Iraq

Iraq

Battle for Mosul: Kurdish forces capture dozen villages from ISIL

Kurdish Peshmerga forces in Iraq say they have made major gains near Mosul, capturing a dozen villages from ISIL.

15/08/2016

Iraq

Kurdish Peshmerga forces in fresh push to retake Mosul from ISIL

Iraqi Kurdish fighters have launched a fresh assault on ISIL militants.

14/08/2016

Iraq

12 babies die in Iraq hospital fire

The blaze broke out late on Tuesday inside the maternity unit at the Yarmouk Teaching Hospital in the west of the Iraqi capital.

10/08/2016

Iraq

In northern Iraq, thousands flee Mosul campaign

Thousands have been displaced as Iraqi army and allied forces push towards the ISIL stronghold of Mosul.

07/08/2016

Iraq

Turkey bombs PKK in northern Iraq for first time since failed coup

For the first time since last Friday's failed coup, state media says Turkish warplanes have carried out air strikes against the PKK in northern Iraq.

20/07/2016

Iraq

ISIL 'top commander' Omar al-Shishani killed in Iraq

News agency affiliated with militant group confirms Omar al-Shishani was killed in combat in Iraq.

13/07/2016

Iraq

Stunning drone footage of the world’s biggest cemetery in Iraq

13/07/2016

Iraq

US to send more troops to Iraq

US Secretary of Defence Ash Carter has announced the country will send 560 extra military personnel to Iraq to assist local forces in the fight against ISIL.

12/07/2016

Iraq

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.

09/07/2016

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

06/07/2016

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…

05/07/2016

Iraq

Baghdad bombing latest example of so-called Islamic State's switch in tactics

Carnage on a Saturday evening in Baghdad.

04/07/2016

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.

04/07/2016

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.

03/07/2016

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…

03/07/2016

Iraq

Hundreds of ISIL fighters killed in Falluja - reports

Preliminary and unofficial estimates suggest US-led coalition air strikes have killed 250 suspected fighters and destroyed at least 40 vehicles.

30/06/2016

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…

26/06/2016

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.

21/06/2016

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.

19/06/2016

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.

18/06/2016

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,

18/06/2016

Iraq

Iraqi government forces advance against ISIL on multiple fronts

Iraq’s army says it has made further advances into ISIL controlled territory, capturing a strategically important village south of the city of Mosul.

13/06/2016

Iraq

Iraqi forces gain ground in battle for Fallujah

The Iraqi army and its allies are gaining ground in the battle for ISIL-held Fallujah, despite stiff resistance.

11/06/2016

Iraq

Iraq: 'over 20 dead' in dual car bombings in Baghdad

Two separate bombings in Baghdad have killed more than 20 people and wounded at least 70.

09/06/2016

Iraq

Iraqi civilians suffer even after fleeing ISIL-held Falluja

The United Nations has said it has disturbing reports of men and boys fleeing the ISIL-held town of Falluja being abused by armed groups working with Iraqi security…

08/06/2016

Iraq

ISIL 'shoots at civilians' trying to flee Falluja in Iraq

As the Iraqi army and its allies battle to retake Falluja from ISIL, an international aid group says militants from the so-called Islamic State have been shooting at civilians trying to flee the Iraqi

06/06/2016