Iraq

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.

12/06/2016

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

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Fleeing Fallujah

Residents trapped inside the ISIL held city of Fallujah continued to flee their homes on Saturday (4 June), heading to safe areas.

05/06/2016

Iraq

Civilians flee Fallujah as battle for besieged Iraqi city intensifies

In Iraq, civilians trapped inside Fallujah have continued to flee over the weekend.

05/06/2016

Iraq

Civilians caught in the crossfire as fight for Falluja intensifies

The 50,000 civilians still trapped in ISIL controlled Falluja are the main victims of the city under siege.

02/06/2016

Iraq

Iraq halts Falluja offensive over civilian safety fears

The decision comes two days after elite forces set up on the outskirts, preparing for what would be the most ambitious attempt to oust the extremist group since ISIL overran much of the city in June 2

01/06/2016

Iraq

Iraq: Fears for 20,000 children trapped in war-torn Falluja

At least 20,000 children are trapped inside the besieged Iraqi city of Falluja as government forces battle to recapture it from ISIL.

01/06/2016

Iraq

ISIL fight back in Falluja amid concern for civilians

ISIL launches a counter-assault against Iraqi Army soldiers at dawn as they advanced through the southern part of the city.

31/05/2016

Iraq

Iraqi army and militias tread carefully in Falluja

With Sh'ite militias doing much of the heavy fighting in Iraq against ISIL, there are concerns they will alienate the Sunni communities they are trying to save from the Islamic extremists.

31/05/2016

Iraq

Iraqi army enters Falluja as assault approaches decisive phase

A police station has been captured inside the city boundary, launching a direct assault to retake one of the main strongholds of ISIL.

30/05/2016

Iraq

Iraqi forces find ISIL underground tunnels as Falluja battle rages

There has been no let-up in the Iraqi military offensive to drive ISIL out of Falluja.

29/05/2016

Iraq

Fleeing Fallujah: hundreds leave but tens of thousands are trapped

At least 50,000 civilians are thought to be still inside the city, which is around 65 kilometres west of Baghdad.

27/05/2016

Iraq

Iraq: Progress in fight to oust ISIL from Falluja but 'civilians face starvation'

Amid fierce fighting on the road to Falluja, Iraqi forces and allied militiamen closed in on the ISIL stronghold on Thursday.

26/05/2016

Iraq

Iraqi forces say they will retake Falluja from ISIL 'soon'

Iraqi forces and allied militiamen are tightening the noose around the ISIL stronghold of Falluja.

26/05/2016

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Iraqi units advance on ISIL-held Fallujah

Iraqi government units and Shia paramilitary allies are closing on Fallujah as the battle intensifies to retake the ISIL-held city.

26/05/2016

Iraq

The strategic map of the the offensive against ISIL

On March 19 the Iraqi army said it retook the remote town of Rutba which had been captured by the so-called Islamic State in 2014, as with most of Iraq’s…

25/05/2016

Iraq

Iraqi offensive in Fallujah causing concern over civilian safety, says UN

Iraqi forces have begun shelling ISIL targets as the fight for Fallujah rages through a second day.

24/05/2016

Iraq

Iraqi forces storm ISIL stronghold of Fallujah

Iraqi forces have begun storming Fallujah, the first city to fall to ISIL, more than two years ago.

23/05/2016

Iraq

Thousands storm heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad

Iraqi security forces have opened fire on protesters who stormed the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad.

21/05/2016

Iraq

Iraq: Baghdad Green Zone protests turn violent as security forces open fire

Iraqi protesters who stormed into Baghdad’s protected Green Zone were fired on by security forces.

20/05/2016

Iraq

A Yazidi girl's harrowing tale of escape from ISIL captivity

Lamiya Aji Bashar, an Iraqi Yazidi, tells a tortuous tale of her escape from ISIL captivity.

18/05/2016

Iraq

More than 70 killed in bloody day of violence in Baghdad

More than 70 people have been killed and over 140 wounded in a day of attacks in Baghdad. A car bomb went off in the Shi’ite Sadr City on Tuesday

17/05/2016

Iraq

Dozens killed in Baghdad blasts

Two blasts have rocked the Iraqi capital Baghdad – killing dozens of people and injuring more than 90. A suicide bomber – believed to be a woman –

17/05/2016