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People gather around a levelled building in the mountainous town of Darbandikhan in Iraqi Kurdistan on November 13, 2017, following a 7.3-magnitude quake that hit the Iraq-Iran border area. (AFP PHOTO / SHWAN MOHAMMED)
November 14, 2017, 8:55 am
Iran quake survivors spend second night in the open air
Tehran declares national day of mourning as agencies struggle to get aid to freezing mountain region after tremor that killed over 400
By Siavosh GHAZI and Shwan Mohammed
Relatives weep over the body of an earthquake victim, in Sarpol-e-Zahab, western Iran, November 13, 2017. (Farzad Menati/Tasnim News Agency via AP)
November 13, 2017, 6:21 pm
Iran hunts for quake survivors as death toll passes 400
7.3-magnitude temblor injures thousands, leaves tens of thousands without homes; authorities struggle to provide tents, food
By Siavosh GHAZI and Shwan Mohammed
Illustrative photo of an Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighter firing at Islamic State (IS) positions, on September 9, 2014. (photo credit: AFP/JM Lopez)
December 10, 2014, 5:43 pm
Over 700 Kurd fighters killed by Islamic State since June
Kurdistan government says it is straining to maintain nearly a million refugees who have fled to its territory
By Shwan Mohammed
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