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Iraq forces fire tear gas as thousands protest in Baghdad
May 27, 2016 (AFP)
Security forces fired tear gas as thousands of protesters gathered in central Baghdad on Friday and attempted to head to the Green Zone, a fortified area they h...
Civilians trapped as Iraq forces close in on Fallujah
May 24, 2016 (AFP)
Iraqi forces cleared areas around Fallujah Tuesday after launching an assault to retake the city, tightening their siege on Islamic State group fighters but als...
Iraq forces begin assault on IS bastion Fallujah
May 24, 2016 (AFP)
Iraqi forces battled the Islamic State group Monday in the opening stages of an operation to retake Fallujah, one of the toughest targets yet in Baghdad's war a...
Iraq's Fallujah operation gives PM political reprieve
May 24, 2016 (AFP)
Iraq's operation to recapture jihadist bastion Fallujah has given Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi a political reprieve, drawing attention away from repeated setb...
Iraq forces launch assault on IS bastion Fallujah
May 23, 2016 (AFP)
Iraqi forces battled the Islamic State group Monday in the opening stages of an operation to retake Fallujah, one of the toughest targets yet in Baghdad's war a...
UN urges 'safe corridors' for Iraqi civilians in Fallujah
May 23, 2016 (AFP)
The United Nations called Monday for "safe corridors" to be set up to allow Iraqi civilians to flee a military offensive against Islamic State jihadists in Fall...
Iraq Green Zone breach may set stage for more violence
May 22, 2016 (AFP)
The latest breach of Baghdad's Green Zone by angry protesters may set the stage for further violence between demonstrators and security forces, as well as sharp...
Iraq announces start of operation to retake Fallujah
May 22, 2016 (AFP)
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Monday announced the start of a military operation to retake the city of Fallujah from the Islamic State group. The figh...
Iraq reaches deal with IMF for $5.4-billion loan
May 19, 2016 (AFP)
Crisis-hit Iraq reached a deal with the International Monetary Fund Thursday for a $5.4 billion loan that could give donors enough confidence to unlock further ...
Under heavy pressure, jihadists strike back in Baghdad
May 18, 2016 (AFP)
The Islamic State group, on the defensive and under heavy pressure in Iraq, has struck back with bloody attacks in Baghdad, where persistent gaps in security in...
Baghdad attacks kill at least 43 people
May 17, 2016 (AFP)
Attacks including suicide bombings killed at least 43 people in Baghdad on Tuesday, the second time in a week the Iraqi capital has been hit by a deadly spate o...
US says bid to retake Iraq's Mosul from IS making progress
May 15, 2016 (AFP)
The US-led offensive to recapture the Iraqi city of Mosul from the Islamic State group is making progress, the top American envoy to the coalition said Sunday. ...
IS snipers prevent civilians leaving Fallujah: US official
May 13, 2016 (AFP)
Islamic State snipers are targeting humanitarian corridors established by Iraqi security forces to relieve suffering in the IS-held city of Fallujah, a Pentagon...
Gun, grenade and bomb attack kills 16 north of Baghdad
May 13, 2016 (AFP)
Gunmen attacked a cafe with gunfire and grenades north of the Iraqi capital and later detonated suicide belts against security forces in pursuit, officials said...
Residents hold protest blaming leaders for Baghdad carnage
May 12, 2016 (AFP)
Hundreds of residents of a neighbourhood of the Iraqi capital rocked by a devastating bombing that killed dozens of people held a protest Thursday, blaming the ...
94 dead in triple Baghdad car bombings claimed by IS
May 12, 2016 (AFP)
Three car bombs in Baghdad, including a huge blast at a market in a Shiite area, killed at least 94 people Wednesday, the bloodiest day in the Iraqi capital thi...
Car bombing kills at least 10 in Iraq's Baquba: officials
May 09, 2016 (AFP)
A car bomb exploded on Monday in a busy area of the Iraqi city of Baquba, killing at least 10 people, a senior military official and a doctor said. "A car bomb ...
Britain's Iraq war inquiry to be published July 6
May 09, 2016 (AFP)
Britain's long-delayed mammoth inquiry into its part in the 2003 war in Iraq will be published on July 6, its chairman revealed Monday. The Iraq Inquiry headed ...
Iraq PM calls for respect of law after Green Zone breach
May 05, 2016 (AFP)
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi called Thursday for those who want reforms to "respect the law" after protesters broke into the fortified Green Zone and st...
Pilgrims brave bomb threat to flock to Baghdad shrine
May 03, 2016 (AFP)
A sea of pilgrims converged on a Baghdad shrine on Tuesday for an annual Shiite religious commemoration, defying fears of further bomb attacks by the Islamic St...
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