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Iraq judiciary drops corruption case against speaker

Aug 09, 2016 (AFP)

The Iraqi judiciary on Tuesday closed a corruption case against parliament speaker Salim al-Juburi, citing a lack of evidence to proceed further. "Evidence agai...

Iraq's widely reviled parliament mired in turmoil

Aug 08, 2016 (AFP)

As Iraq faces jihadists, financial woes and endemic corruption, parliament -- supposedly the heart of its government -- has been mired in turmoil and failed to ...

IS kills people trying to flee Iraq town: officials

Aug 05, 2016 (AFP)

The Islamic State group has killed several residents attempting to flee Hawijah, officers and local officials said Friday, as Iraqi forces prepared for an opera...

IS 'weakening' inside Iraqi city of Mosul: Pentagon

Aug 03, 2016 (AFP)

Islamic State fighters inside the jihadist group's Iraqi stronghold of Mosul are "weakening" and showing signs of frustration ahead of a battle to recapture the...

Coalition planes pound IS-held Saddam palace: UK

Aug 03, 2016 (AFP)

Coalition warplanes bombed one of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's palaces which was being used as a training base by the Islamic State jihadist group, Br...

Iraq prosecutor takes aim at officials accused of corruption

Aug 03, 2016 (AFP)

Iraq's chief prosecutor has filed a complaint against officials including the parliament speaker who were accused of corruption by the defence minister, a judic...

Iraq minister accuses parliament speaker of corruption

Aug 01, 2016 (AFP)

Iraqi Defence Minister Khalid al-Obeidi accused the parliament speaker and several lawmakers of corruption and blackmail on Monday, prompting the prime minister...

Death toll from July Baghdad blast rises to 323: minister

Aug 01, 2016 (AFP)

One of the deadliest bombings to ever hit Iraq killed 323 people, two thirds of whom needed DNA testing to identify, the health minister said, raising an earlie...

Iraq PM talks Mosul plans with top US officer

Jul 31, 2016 (AFP)

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi held talks in Baghdad with America's top military officer Sunday, discussing plans to oust the Islamic State group from sec...

Suicide bomber kills 10 north of Baghdad: officials

Jul 25, 2016 (AFP)

A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-rigged vehicle near a checkpoint north of Baghdad on Monday, killing 10 people, officials said. The blast at the entran...

IS suicide bomber kills 12 at Iraq checkpoint

Jul 25, 2016 (AFP)

A suicide car bombing claimed by the Islamic State group killed 12 people at a crowded checkpoint north of Baghdad on Monday, security and medical officials sai...

IS suicide bomber kills at least 15 in Baghdad

Jul 24, 2016 (AFP)

A suicide bombing claimed by the Islamic State group killed at least 15 people in a Shiite area of northern Baghdad on Sunday, security and medical officials sa...

Iraq PM seeks to speed up death penalty implementation

Jul 23, 2016 (AFP)

Iraq's prime minister is seeking to speed up the implementation of death sentences, his office said Saturday, despite persistent concerns over flaws in the judi...

Anti-IS coalition meets with Mosul in its sights

Jul 21, 2016 (AFP)

Top diplomatic and military officials from the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group met Thursday to prepare the assault on the city of Mosul, the j...

Iraq PM accepts resignation of another minister: office

Jul 20, 2016 (AFP)

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has accepted the resignation of another minister, his office said on Wednesday, as he seeks to move forward with long-stall...

Iraq PM accepts resignation of five new ministers

Jul 19, 2016 (AFP)

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, who has been trying for months to replace the current cabinet, has accepted the resignations of five more ministers, his o...

Iraqis defy ban to rally for reforms in Baghdad

Jul 15, 2016 (AFP)

Thousands of Iraqis defied warnings from authorities and rallied in the heart of Baghdad on Friday, renewing pressure on the government to carry out reforms tar...

More than 700 Iraqi men and boys missing from Fallujah:UN

Jul 15, 2016 (AFP)

A total of 738 men and boys remain missing after they were detained by militias backing the Iraqi government offensive to retake Fallujah from Islamic State jih...

Bombing at market near Baghdad kills seven: officials

Jul 12, 2016 (AFP)

A suicide bombing at a market near Baghdad killed at least seven people on Tuesday, officials said, the latest in a series of deadly attacks in and around the c...

US to send 560 more troops to aid Iraq's anti-IS fight

Jul 11, 2016 (AFP)

Pentagon chief Ashton Carter said Monday that Washington will deploy 560 additional troops to aid Iraq's fight to retake Mosul from jihadists, deepening US mili...