Now playing Next Iraq Shi'ite forces to battle ISIL militants in Iraq's Anbar province Shi’ite paramilitaries are to deploy to Iraq’s western province of Anbar after ISIL militants reportedly overran the provincial capital Ramadi. If 18/05/2015
Now playing Next Iraq Battle to defend Palmyra intensifies while Ramadi 'falls to ISIL' Syrian army units are said to have inflicted heavy losses upon ISIL fighters in the hills surrounding the archaeological city of Palmyra. However it 17/05/2015
Now playing Next Iraq Iraq: ISIL raises black flag over local government building in Ramadi Militants from the Islamic State group raised their black flag over the local government compound in Ramadi, the capital of Iraq’s Anbar province, on 15/05/2015
Now playing Next Iraq Iraq claims ISIL number 2 killed in airstrike The deputy leader of ISIS has been killed in a coalition airstrike according to Iraq’s Defence Ministry. Abu Alaa al-Afari was said to meeting with 13/05/2015
Now playing Next Iraq Iraq hit by bomb blast and prison escape A car bomb has rocked the Iraqi capital Baghdad, killing at least seven people and wounding more than a dozen others. No group immediately claimed 09/05/2015
Now playing Next Iraq Iraqi Kurd leader Barzani wraps up visit to US The president of Iraq’s northern Kurdish region has been wrapping up a visit to America – his first in almost three years. Massoud Barzani has met 09/05/2015
Now playing Next Iraq ISIL now 'weak,' says Iraqi PM Baghdad has been rocked by two more bomb blasts, killing at least 17 people. They happened ten minutes apart and struck as restaurants were packed 03/05/2015
Now playing Next Iraq Baghdad car bombs kill 21 after EU chief warns of worsening crisis At least 21 people were killed in the Iraqi capital after a wave of car bombs exploded on Thursday evening (April 30). The Baghdad blasts happened 01/05/2015
Now playing Next Iraq Iraq: UN team visits camp for families who have fled Ramadi fighting A senior UN delegation has visited camps in Baghdad for Iraq’s internally-displaced people – 2.7 million of whom have fled their homes since January 23/04/2015
Now playing Next Iraq Iraqis forced out of Ramadi by ISIL as exodus continues Thousands of Iraqis have been continuing to flee the city of Ramadi to escape the extremists from the so-called Islamic State. Local officials have 19/04/2015
Now playing Next Iraq A deadly day in Iraq: Three car bombs in two cities kill at least 30 Three car bombs have exploded in separate areas of Iraq, killing at least 30 people. Erbil Islamic militant group ISIL has claimed responsibility 17/04/2015
Now playing Next Iraq Izzat al-Douri, Saddam Hussein's right-hand man, 'killed in shoot-out' He was on the US military's most-wanted list: Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, a former henchman of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, has reportedly been killed 17/04/2015
Now playing Next Iraq Iraq: The battle for Ramadi A military jet has been filmed firing on Ramadi, as the city below is in the throes of a power struggle. The plane, believed to belong to US-led 16/04/2015
Now playing Next Iraq ISIL militants launch counter offensive in Iraq after recent losses Islamist militants known as ISIL claim to have taken control of part of Iraq’s largest refinery in the northern city of Baiji. A propaganda video has 16/04/2015
Now playing Next Iraq ISIL gains ground in western Iraq, raising fears for Baghdad Police sources say ISIL militants are gaining ground in western Iraq, raising fears for security in the capital. 15/04/2015
Now playing Next Iraq Obama pledges extra humanitarian aid after meeting Iraqi PM US President Barack Obama has announced almost 190 million euros worth of extra humanitarian aid for Iraq. It comes after a meeting with the 14/04/2015
Now playing Next Iraq Iraqi army says it's still in control of oil refinery amid sustained attack by ISIL militants After heavy fighting against ISIL militants Iraqi forces say they are still in control of the the Baiji oil refinery near Tikrit. Unverified video 14/04/2015
Now playing Next Iraq ISIL video 'confirms destruction' of Nimrud in Iraq The self-proclaimed Islamic State has released a video apparently confirming the destruction of Nimrud, one of Iraq’s greatest archaeological 12/04/2015
Now playing Next Iraq 200 Yazidis released after 6 months in ISIL captivity More than 200 Yazidis have been released after being abducted from around Mount Sinjar in Iraqi Kurdistan by the radical Islamic State movement 08/04/2015
Now playing Next Iraq Iraqi army uncovers ISIL's grim legacy in Tikrit mass graves Three rounds of gunfire were shot into the air as a mark of respect to the dead. The small ceremony was held on a hill side over looking the Iraqi 07/04/2015
Now playing Next Iraq Iraq: Revenge attacks reported in ISIL-free Tikrit War-shattered Tikrit is now free from months of rule by ISIL extremists. But the liberators of Saddam Hussein’s hometown are said to be taking 04/04/2015
Now playing Next Iraq Iraqi soldiers and Shi'ite militia celebrate victory in Tikrit The Iraqi interior minister says most of Tikrit is now under the control of government forces 01/04/2015
Now playing Next Iraq Iraqi forces reclaim government headquarters in battle for Tikrit Iraqi troops helped by Shi'ite paramilitary fighters have reclaimed key areas of the Sunni city of Tikrit after battling Islamic State militants there for nearly a month. 31/03/2015
Now playing Next no comment Iraqi forces fighting IS militants near hospital Iraqi troops were fighting in the streets near Tikrit General Hospital on Monday, where they believe Islamic State militants who control the city are 31/03/2015
Now playing Next Iraq Iraq: US-Iran tensions amid offensive to retake Tikrit from ISIL The battle to retake the Iraqi city of Tikrit from ISIL militants was never going to be easy….but with the US and Iran on the same side, tensions are 30/03/2015
Now playing Next Iraq Tikrit offensive stalled as Kurds claim two new chemical attacks Iraq puts its Tikrit offensive on pause, asking for more airstrikes as Kurdish officials claim two new chemical attacks by ISIL. 16/03/2015
