Iraq

Iraq

Cholera spreads from Iraq to Syria, Kuwait, Bahrain

A cholera outbreak in Iraq has spread to neighbouring Syria, Kuwait and Bahrain, and risks turning into a region-wide epidemic as millions of

06/11/2015

Iraq

Ahmed Chalabi, key architect of Saddam's downfall, dies

The Iraqi politician who is said to have played a key role in persuading the US to topple Saddam Hussein in 2003 has died. Ahmed Chalabi was

03/11/2015

Iraq

Floods in Baghdad threaten Iraq's internally displaced

The Iraqi capital’s internally displaced have been swamped following heavy rains. Flood waters are said to have carried away a three-year-old girl

29/10/2015

Iraq

Dramatic pictures released of US-Kurdish prisoner rescue in Iraq

The first pictures have been released of the daring Kurdish Peshmerga-US marines joint operation in Iraq last week that saved the lives of dozens of

25/10/2015

Iraq

Iraq: first casualty for US forces in ground combat with ISIL

One member of a US special operations force has died following an overnight mission (October 21-22) to rescue hostages near Hawija, in northern Iraq

22/10/2015

Iraq

US soldier dies in hostage-rescue operation in Iraq

The US military says an American soldier has died following an operation to rescue hostages near Hawija, in northern Iraq. A special operations team

22/10/2015

Iraq

Baiji: The battle against ISIL that Iraqi forces can't afford to lose

In a key battle for Iraqi forces against ISIL militants, there is still a long way to go. Iraqi soldiers backed by Shi’ite militia fighters have

17/10/2015

Iraq

Iraq: government forces and Shiite militia retake Beiji oil refinery

Iraqi forces and Shiite militia fighters have recaptured most of the country’s largest oil refinery from the group calling itself Islamic State. The

15/10/2015

Iraq

Iraqi military claims to have killed several senior ISIL members including leader al - Baghdadi

Iraq’s air force claims to have killed eight senior members of the the Islamic extremist group known as ISIL. Leader Abu Bakr al -Baghdadi was

11/10/2015

Iraq

Iraq: Air force claims it has struck convoy carrying IS leader al-Baghdadi

The Iraqi air force claims to have struck a convoy carrying Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS). He was

11/10/2015

Iraq

Islamic State militants says it planted deadly Baghdad car bomb

The Islamic State militant group claims it was responsible for a car bomb that killed four people and injured eleven others in central Baghdad on

29/09/2015

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On the frontline in the battle with ISIL in northern Iraq

16/09/2015

Iraq

At least 17 Turks abducted in Habibiya, Iraq

At least 17 Turkish workers have been abducted in Iraq. They were building a sports complex in the Baghdad suburb of Sadr City. Security officials

02/09/2015

Iraq

Turkish construction workers kidnapped in Iraq

02/09/2015

Iraq

More protests across Iraq

Thousands of people have gathered to protest across Iraq, calling for institutional reform, better services and an end to corruption. The weekly

28/08/2015

Iraq

Shiite Iraqi militia fighting ISIL advances towards Ramadi

Fighters from Hashid al-Shaabi, a mainly Shiite paramilitary force battling Islamic State militants in Iraq, say they are advancing near Ramadi in

26/08/2015

Iraq

ISIL second-in-command killed in Mosul, Iraq by US airstrike

The US has confirmed the second-in-command of the group calling itself Islamic State (ISIL) is dead. Hajji Mutazz was killed in an US military air

21/08/2015

Iraq

Iraq's parliament demands al-Maliki goes on trial

Iraq’s parliament has referred to the judiciary a report by the Committee of Defence and Security. It calls for the trial of former

17/08/2015

Iraq

Iraq parliamentary probe blames ex-PM Maliki for the fall of Mosul

Ex-PM Maliki is blamed along with 35 officials for last year's fall of the city of Mosul to ISIL militants.

17/08/2015

Iraq

Iraq: series of Baghdad bombings kills at least 24

A series of bombings across the Iraqi capital Baghdad have killed at least 24 people and injured dozens. The Shi’ite district of Habibiya suffered

15/08/2015

Iraq

Chemical weapons used on Kurdish peshmerga - German report

New evidence has emerged which shows Kurdish forces fighting in northern Iraq were allegedly attacked a few days ago with chemical weapons. A report

13/08/2015

Iraq

Dozens dead as ISIL claims responsibility for Baghdad bomb blast

The militant group Islamic State says it carried out a truck bomb attack in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, which killed more than 60 people. The bomb

13/08/2015

Iraq

Displaced Yazidis hope to return home

At a refugee camp in Dohuk, in Iraqi Kurdistan up to 18,000 Yazidis are said to have made the makeshift shelters their home. One year ago, Islamic

12/08/2015

Iraq

Iraq: most far-reaching government reforms since 2003 invasion

Iraq’s parliament has voted unanimously for the biggest shake-up in its government system since the 2003 US invasion. The decision eliminates entire

11/08/2015

Iraq

Deadly car bomb attacks in eastern Iraq kill dozens

At least 42 people have been killed and many more injured in two bomb attacks in eastern Iraq. A car bomb targeted a crowded marketplace near the

10/08/2015

Iraq

Iraq's PM announces government shake-up to save cash and cut corruption

Iraq’s prime minister Haider al-Abadi is calling for the multiple positions of vice president and deputy prime minister to be scrapped. As part of a

09/08/2015