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Iraqi troops dig in, bolstering Baghdad's defences
Jun 14, 2014 (AFP)
Soldiers armed with shovels are digging in just 25 kilometres (15 miles) north of Baghdad as others man new checkpoints, bolstering the Iraqi capital's defences...
ISIL Iraq onslaught aids Syria regime, jihadists: analysts
Jun 14, 2014 (AFP)
Both Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and jihadist groups battling to oust him stand to benefit from a lightning offensive by militants across the border in Ira...
Erdogan says Turkey doing 'everything necessary' for Iraq hostages
Jun 13, 2014 (AFP)
Turkey's prime minister said Friday his government was doing "everything necessary" to secure the release of dozens of its citizens seized by jihadists in Iraq,...
UN steps up aid response in Iraq: spokesman
Jun 13, 2014 (AFP)
The United Nations is stepping up aid deliveries to Iraq, where hundreds of thousands have already been displaced, setting up camps and providing medical suppli...
Turkey in talks to free citizens kidnapped in Iraq
Jun 12, 2014 (AFP)
Turkey said Thursday it is holding talks to secure the release of dozens of its citizens kidnapped by Islamist militants in northern Iraq amid international cal...
US backs Iraqi leaders after militants' advance
Jun 12, 2014 (AFP)
The United States vowed support Wednesday to Iraqi leaders as they combat a militant offensive that has seized a large swathe of northern and north-central Iraq...
US mulls 'all options' as militants move nearer Baghdad
Jun 12, 2014 (AFP)
Jihadists moved nearer to Baghdad Thursday after capturing a town just hours to the north, as President Barack Obama said Washington was exploring all options t...
Kurds in full control of Iraq's disputed Kirkuk city: officials
Jun 12, 2014 (AFP)
Kurdish forces took control Thursday of the disputed Iraqi oil hub of Kirkuk to protect it against jihadists who have seized large chunks of neighbouring territ...
UN calls crisis talks as Iraq militants advance on Baghdad
Jun 12, 2014 (AFP)
Militants have seized the Iraqi city of Tikrit as a jihadist offensive sweeps closer to Baghdad, prompting the UN Security Council to convene crisis talks Thurs...
ISIL militants plan to march on Baghdad
Jun 12, 2014 (AFP)
Militants who have seized a large swathe of northern and north-central Iraq now plan to march on the capital Baghdad, a US-based monitoring group said Wednesday...
Iraq parliament fails to reach quorum for emergency session
Jun 12, 2014 (AFP)
Iraq's parliament failed to reach a quorum Thursday, officials said, preventing it from voting on a request to announce a state of emergency to deal with a majo...
US vows to back Iraq in fight against jihadist threat
Jun 11, 2014 (AFP)
The United States vowed Wednesday to boost aid to Iraq amid fears the US-backed Iraqi army is increasingly powerless against emboldened militants more than two ...
Iraq militants move nearer Baghdad in lightning offensive
Jun 11, 2014 (AFP)
Militants seized the Iraqi city of Tikrit on Wednesday but security forces thwarted an assault on Samarra, as a lightning jihadist offensive launched in second ...
Mosul residents fleeing to Arbil berate Iraq's Maliki
Jun 11, 2014 (AFP)
Thousands of people who fled Iraq's second city of Mosul after it was overrun by jihadists wait in the blistering heat, hoping to enter the safety of the nearby...
Ankara 'will retaliate' if Turkish hostages harmed in Iraq
Jun 11, 2014 (AFP)
Turkey pledged Wednesday to retaliate if dozens of its citizens seized in an attack by Islamist militants in northern Iraq are harmed. Turkey's foreign ministry...
Iraqi militants threaten entire region: US
Jun 10, 2014 (AFP)
Jihadists who have seized Iraq's second city of Mosul pose a threat to the entire region, the United States warned Tuesday, voicing deep concern about the "extr...
Jihadists seize Iraq's second city, Nineveh province
Jun 10, 2014 (AFP)
Jihadists overran Iraq's second city of Mosul, the surrounding Nineveh province and parts of Kirkuk, in a major blow on Tuesday that Washington warned threatens...
Checkpoint blasts kill 28 in northern Iraq
Jun 09, 2014 (AFP)
A roadside bomb followed by a suicide bomber detonating an explosives-rigged truck at a police checkpoint in northern Iraq killed 28 people Monday, while seven ...
Attacks showcase strength of militants in Iraq
Jun 08, 2014 (AFP)
Three days of major jihadist attacks around Iraq, including on a university, have left dozens dead in a stark display of militant strength and the country's eno...
Jihadists seize hostages on Iraq campus, sparking battle
Jun 07, 2014 (AFP)
Jihadists took hundreds of students and staff hostage at a university in the Iraqi city of Ramadi on Saturday, sparking an assault led by special forces in whic...
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