Iraq

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.

28/05/2016

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

Iraq

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

Iraq

Eleven dead in attack on Iraq gas plant

Militants from ISIL reportedly began the assault in the early hours of the morning, when a car bomber targeted the main gate of the facility in Taji, allowing a vehicle to enter with six militants who

15/05/2016

Iraq

Baghdad rocked by a series of car bombs

Iraqi police say the devices were detonated in the north, west and Sadr City areas of the Iraqi capital. There are dozens of dead and injured.

11/05/2016

Iraq

Dozens killed by Baghdad car bomb

Iraqi police say the device exploded in the Shia district of Sadr City during the morning rush hour. ISIL says it carried out the attack.

11/05/2016

Iraq

Shi'ite pilgrims killed in triple Baghdad bomb blasts

Three bombs have been detonated around the Iraqi capital Baghdad killing as many as 25 people and wounding scores.

02/05/2016

Iraq

Baghdad protesters leave Green Zone but vow to keep up pressure over corruption

Protesters in Baghdad have left the Iraqi capital’s Green Zone after invading the heavily-fortified district to stage a 24-hour rally against

01/05/2016

Iraq

Dozens killed in ISIL suicide blasts in southern Iraq

Two suicide car bombs killed at least 33 people and wounded dozens more in the southern Iraqi city of Samawa on Sunday. ISIL said it was behind the

01/05/2016

Iraq

Baghdad security under scrutiny after protesters invade Iraq parliament

It was a protest that took the Iraqi security forces by surprise. As hundreds of supporters of a prominent Shi’ite cleric invaded Baghdad’s Green

30/04/2016

Iraq

Iraq: al-Sadr supporters storm Baghdad Green Zone and parliament

Hundreds of supporters of Shi’ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr have stormed the Iraqi parliament in protest at MPs’ failure to convene for a vote on

30/04/2016

Iraq

Iraq: al Sadr supporters storm Green Zone and parliament

Hundreds of supporters of Shi’ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr stormed Baghdad’s Green Zone on Saturday and some entered the Iraqi parliament in

30/04/2016