of country’s largely autonomous Kurdish north has said.

Baghdad - An Iraqi soldier was killed and two were wound

Baghdad  - After a series of atrocities against Iraqi Christians in Mosul, around 400 Christians have arrived in Syria over the past fortnight to escape the harsh conditions in their own region, according to a statement by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

"Many Christians from Mosul have been systematically targeted recently and are no longer safe there. We are ready to provide support for those Iraqis that seek refuge in neighbouring countries," said Laurens Jolles, UNHCR's representative in Syria.

Baghdad - Iraqi security sources killed an Iranian man on Thursday and arrested another after an armed struggle in Kut, south-east of Baghdad, a security source said.

The two men held Iranian nationalities, and were believed to have been in Iraq to conduct terrorist attacks, General Aziz Latif al- Emarah told the Voices of Iraq (VOI) news agency.

Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) confiscated four machine guns from th two men. Kut is located some 180 kilometres south-east of Baghdad.

Investigations with the detainee are still underway, the ISF said.