Iraq

Iraq

US Defense Secretary warns of "long-fought" battle in Iraq

The US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has been meeting Iraqi leaders on a surprise visit to the country.

20/02/2017

Iraq

Iraqi army continues assault on ISIL stronghold of Mosul

The Iraqi army is continuing its assault on the Islamic State militant group stronghold of western Mosul.

20/02/2017

Iraq

Iraqi forces launch assault on ISIL positions in western Mosul

Iraq's prime minister announces the start of an offensive to uproot ISIL militants from western Mosul.

19/02/2017

Iraq

Iraq: deadly car bomb blast rocks Baghdad

A car bomb has killed at least 48 people and wounded dozens more in Baghdad.

16/02/2017

Iraq

Dozens killed and injured in Sadr City bombing

A suicide bomber detonated a pick-up truck in Sadr City, a heavily-populated and poor Shi'ite suburb of Baghdad.

15/02/2017

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Iraqis take to the streets

Hundreds of followers of the influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr took to the streets of Baghdad on Tuesday, in honour of the people who died when an anti-government rally turned violent on…

15/02/2017

Iraq

Iraqi agriculture in ruins as ISIL leaves trail of destruction

As the battle to rout ISIL from Iraq reaches its bloody crescendo, the world can catch a glimpse at the militant group leaves in its wake.

14/02/2017

Iraq

Baghdad anti-corruption protest ends in deadly clashes

At least seven people were killed as Iraqi security forces stopped demonstrators from entering the heavily-fortified Green Zone.

11/02/2017

Iraq

Baghdad anti-corruption protest ends in deadly violence

A huge protest against corruption in Iraq turned violent on Saturday.

11/02/2017

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Life after ISIL in eastern Mosul

People are showing off the effects of life under the so-called Islamic State and explaining what happened in eastern Mosul.

08/02/2017

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War-weary Mosul residents scramble for aid

Residents of eastern Mosul, the part of the Iraqi city recaptured from ISIL by government forces, continue to suffer a lack of basic necessities.

01/02/2017

Iraq

East Mosul: Free from ISIL but desperate for food

They are free from ISIL’s clutches now but men, women and children in eastern Mosul are desperate for food.

31/01/2017

Iraq

Iraqis erase traces of ISIL in east Mosul with a coat of paint

The signs of two and half years of so-called Islamic State rule remain, even if the militants have retreated from eastern Mosul.

30/01/2017

Iraq

Iraq: war of attrition on front line of battle for Mosul

The battle for Mosul is said to be entering a critical phase as Iraqi special forces try to drive ISIL fighters out of key positions on the west bank of the Tigris…

26/01/2017

Iraq

Battle for Mosul: thousands of children in recaptured east go back to school

Thousands of children in Iraq are heading back to school in eastern areas of Mosul, recently cleared from ISIL control.

24/01/2017

Iraq

Iraqi forces 'capture eastern Mosul,' defence ministry says

The Iraqi defence ministry says its forces have recaptured all of eastern Mosul from ISIL militants who had been holding on to a pocket east of the Tigris river.

23/01/2017

Iraq

Lucky to be alive - Iraqi refugees from ISIL tell their stories

The road to safety in Syria from ISIL-held Iraq can be long and dangerous, and the ordeal does not always end at the border.

19/01/2017

Iraq

Iraqi army and allies take control of eastern Mosul

Eastern Mosul back under Iraqi government control

18/01/2017

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Iraqi forces push into Mosul's eastern districts

Iraqi special forces battled ISIL militants in districts near the Tigris river in Mosul on Monday (January 16) as they sought to bring more of the east of the city back under government…

17/01/2017

Iraq

Iraqi soldiers make big advances against ISIL militants in Mosul

The Iraqi army says it has now recaptured nearly all of the city's eastern districts and over the weekend it drove ISIL out of the city's main university

16/01/2017

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Mosul University recaptured from ISIL

Iraqi special forces battled ISIL militants to take control of the Mosul University campus.

16/01/2017

Iraq

Residents in eastern Mosul attempt to return to semblance of normality

Markets are back selling food as people venture out onto the streets and repairs are being carried out

15/01/2017

Iraq

Soldiers retake key parts of Mosul university but ISIL puts up stiff resistance

The recapture of the university would be a symbolic victory against ISIL, as the militants had been using it as a kind of headquarters

14/01/2017

Iraq

Iraqi soldiers storm Mosul university in further push against ISIL

The Iraqi army says ISIL militants have been forced to retreat and a key bridge across the Tigris river has been retaken

13/01/2017

Iraq

Iraqi forces advance in northern Mosul

Fierce battles are underway with ISIL militants in the area. Thousands of people are fleeing to safety, fearing they will be caught up in any retaliation by ISIL.

10/01/2017

Iraq

Turkish PM meets Iraqi Kurdish leader in Erbil

Turkey’s diplomatic drive in Iraq has continued, the Turkish prime minister meeting the leader of Iraq’s Kurdish region, on the second day of his visit to the…

08/01/2017