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 USA Obama endorses Iraqi premier and his fight against ISIL during White House visit President Obama has announced almost 190 million euros worth of extra humanitarian aid for Iraq in a show of support for visiting premier Haidar 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 Syria Christians in Iraq and Syria celebrate Easter and pray for better days Easter has been celebrated by Christians in the Kurdish city of Irbil in Iraq. Many of those who came to the St Joseph Cathedral were internal 05/04/2015