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IS bombings near Baghdad mall kill at least 13 people
Sep 10, 2016 (AFP)
Two bomb blasts outside a shopping mall in central Baghdad claimed by the Islamic State group killed at least 13 people, security and medical officials said on ...
Iranians flock to Iraq's Karbala for holy plan B
Sep 10, 2016 (AFP)
Barred from Mecca amid an escalating spat between Tehran and Saudi Arabia, masses of Iranian Shiite faithful have converged on the holy Iraqi city of Karbala fo...
Iraq police clashes with militia near Baghdad
Sep 08, 2016 (AFP)
Several people were wounded Thursday when Iraqi police clashed with members of an Iranian-backed militia near the capital, both sides said. The violence in Zaaf...
400 additional US troops arrive in Iraq ahead of Mosul push
Sep 08, 2016 (AFP)
More than 400 additional US troops have deployed to Iraq in recent days, a defense official said Thursday, as local forces prepare for an assault on Mosul, the ...
IS car bomb kills at least 7 in Baghdad
Sep 06, 2016 (AFP)
A car bomb attack claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group killed at least seven people near a hospital in central Baghdad late Monday, police said. The blas...
Iraq hangs seven Arabs for belonging to Al-Qaeda
Aug 31, 2016 (AFP)
Iraq on Wednesday hanged seven men of various Arab nationalities who were convicted of belonging to the Al-Qaeda network, officials said. The seven were detaine...
Iraq's Mosul can be retaken from IS this year: US general
Aug 30, 2016 (AFP)
Coalition-backed Iraqi forces can retake the key northern city of Mosul from the Islamic State group by the end of the year, the commander of US forces in the M...
Turkey warplanes bomb PKK targets in northern Iraq: state media
Aug 29, 2016 (AFP)
Turkish warplanes bombed Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq Monday, as Ankara pressed its military operation against Islamic State jihadists and a Syrian...
Iraq forces retake key town south of Mosul
Aug 25, 2016 (AFP)
Iraqi forces on Thursday pushed the Islamic State group from Qayyarah, a northern town considered strategic for any future offensive against the jihadists' last...
Iraq forces advance in town south of Mosul
Aug 24, 2016 (AFP)
Iraqi forces on Wednesday took key positions in the centre Qayyarah, officials said, on the second day of an operation to recapture the northern town from jihad...
Iraq forces launch push to retake town south of Mosul
Aug 23, 2016 (AFP)
Iraqi special forces led an operation on Tuesday aimed at retaking the jihadist-held town of Qayyarah, a key staging base for operations to attack Mosul, milita...
Rights groups condemn executions over Iraq massacre
Aug 23, 2016 (AFP)
Rights groups said Wednesday that the executions by the Iraqi state of 36 men over a 2014 massacre claimed by the Islamic State group were failing to deliver ju...
Iraq forces foil attack by would-be teenage bomber
Aug 22, 2016 (AFP)
Iraqi security forces apprehended a teenager wearing a suicide belt before he was able to detonate it in the city of Kirkuk, security officials said on Monday. ...
Iraq hangs 36 over 2014 massacre of recruits
Aug 21, 2016 (AFP)
Iraq on Sunday hanged 36 men convicted over the 2014 massacre by Sunni jihadists and allied militants of up to 1,700 military recruits, officials said. They had...
Iraq hangs 36 over 2014 massacre of recruits: officials
Aug 21, 2016 (AFP)
Iraq on Sunday hanged 36 men convicted over the 2014 massacre by Sunni jihadists and allied militants of hundreds of military recruits, officials said. They had...
Media worker killed in western Iraq: employer
Aug 20, 2016 (AFP)
A technician with an Iraqi satellite channel was killed on Saturday and a journalist wounded as they covered operations against the Islamic State group in weste...
IS attack kills nine Iraqis near Jordan border
Aug 16, 2016 (AFP)
Fighters of the Islamic State group attacked an Iraqi border guard base near Jordan on Tuesday, killing at least nine people before being beaten back, officers ...
Iraq PM surprised by judiciary's speed on graft case
Aug 16, 2016 (AFP)
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Tuesday expressed his surprise at the speed with which the judiciary closed a corruption case against the parliament spe...
Kurdish journalist killed in northern Iraq fighting
Aug 14, 2016 (AFP)
An Iraqi Kurdish reporter was killed and another wounded on Sunday during a military operation against the Islamic State group in northern Iraq, officials said....
Iraq politicians must pull together for Mosul: US
Aug 11, 2016 (AFP)
Feuding Iraqi politicians should unite as a crucial operation to retake the city of Mosul from the Islamic State group draws near, a top US envoy said Thursday....
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