Now playing Next world news Iraq army 'begins assault' on ISIL bastion of Falluja Iraqi government forces are keeping up the pressure on ISIL – beginning a major operation on Monday to storm the militant stronghold of Falluja, reports… 30/05/2016
Now playing Next world news ISIL militants come under attack on two fronts in Iraq Iraqi government forces are keeping up the pressure on ISIL militants – pounding their positions in Falluja. 30/05/2016
Now playing Next world news Football fans die in suicide bomb blast in Iraq It is feared at least 7 more football fans have been killed in a suicide bombing in Iraq. 29/05/2016
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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