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UN fears operation near Mosul will displace 30,000 more Iraqis
May 03, 2016 (AFP)
An ongoing joint Iraqi operation against the Islamic State group south of the city of Mosul could displace 30,000 civilians in the coming weeks, the UN refugee ...
Baghdad car bomb against Shiite pilgrims kills 14
May 02, 2016 (AFP)
A car bomb targeting Shiite pilgrims killed at least 14 people in southern Baghdad on Monday, security and medical sources said. An Iraqi security command said ...
Iraq in political limbo after Green Zone storming
May 02, 2016 (AFP)
Iraq's political reform process was in limbo Monday after protesters demanding a change of government reacted to weeks of stalling by storming parliament. Secur...
Conditions in Iraq detention centre 'shocking': Amnesty
May 02, 2016 (AFP)
The Iraqi authorities are holding often innocent "terror" suspects in dire conditions across the country and have no ability to process cases, Amnesty Internati...
Iraqi forces retake road to isolated Anbar city
May 02, 2016 (AFP)
Iraqi forces advancing from two opposite directions in Anbar have joined up, reducing the isolation of the city of Haditha, military sources said on Monday. A s...
Protesters quit Baghdad's Green Zone after unprecedented breach
May 01, 2016 (AFP)
Protesters withdrew from Baghdad's Green Zone on Sunday after breaking into the fortified area and storming Iraq's parliament in an unprecedented security breac...
Open house in Baghdad's mythical Green Zone
May 01, 2016 (AFP)
Thousands of wide-eyed Iraqis marvelled at the fountains, flowers and perfect lawns in Baghdad's Green Zone on Sunday, a day after protesters breached the walls...
Rare IS bombings in southern Iraq kill 33: officials
May 01, 2016 (AFP)
The Islamic State group carried out rare attacks in Iraq's deep Shiite south Sunday, killing at least 33 people with twin suicide car bomb blasts in the city of...
US Vice President Biden on surprise visit to Iraq
Apr 28, 2016 (AFP)
US Vice President Joe Biden held talks in Baghdad Thursday during an unannounced visit to Iraq, whose leadership has been locked in a protracted political crisi...
Iraq shuts Al-Jazeera bureau for 'instigating violence'
Apr 28, 2016 (AFP)
The Iraqi authorities have shut down the Al-Jazeera channel's Baghdad office, accusing Qatar's state-funded TV network of inciting violence and sectarianism. Ir...
Iraqi MPs approve partial cabinet as thousands protest
Apr 26, 2016 (AFP)
Iraqi lawmakers approved five of the prime minister's candidates for a new cabinet on Tuesday after weeks of delays and chaos at parliament, as thousands of peo...
Thousands of Iraqis answer Sadr's call to protest
Apr 26, 2016 (AFP)
Thousands of supporters of powerful Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr answered his call to demonstrate in Baghdad on Tuesday to pressure the Iraqi government to car...
US sends warning shot in Iraq via Hellfire missile
Apr 26, 2016 (AFP)
Before blowing up a jihadist cash hoard in Iraq, the US military warned bystanders of an impending strike by using a Hellfire missile to deliver the wartime equ...
Artillery fire hits Iraq town despite ceasefire: officials
Apr 25, 2016 (AFP)
Artillery fire killed a civilian on Monday despite a ceasefire in a flashpoint northern Iraqi town that has been hit by deadly fighting between Kurdish and Turk...
Baghdad area bombings kill at least eight: officials
Apr 23, 2016 (AFP)
Bombings targeting security forces in the Baghdad area killed at least eight people and wounded more than 30 on Saturday, security and medical officials said. A...
IS suicide attack kills eight at Iraq Shiite mosque
Apr 22, 2016 (AFP)
A suicide attack claimed by the Islamic State group killed at least eight people at a Shiite mosque on the southwestern edge of Baghdad on Friday, security and ...
Iraq's Mosul will eventually be retaken from IS: Obama
Apr 19, 2016 (AFP)
US President Barack Obama said he expects Iraq's second city Mosul to be retaken from the Islamic State group "eventually". Obama's comments in an interview wit...
Iraq speaker suspends parliament 'until further notice'
Apr 19, 2016 (AFP)
Embattled Iraqi parliament speaker Salim al-Juburi Tuesday announced the suspension of parliament sessions "until further notice" after a week of turmoil during...
US to deploy more forces to back Iraq's anti-IS war
Apr 19, 2016 (AFP)
The United States will send Apache attack helicopters and more troops to Iraq, US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said in Baghdad Monday, as the coalition weigh...
Russia delivers ground support aircraft to Iraq
Apr 18, 2016 (UPI)
A batch of three Russian Sukhoi Su-25 strike fighters has been delivered to Iraq and will soon enter service, an Iraqi Defense Ministry spokesman said. Nasir No...
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