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Iraq PM 'retires' army chief of staff: spokesman
Jun 29, 2015 (AFP)
Iraqi premier Haider al-Abadi has "retired" the army's chief of staff, the most senior officer removed since jihadists overran large parts of the country last y...
Iraq forces made 'unauthorised' withdrawal from Ramadi: PM
Jun 27, 2015 (AFP)
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said Saturday that Iraqi forces made an "unauthorised" withdrawal from Ramadi last month, leading to the Islamic State group's ta...
14 killed in Iraq suicide bombing claimed by IS
Jun 24, 2015 (AFP)
A suicide bomber detonated a car bomb at a gathering of Iraqi Sunni tribal leaders, killing 14 people in an attack claimed Wednesday by the Islamic State group,...
More than 3 million Iraqis displaced in 18 months: IOM
Jun 23, 2015 (AFP)
More than three million people have been displaced by conflict in Iraq since the start of 2014, the International Organization for Migration said on Tuesday. Th...
Pentagon chief: Iraq not sending enough forces for training
Jun 17, 2015 (AFP)
The US Secretary of Defense called out Baghdad Wednesday to send more recruits to American-run training camps, as Iraq struggles to battle the Islamic State gro...
Iraq PM to visit Iran for talks on anti-IS war: office
Jun 16, 2015 (AFP)
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi will travel to Iran on Wednesday for talks on the war against the Islamic State jihadist group, his office said. He will me...
Maliki blames 'conspiracies' for Iraq losses
Jun 13, 2015 (AFP)
Iraq's former premier and current vice president, Nuri al-Maliki, blamed "conspiracies" Saturday for the loss of major cities to jihadists and said Baghdad shou...
US mission could expand to more bases in Iraq: Pentagon
Jun 11, 2015 (AFP)
The United States is considering setting up additional bases in Iraq similar to a new hub planned in Anbar province to help Iraqi forces battle the Islamic Stat...
Iraq forces battle IS, more US troops heading to Anbar
Jun 11, 2015 (AFP)
Iraqi forces battling jihadists on several fronts Thursday were poised to receive the help of 450 extra US troops slated for deployment near Ramadi. In neighbou...
Yazidi militia killed 21 in Iraq revenge attack: Amnesty
Jun 10, 2015 (AFP)
Members of the Yazidi community, one of the Iraqi minorities hardest hit by jihadist atrocities, killed 21 Sunni Arab villagers in a January revenge attack, Amn...
US weighs expanded training for Iraqi forces, Sunnis
Jun 09, 2015 (AFP)
The Pentagon is drawing up plans to expand the training of Iraqi forces and Sunni tribal fighters in a step that could mean deploying more US troops, officials ...
US weighs more troops to train Iraqi forces, Sunnis
Jun 09, 2015 (AFP)
The Pentagon is drawing up plans to expand the training of Iraqi forces and Sunni tribal fighters in a step that could mean deploying hundreds of additional US ...
Iraq's Mosul bides its time, 12 months under IS rule
Jun 08, 2015 (AFP)
When the Iraqi government lost Ramadi last month, Abu Yasser's heart sank: the prospect of his own city, Mosul, shaking off jihadist rule had just faded farther...
A year after IS assault, Iraq still on the brink
Jun 07, 2015 (AFP)
A year after the Islamic State group launched a brutally effective offensive, Iraq is struggling to survive as a unified nation, gripped by seemingly endless vi...
Iraq forces advance in strategic northern town: officers
Jun 07, 2015 (AFP)
Iraqi forces advanced against the Islamic State jihadist group in Baiji on Sunday as they battled to retake the strategic town for a second time, officers said....
IMF plans $833 mn in emergency aid to Iraq
Jun 05, 2015 (AFP)
The International Monetary Fund said Friday it was preparing $833 million in emergency financial assistance to Iraq as the country battles the Islamic State ins...
Iraqi forces foil bomb attacks on bases: officer
Jun 04, 2015 (AFP)
Iraqi security forces used anti-tank missiles to repel suicide bombers driving explosives-rigged vehicles who attacked two military bases west of Baghdad, an ar...
Iraq allies vow support for bid to regain Ramadi from jihadists
Jun 03, 2015 (AFP)
Iraq's allies Tuesday pledged support for Baghdad's plan to retake the city of Ramadi from Islamic State jihadists, whose advance Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi...
Iraq allies vow support for plan to regain ground from jihadists
Jun 02, 2015 (AFP)
Iraq's allies Tuesday pledged support for Baghdad's plan to retake the city of Ramadi from Islamic State jihadists, whose advance Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi...
Iraqi PM to outline plan for retaking Ramadi: US official
Jun 01, 2015 (AFP)
Iraq's plan to recapture the western city of Ramadi from Islamic State jihadists will dominate a meeting Tuesday in Paris of foreign ministers from the internat...
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