Iraq 11/06/2018 Baghdad's ballot box storage site goes up in smoke A storage site housing half of Baghdad's ballot boxes from the country's general election caught fire on Sunday. It comes just days after parliament ordered a national recount
Iraq 07/06/2018 At least 18 people have been killed after an explosion in Baghdad's Sadr City Over 90 people were wounded. An investigation is now underway after an ammunition cache was detonated
Iraq 07/06/2018 Explosion rips through Baghdad weapons depot Dozens are killed or injured in an explosion at a weapons depot in central Baghdad
Iraq 19/05/2018 Surprise reaction to Iraq's election results Cleric Moqtada al-Sadr is a long-time adversary of the U.S. who also opposes Iranian influence in Iraq.
Iraq 19/05/2018 Anti-U.S. Shia cleric wins Iraqi election Moqtada al-Sadr is a former militia chief who led two uprisings against the U.S-led invasion of Iraq
Iraq 15/05/2018 Populist cleric set to be Iraq's new powerbroker In a stunning turnaround, the alliance led by firebrand cleric Moqtada al-Sadr is almost certainly headed for first place in Iraq's parliamentary election.
Iraq 14/05/2018 Moqtada al-Sadr set for surprise comeback in Iraqi elections With 95% of votes counted, Moqtadr al-Sadr in pole position to choose next prime minister
Iraq 13/05/2018 US foe al-Sadr leads Iraq election Baghdad residents blamed the weak turnout in the parliamentary elections on a lack of political change in the country.
no comment 13/05/2018 Iraqis cast votes in general election Iraqis cast their votes in the ethnically-mixed city of Kirkuk and the once-Islamic State stronghold of Mosul on Saturday (May 12) as the polling day drew to a close.
Iraq 12/05/2018 Three men have been killed as Iraq holds parliamentary elections A car exploded after polling stations closed after the first elections since the government declared victory over so-called Islamic State.
Iraq 11/05/2018 Iraq goes to the polls Analysts say the election will shape attempts to heal the country’s deep divisions and could shift the regional balance of power.
Iraq 10/05/2018 Security forces vote in Iraq elections Special voting is expected to take place at nearly 500 polling stations for groups not able to vote on Saturday
Iraq 07/05/2018 Hope remains high ahead of Iraq election There's considerable focus on the Iraqi city of Mosul ahead of elections on Saturday. The city was destroyed during a long battle with so-called Islamic State.
Iraq 02/05/2018 Iraqi reporter who threw shoes at George Bush 'to run for office' Muntazer al-Zaidi, jailed after hurling his shoes at the ex-US president in Baghdad in 2008, says he is campaigning in this month’s Iraqi elections.
Iraq 17/04/2018 Women, children linked to ISIL 'sexually exploited, denied aid' at Iraq camps Women and children with perceived links to ISIL are being denied aid, prevented from returning to their homes and suffering sexual violence in Iraqi camps for displaced people, an Amnesty International report has found.
Sport 22/03/2018 Basra celebrates end of FIFA ban Iraqi city hosts first authorised international since the invasion of Kuwait in 1990
Iraq 16/03/2018 Halabja massacre: 30 years since Kurds were gassed by Saddam A ceremony has been held in memory of the 5,000 people who died
Iraq 15/03/2018 Mosul bridge re-opens The bridge - known as the 'old bridge' or 'iron bridge' - is an essential artery linking the two sides of the Tigris river in central Mosul
Iraq 27/02/2018 Baghdad’s first female bookseller breaks barriers Along one of Baghdad’s oldest streets, a new bookstore is making waves — not for the titles it sells but for who owns it.
Iraq 14/02/2018 Love is back in the air in Mosul Love has returned to the streets of Mosul for the first time in three years after Iraqi forces drove out ISIL extremists in 2017.
