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Iraqi PM sacks top Baghdad security officials after bombing

Iraq’s prime minister has fired three officials in charge of Baghdad’s security after a spate of deadly bombings.

United Kingdom

Tony Blair statement on Chilcot inquiry

The following statement was published by Tony Blair following the publication of the Chilcot report into the war in Iraq: “The report should lay to rest allegations of bad faith, lies or…

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Innovative Iraqi dancer killed by truck bomb in Baghdad

Videos of Adil Faraj practising his debut dance routine on stage at the Al-Hussein Cultural Center in Amman, Jordan Adil Faraj died in the attack on the Iraqi capital’s Karada shopping district , the

United Kingdom

Why is the Chilcot Inquiry important?

The inquiry, led by Whitehall mandarin Sir John Chilcot, has examined the UK government’s role in the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq.

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Iraq

Death toll in Baghdad car bombing rises to 250

Scores of funerals in Baghdad following massive car bombing Death toll rises to250 Interior minister offers resignation Mourners gather in central Baghdad for one of the victims of Saturday night’s

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British politicians brace themselves for more turmoil with publication of Chilcot report into Iraq war

Chilcot inquiry set up in 2009 PM Tony Blair and others expected to be criticised Legal basis for military action to be assessed The Chilcot report into Britain’s role in the Iraq war is to be p

Iraq

Ground-breaking Iraqi dancer killed by truck bomb

The death of a 23-year-old Iraqi in the Baghdad truck bombing Sunday (3 JULY 2016) has touched the hearts of many across the world, moved by his commitment to…

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Devastation of Ramadi shown from the air

Rare aerial footage gathered by the ICRC shows the once-prosperous central Iraqi city of Ramadi now in tatters – a ghost town.

Iraq

Grief and anger on the streets of Baghdad

At least 200 people were killed and hundreds were wounded in the worst bombing so far this year in Iraq.

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Death toll in Baghdad blasts surpasses 200

Shiites, Sunnis and Christians have gathered to pray for the victims of two bomb attacks in Baghdad.

Iraq

Nighttime Baghdad bombings kill and wound hundreds celebrating Ramadan

Two bombings in Baghdad around midnight on Sunday killed at least 120 people celebrating Ramadan, many of them children.

Iraq

At least 80 killed, scores wounded in twin Baghdad bombings

More than 80 people were killed and several hundred wounded when two bombings hit a shopping area and a popular market in Baghdad in the early hours of Sunday (July…

Iraq

Iraqi commander declares 'battle of Falluja over'

Iraqi forces have recaptured the last district of Falluja held by militants from the self-styled Islamic State movement as the general commanding the operation declared the battle…

Iraq

ISIL 'loses 2,500 fighters' in battle for Fallujah

Iraqi troops are continuing to battle ISIL militants in pockets of the city of Fallujah, days after the government declared the centre had been liberated.

Iraq

Iraqi camps overwhelmed as thousands flee Fallujah fighting

A day after declaring victory over Islamic State militants in Fallujah, Iraqi security forces are struggling to shelter people fleeing the city.

Iraq

Humanitarian situation deteriorates in Falluja, Iraq

The humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate in Iraq, as people displaced from their homes by violence face a summer in harsh conditions.

Iraq

Iraqi forces continue flushing ISIL fighters out of Falluja

Iraqi forces on Saturday were clearing mines in Falluja after driving the Islamic State group (ISIL) from most of the city, one of its last remaining strongholds in the Anbar province west of Baghdad,

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The Iraqi government says it has retaken Falluja

The announcement comes nearly four weeks after the start of a US-backed offensive that led to the exodus of tens of thousands of residents.

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Battle for Falluja: Iraqi army 'retakes' government compound

Nearly four weeks after the start of a US-backed offensive, Iraq’s army says it has recaptured the main government headquarters in central Falluja.

Syria

ISIL committing genocide against Yazidis - UN

The so-called Islamic State (ISIL or ISIS) is committing ‘genocide’ against Yazidis in Syria and Iraq, according to UN investigators.

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