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Search continues for victims in Iraq after huge suicide bomb

Recovery workers in Iraq have been searching for more victims among the debris following Friday’s massive car bomb at a busy market. Officials say at

Iraq

Iraq: military offensive launched to regain Anbar

Iraq has announced the start of an offensive aimed at recapturing its western province of Anbar from the group calling itself Islamic State. The

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Iraq: heatwave makes life harder for displaced in camps

Hungary

Hungarians helping migrants until fence cuts them off

A Muslim at prayer in mostly Orthodox Christian Serbia is a sign of unusual movement through the small town of Magyarkanizsa. This is the last stop

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Syria

ISIL mints 'Islamic coin inspired by divine law'

First claim the territory then spread the word via a slick PR operation, then launch a currency. That is exactly what The Islamic State of Iraq and

Business Series

Fed inaction on interest rates impacts on MENA markets

As many analysts anticipated the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged in June. The biggest surprise was that Fed Chair Janet Yellen didn’t

World News

UNHCR: Angelina Jolie visits Turkey on World Refugee Day

UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie has spent World Refugee Day 2015 visiting the country with the highest number of refugees in the world. It is the

Iraq

Iraqi refugees return home to Tikrit

Hundreds of people displaced from the Iraqi city of Tikrit have begun returning home. It is three months since pro-government forces recaptured

Iraq

Saddam deputy Tariq Aziz buried in Jordan

Former Iraqi Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz has been laid to rest in Jordan. The 79-year-old died in hospital in southern Iraq on June 5th. Relatives

Iraq

Iraq:Shiite militia prepares for battle to take back Falluja

More Shiite militiamen arrived in Iraq’s Anbar province on Friday hoping to recapture the cities of Ramadi and Fallujah from the Islamic State

Iraq

US to send 450 more troops to train Iraqi forces fighting ISIL

The United States announced on Wednesday (June 10) it will deploy 450 more troops to train Iraqi government forces and help them try to retake territory lost to Islamic State militants.

Iraq

Iraqi people caught in the crossfire of terrorists

Iraq

Tariq Aziz, Iraq's former deputy PM in Hussein regime, dies

Tariq Aziz, former deputy prime minister and foreign minister of Iraq during the Saddam Hussein regime, has died at the age of 79. It is being

Iraq

Iraq: Hundreds attend funerals of police and militiamen killed in ISIL attack

Suicide bombers targeted a police base in Iraq's Anbar province on Monday leaving at least 40 dead and dozens injured.

Iraq

Twin car bombs at top Baghdad hotels kill 10, wound 30

Car bombs exploded in the parking lots of two luxury hotels in central Baghdad late on Thursday, killing at least 10 people and wounding 30. The

Iraq

Iraq 'exhumes 470 bodies', thought to be victims of ISIL-led massacre

Iraqi forces said to have exhumed nearly 500 bodies from a mass grave near Tikrit. Those buried are believed to be victims of the 2014 ISIL-led Speicher massacre

Iraq

Shi'ite militias 'in charge' of anti-ISIL campaign in Iraq

Pro-government forces in Iraq say they have started a military operation to retake the western Anbar province from ISIL insurgents. It comes after

Iraq

Battle for Ramadi: Iraq formally announces military offensive against ISIL

Iraq’s formally announced the start of a military offensive to liberate Anbar province from ISIL militants. The ultimate aim is to take back the

Iraq

Exodus from Ramadi to Baghdad continues after bridge re-opened

Thousands of people forced to flee Ramadi and the surrounding area because of the ISIL takeover have been continuing to cross the Euphrates River via

USA

Washington under pressure over ISIL strategy

Washington is coming under increasing criticism over its strategy towards the self-proclaimed Islamic State. A senior Iranian military official has

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