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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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 –

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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Dozens killed in ISIL suicide blasts in southern Iraq

Two suicide car bombs killed at least 33 people and wounded dozens more in the southern Iraqi city of Samawa on Sunday. ISIL said it was behind the

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Baghdad security under scrutiny after protesters invade Iraq parliament

It was a protest that took the Iraqi security forces by surprise. As hundreds of supporters of a prominent Shi’ite cleric invaded Baghdad’s Green

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Iraq: al-Sadr supporters storm Baghdad Green Zone and parliament

Hundreds of supporters of Shi’ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr have stormed the Iraqi parliament in protest at MPs’ failure to convene for a vote on

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Iraq: al Sadr supporters storm Green Zone and parliament

Hundreds of supporters of Shi’ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr stormed Baghdad’s Green Zone on Saturday and some entered the Iraqi parliament in

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Iraqi army makes modest gains in the battle against ISIL

Iraqi forces supported by US-led coalition aircraft has made slight gains in the fight against ISIL.

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Supporters of cleric Al Sadr protest in Iraqi capital Baghdad

This is central Baghdad. Supporters of influential Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr gathered in central Baghdad to protest against what they say is rampant

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Fighting ISIL: exclusive in-depth report from Iraq frontlines

Join euronews correspondent Mohammed Shaikhibrahim on a brutal journey into the heart of the battle against the so-called Islamic State (ISIL) in

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US to boost troops and equipment in Iraq in fight against ISIL

US to boost troop deployment in Iraq to 4,100 Apache attack helicopters to be sent to take on ISIL Peshmerga to get $400m in assistance The

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US defence secretary in Baghdad to plot assault on ISIL in Mosul

US Defence Secretary Ash Carter is in Baghdad to discuss tactics with Iraqi leaders on how to intensify pressure on ISIL in the strategic city of Mosul.

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Iraq PM warns political crisis could harm fight against ISIL

Iraq’s Prime Minister has warned that a political crisis gripping the country could harm the war against ISIL militants. Grappling to retain control

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Life on the frontline for one Peshmerga woman soldier facing jihadist fighters

Nineteen-year-old Naishteman is just married. But life is no domestic dream. It is the start of another day in uniform on the frontline. Her name

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