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Dozens dead as ISIL claims responsibility for Baghdad bomb blast

The militant group Islamic State says it carried out a truck bomb attack in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, which killed more than 60 people. The bomb

Iraq

Displaced Yazidis hope to return home

At a refugee camp in Dohuk, in Iraqi Kurdistan up to 18,000 Yazidis are said to have made the makeshift shelters their home. One year ago, Islamic

Iraq

Iraq: most far-reaching government reforms since 2003 invasion

Iraq’s parliament has voted unanimously for the biggest shake-up in its government system since the 2003 US invasion. The decision eliminates entire

Iraq

Deadly car bomb attacks in eastern Iraq kill dozens

At least 42 people have been killed and many more injured in two bomb attacks in eastern Iraq. A car bomb targeted a crowded marketplace near the

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Iraq

Iraq's PM announces government shake-up to save cash and cut corruption

Iraq’s prime minister Haider al-Abadi is calling for the multiple positions of vice president and deputy prime minister to be scrapped. As part of a

Iraq

Deadly car bombs hit Baghdad as Iraqi forces fight ISIL in Ramadi

At least 10 people have been killed and 22 wounded in two car bomb attacks in predominantly Shi’ite neighbourhoods in Baghdad. Six people were killed

Iraq

Iraqi frustration boils over as heatwave prompts protests

Hundreds of Iraqis took the streets in the southeastern city of Amara on Tuesday to protest about the lack of power supply in the mid-summer heat

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UK extends Tornado air campaign against ISIL in Iraq

The United Kingdom is to extend its Tornado air campaign against ISIL in Iraq until March 2017. RAF Tornados will continue strikes against Islamic

Iraq

One year after ISIL bloodshed Iraq's Yazidis still suffering

It is one-year to the day that ISIL militants attacked Iraq’s Yazidi minority in Sinjar Province. The violence prompted 40,000 Yazidi to seek

Iraq

Turkish air strikes lead Iraqi Kurds to ask PKK to leave

Iraqi Kurds have urged the separatist forces of the PKK to leave northern regions of the country as the civilian death toll from Turkish airstrikes

Turkey

Two Turkish soldiers killed in apparent retaliation for bombing of Kurdish militants

Ankara has launched a crackdown against the PKK-Kurdistan Workers Party, as well as airstrikes against ISIL targets in Syria

Turkey

Protests erupt in Turkey and Iraq over Ankara's operations against IS and Kurdish militants

Hundreds of people took to the streets of Ankara to protest against Monday’s suicide bombing, blamed on Islamic State militants, as well as condemn

Turkey

Turkey defends strikes on PKK and ISIL in Iraq and Syria

Video footage obtained by Reuters on Saturday (July 25) showed the aftermath of Turkish air strikes on Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) camps in Iraq

Turkey

Turkey expands airstrikes targeting PKK in Iraq and fresh attacks on ISIL

Turkey has carried out fresh attacks on ISIL targets in Syria, as well as striking military positions of the Kurdistan Worker’s Party or PKK in

Turkey

Turkey 'bombs PKK' in Iraq as well as ISIL in Syria

Turkish warplanes launched strikes against camps of the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Iraq, according to local media.

Iraq

Iraq: US Defense Secretary makes surprise visit

The US Defense Secretary has made a surprise visit to Baghdad. Ash Carter is in Iraq to assess the progress on plans for an offensive to retake the

Iraq

Search continues for victims in Iraq after huge suicide bomb

Recovery workers in Iraq have been searching for more victims among the debris following Friday’s massive car bomb at a busy market. Officials say at

Iraq

Iraq: military offensive launched to regain Anbar

Iraq has announced the start of an offensive aimed at recapturing its western province of Anbar from the group calling itself Islamic State. The

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Iraq: heatwave makes life harder for displaced in camps

Hungary

Hungarians helping migrants until fence cuts them off

A Muslim at prayer in mostly Orthodox Christian Serbia is a sign of unusual movement through the small town of Magyarkanizsa. This is the last stop

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