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Baghdad in political, diplomatic push amid battlefield stalemate
Jul 23, 2014 (AFP)
Iraq was closer to breaking months of political limbo Thursday after a deal on the post of president paved the way for the formation of a new government. The br...
Iraq PM seeks Sunni tribal help in battling insurgency
Jul 22, 2014 (AFP)
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki met several Sunni tribal leaders on Tuesday in a renewed bid to gain their support in battling a raging jihadist-led Sunni i...
Insurgent threat shatters Iraq Christians' uneasy peace
Jul 21, 2014 (AFP)
Christians in the Iraqi city of Mosul were wrong-footed by its new jihadist masters, who initially left them in relative peace but later forced them to flee for...
Christians flee jihadist ultimatum in Iraq's Mosul
Jul 19, 2014 (AFP)
Hundreds of Christian families fled their homes in Mosul Saturday as a jihadist ultimatum threatening their community's centuries-old presence in the northern I...
Violence threatens Iraqi diversity: UN
Jul 16, 2014 (AFP)
The flare-up of sectarian violence that saw jihadist-led militants conquer large swathes of Iraq over the past month has displaced 600,000 people and threatens ...
Iraq parliament elects speaker as Tikrit push falters
Jul 15, 2014 (AFP)
Iraq's sharply divided parliament elected a speaker Tuesday in a step forward in the delayed government formation process, as a renewed bid to recapture Tikrit ...
US teams complete assessment of Iraqi forces: Pentagon
Jul 14, 2014 (AFP)
US military teams have completed an assessment of Iraqi security forces, the Pentagon said Monday, amid reports the American officers came away with bleak concl...
Militants press Iraq assault, political deadlock set to drag on
Jul 14, 2014 (AFP)
Police and tribesmen battled an assault on Monday that could bring militants a step closer to Baghdad, as Iraq's flagging government formation process seemed se...
Pressure on as Iraq lawmakers meet to pick new government
Jul 13, 2014 (AFP)
Iraq's fractious parliament is expected to meet Sunday under heavy pressure to set differences aside and make progress on forming a new government to help count...
Iraq MPs fail again as militants gain ground
Jul 13, 2014 (AFP)
Iraq's fractious parliament met Sunday and again failed to make any progress toward forming a new government, even as militants gained ground north of Baghdad i...
Iraq forces executed 250 Sunni prisoners: watchdog
Jul 11, 2014 (AFP)
Iraq's security forces and allied Shiite militias executed at least 255 Sunni prisoners as they fled a lightning jihadist-led advance last month, Human Rights W...
Iraq PM accuses Kurds of harbouring militants
Jul 09, 2014 (AFP)
Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Wednesday accused Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region of harbouring jihadists, further ratcheting up tensions despite calls for le...
Iraq MPs bow to pressure over government delays
Jul 08, 2014 (AFP)
Iraqi deputies agreed to meet on Sunday after delays to the formation of a new government outraged people tired of political polarisation and fearful of a bruta...
Iraq delays key parliament session as fightback stumbles
Jul 07, 2014 (AFP)
A crucial parliament session kickstarting the government formation process was delayed and an Iraqi general was killed Monday as solutions to the country's wors...
Lebanon charges Saudi, French citizens for jihadist ties
Jul 07, 2014 (AFP)
Lebanon on Monday charged 28 people, including a Saudi citizen and two French nationals, with belonging to the jihadist Islamic State group, a judicial source t...
Iran backs Maliki as Iraq PM but open to change
Jul 06, 2014 (AFP)
Iran said Sunday it supports Nuri al-Maliki's bid to stay on as Iraq's premier but that it is ready to back any other candidate chosen by parliament in Baghdad....
'Caliph' sermon at Iraq mosque show of confidence: experts
Jul 06, 2014 (AFP)
The first appearance of self-proclaimed "caliph" Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a video shot in an Iraqi mosque illustrates the extent of his jihadist group's control ...
Jihadists destroy mosques and shrines in Iraq
Jul 05, 2014 (AFP)
Jihadists who overran Mosul last month have demolished ancient shrines and mosques in and around the historic northern Iraqi city, residents and social media po...
India nurses return from Iraq to emotional welcome
Jul 05, 2014 (AFP)
A group of 46 Indian nurses held "against their will" in a part of Iraq seized by Islamic militants returned home on Saturday to an emotional reunion with their...
Jihadist 'caliph' demands obedience in unprecedented appearance
Jul 05, 2014 (AFP)
Self-proclaimed caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi made an unprecedented appearance in the Iraqi city of Mosul, which his forces helped capture last month, and ordered...
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