Iraq

Iraq

Populist cleric set to be Iraq's new powerbroker

In a stunning turnaround, the alliance led by firebrand cleric Moqtada al-Sadr is almost certainly headed for first place in Iraq's parliamentary election.

15/05/2018

Iraq

Moqtada al-Sadr set for surprise comeback in Iraqi elections

With 95% of votes counted, Moqtadr al-Sadr in pole position to choose next prime minister

14/05/2018

Iraq

US foe al-Sadr leads Iraq election

Baghdad residents blamed the weak turnout in the parliamentary elections on a lack of political change in the country.

13/05/2018

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Iraqis cast votes in general election

Iraqis cast their votes in the ethnically-mixed city of Kirkuk and the once-Islamic State stronghold of Mosul on Saturday (May 12) as the polling day drew to a close.

13/05/2018

Iraq

Three men have been killed as Iraq holds parliamentary elections

A car exploded after polling stations closed after the first elections since the government declared victory over so-called Islamic State.

12/05/2018

Iraq

Iraq goes to the polls

Analysts say the election will shape attempts to heal the country’s deep divisions and could shift the regional balance of power.

11/05/2018

Iraq

Security forces vote in Iraq elections

Special voting is expected to take place at nearly 500 polling stations for groups not able to vote on Saturday

10/05/2018

Iraq

Hope remains high ahead of Iraq election

There's considerable focus on the Iraqi city of Mosul ahead of elections on Saturday. The city was destroyed during a long battle with so-called Islamic State.

07/05/2018

Iraq

Iraqi reporter who threw shoes at George Bush 'to run for office'

Muntazer al-Zaidi, jailed after hurling his shoes at the ex-US president in Baghdad in 2008, says he is campaigning in this month’s Iraqi elections.

02/05/2018

Iraq

Women, children linked to ISIL 'sexually exploited, denied aid' at Iraq camps

Women and children with perceived links to ISIL are being denied aid, prevented from returning to their homes and suffering sexual violence in Iraqi camps for displaced people, an Amnesty International report has found.

17/04/2018

Sport

Basra celebrates end of FIFA ban

Iraqi city hosts first authorised international since the invasion of Kuwait in 1990

22/03/2018

Iraq

Halabja massacre: 30 years since Kurds were gassed by Saddam

A ceremony has been held in memory of the 5,000 people who died

16/03/2018

Iraq

Mosul bridge re-opens

The bridge - known as the 'old bridge' or 'iron bridge' - is an essential artery linking the two sides of the Tigris river in central Mosul

15/03/2018

Iraq

Baghdad’s first female bookseller breaks barriers

Along one of Baghdad’s oldest streets, a new bookstore is making waves — not for the titles it sells but for who owns it.

27/02/2018

Iraq

Love is back in the air in Mosul

Love has returned to the streets of Mosul for the first time in three years after Iraqi forces drove out ISIL extremists in 2017.

14/02/2018

Iraq

Iraq: dozens killed as suicide bombers hit Baghdad market

Suicide bombers reportedly killed dozens of people and injured over 100 in a busy market in the Iraqi capital.

15/01/2018

Iraq

German teenager who joined ISIL: "stupid idea"

Linda Wenzel, 17, was briefly reunited with her mother and sister as she awaits for trial in Baghdad.

15/12/2017

World News

Iraq announces victory over ISIL

The Iraqi government announces that its war against ISIL is over, three years after a third of its territory was overrun by the militant group

09/12/2017

Iraq

UK troops to face ICC investigation into war crimes claims in Iraq

ICC says it has a "reasonable basis" to investigate claims of torture and murder by British troops in Basra and elsewhere in Iraq.

05/12/2017

Iraq

Iraqi forces claim to have re-captured Rawa, the last town held by ISIL in Iraq

ISIL is in full retreat in Iraq and Syria, where its last urban centre, al-Bukamal, is under seige.

17/11/2017

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Cracks in the road and gutted houses in quake-hit eastern Iraq

The quake was felt as far south as Baghdad, some 300 km away.

13/11/2017

Iraq

Magnitude 7.3 earthquake hits eastern Iraq

Deaths are reported in Iran after an earthquake in Iraq sparks panic.

12/11/2017

Iraq

Girls in Iraq ‘could be married at nine’ if draft law is approved

It’s part of proposed legislation that would see religious courts restored.

12/11/2017

Iraq

Iraq and Kurdistan fight to control oil rich Kirkuk

The Iraqis, the Kurds and the struggle for oil "rich" Kirkuk

02/11/2017

Iraq

Kurdish family in Brussels

31/10/2017

Iraq

Iraqi Kurd leader to quit

President Massoud Barzani announces he will step down after his failed independence bid

29/10/2017