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Iraq Forces Battle IS In Mosul After PM Fetes ‘victory’
Iraqi forces battled the last Islamic State group holdouts in Mosul on Wednesday, a day after the country's premier...
Iraq PM Fetes ‘victory’ In Mosul, But Battle Continues
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi congratulated the Iraqi people and security forces on winning a "major victory" over...
Iraqis Mark First Anniversary of Devastating Baghdad Blast
Iraqis still reeling from a devastating suicide bombing that killed over 320 people in central Baghdad gathered Sunday...
Iraq Gains Ground In Mosul’s Old City As It Presses Assault On IS
Special forces have recaptured more of Mosul's historic heart as they press the final stages of an assault to drive the...
Iraq Forces Retake Hospital Near Mosul’s Old City
Iraqi forces have recaptured a hospital and other medical facilities in west Mosul, further isolating Islamic State...
Iraq PM Thanks Top Shiite Cleric For Role In Anti-IS War
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi Friday thanked Iraq's top Shiite cleric for his role in the war against jihadists,...
Mosul Victory Announcement In ‘next Few Days’
Iraq will declare victory in the eight-month battle to retake second city Mosul from jihadists in the "next few days,"...
Iraq Forces Repel IS Counter-Attack
Fighters of so-called Islamic State (IS) have launched counter-attacks as they come under growing pressure from Iraqi...
French TV Journalist Dies of Wounds From Mosul Blast
Journalist Veronique Robert, wounded in the same landmine blast that killed two colleagues in the Iraqi city of Mosul...
Saudi, Iraq Hail ‘leap’ In Ties After Abadi Visit
Saudi Arabia and Iraq have made a "qualitative leap" in relations, they said Tuesday after a visit by Prime Minister...
Iraqi Forces Show Strong Stand For IS-Mosul Battle
Iraqi government forces started on Sunday a major operation to enter the last Islamic State (IS) stronghold of the old...
Russia ‘may Have Killed IS Head Baghdadi’
Russia's defence ministry is investigating whether one of its air strikes in Syria killed the leader of the Islamic...
Erdogan Calls Iraqi Kurdish Referendum ‘error and Threat’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday strongly criticised the decision of the authorities in Iraq's...
Journey To Statehood Still Long For Iraq Kurds
Many Iraqi Kurds hailed last week's announcement of a September referendum on independence as historic, but major...
Iran Opposes Iraqi Kurdish Independence Vote
Iran voiced its opposition on Saturday to an announcement by Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region that it will organise a...
Suicide Bomber Kills 20 In Market South of Baghdad
A suicide bomber blew himself up in a market in the town of Musayyib, south of Baghdad, on Friday killing at least 20...
Iraq On Cusp of Mosul Victory Three Years After Major Defeat
Three years after the Islamic State group routed them in Mosul, Iraqi forces are now on the cusp of retaking the city...
Kurdish Referendum Would Distract From IS Fight, US Warns
The United States on Thursday warned that a decision by Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region to hold an independence...
Pro-Syria Regime Drone Shot Down After It Fires On Coalition
A US warplane shot down a pro-regime drone in Syria on Thursday after it fired at coalition forces, officials said,...