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Iraq begins push to take back ISIL strongholds

Iraqi forces begin a large-scale campaign to force militants out of ISIL strongholds in the north of the country, including Tikrit, Saddam Hussein's former hometown.

Iraq

Iraq's national museum reopens after 12 years

Iraq’s National Museum has reopened in the capital Baghdad after 12 years. The prime minister cut the ribbon at the opening ceremony welcoming

World

French bomb ISIL, MPs meet Assad, young Europeans join extremists, Charlie lives on

The Iraqi army gained ground in Anbar province while ISIL dug in to hold onto its strategic conquest Mosul. The western-led coalition against

Iraq

ISIL destruction of Iraqi antiquities a 'major security issue,' says UNESCO

UNESCO condemns ISIL's destruction of priceless artefacts in Iraq and calls an emergency meeting of the Security Council.

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Iraq

Human Rights Watch warns Kurds using success against IS to extend territory

Kurdish Peshmurga fighters may be restoring peace in northern Iraq, but not everyone in the villages they are are liberating from Islamic militants

Iraq

Islamic militants wreak havoc on Iraqi antiquities

Startling images have been released by hardline Islamist militants in northern Iraq of the destruction of a collection of priceless statues and

Iraq

Iraq army steps up campaign against ISIL in al-Baghdadi

Some 800 Iraqi troops are deployed in the region in efforts to retake the town of al-Baghdadi. A US commander confirms the coalition has assisted with airstrikes.

Iraq

Kurdish forces repel ISIL militants in Iraq

Kurdish Peshmerga fighters have fought off an attack by ISIL militants in the Iraqi town of Guwair on Sunday. The town which lies 25km southwest of

USA

Obama calls for new powers to tackle ISIL

President Obama called on Congress to give him new powers to launch military operations against ISIL in Syria and Iraq and without geographic limitations.

Iraq

Deadly bombings hit Baghdad as city attempts to return to normal

In Baghdad, at least 15 people have been killed and 30 wounded in two bombings in and around the Iraqi capital. The first attack struck as people

Jordan

Jordan intensifies air strikes on key ISIL bases

The UAE reportedly sends a squadron of fighter jets to assist Jordan as it intensifies air strikes on ISIL strongholds in Iraq and Syria.

Iraq

Baghdad lifts 10-year nighttime curfew

Residents of the Iraqi capital Baghdad seemed pleased ten years of nighttime curfew are over. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced the decision

Iraq

Scores dead in three seperate Baghdad bomb blasts

At least 34 people have been killed and scores injured in three seperate bomb attacks in Baghdad. The first blast claimed 22 lives and injured 50

Iraq

Fatal bomb blasts cause carnage in Baghdad scores dead and injured

At least 23 people have been killed and scores injured following two seperate bomb attacks in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. The first bomb went off in

Jordan

Multiple Jordanian airstrikes 'destroy ISIL targets' in Syria

Jordan claims to have hit several key ISIL-run bases following a number of air strikes over Syria.

Jordan

Jordan vows to avenge pilot's brutal execution

The widow of Mouath al-Kasaesbeh had waited in dread for more than a month to learn her husband’s fate. The Jordanian Air Force pilot was captured by

Iraq

UN report accuses ISIL of torturing and killing children in Iraq

The jihadists known as ISIL are abusing and killing children in Iraq in ways which amount to systematic war crimes. According to a report by the

Jordan

Jordan vows to defeat evil after horrific death of captured pilot

King Abdullah has vowed to step up his country’s fight against ISIL and wage a relentless war ‘to protect Jordan’s values and human principles.’ His

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Kurdish forces assault against ISIL militants in Kirkuk

Jordan

Jordan executes two militants in response to the brutal killing of one of its pilots by ISIL

Jordan has executed two convicted militants in response to the brutal killing of one of their pilots who had been held captive by Islamist

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