Iraq Forces Make Mosul Gains, But Anti-IS War Far From Over
Iraqi forces made major gains in the six months since launching the operation to retake Mosul, but the battle for ...
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First Palm Sunday Since IS In Iraq’s Main Christian Town
Members of Iraq's Christian minority celebrated Palm Sunday in the country's main Christian town of Qaraqosh for the first time ...
Trump Son-In-Law, Top US Officer Meet Iraq Kurd Leaders
President Donald Trump's son-in-law and the US's top military officer met with Kurdish leaders in Arbil on Tuesday, the second ...
Freed From IS, But Iraq’s Qaraqosh Is Now A Ghost Town
In the Iraqi Christian town of Qaraqosh, time stands still. The Islamic State group was expelled in October 2016, but ...
Disputed Iraqi Province Votes To Fly Kurdish Flag
Provincial councillors in disputed, oil-rich Kirkuk province voted Tuesday to fly the Kurdish regional flag over government buildings, a move ...
Turkey-PKK Conflict ‘has Killed 2,000’ Since Truce Collapsed
The UN has accused Turkish forces of serious violations during unrest in the south-east of the country that left 2,000 ...
Iraqi Kurd Forces Halt Pumping Through Key Oil Pipeline
Iraqi Kurdish forces deployed at a state-run oil company Thursday, temporarily halting pumping through a pipeline that is one of ...
Asiacell To Offer Free Access To Wikipedia In Iraq
The Wikimedia Foundation, which runs online encyclopaedia Wikipedia, said Tuesday that telecoms operator Asiacell will offer free access to the ...
Rudaw’s Shifa Gardi Killed Covering Battle For Mosul
A female reporter working for an Iraqi Kurdish channel was killed in a roadside bomb attack while covering clashes between ...
Iraq’s Bashiqa Brings Back the Booze To Clear IS Hangover
Surrounded by the ruins of pastel-coloured buildings still bearing slogans glorifying the Islamic State's "caliphate", Wissam Ghanem is having a ...
A Baby Named Trump and Admiration For A New U.S. President In Northern Iraq
Hassan Jamil’s love affair with Donald Trump began in the thick of the American presidential campaign, when he found himself ...
Iraq Bomb Attack Targets Iranian Kurdish Opposition Party
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Tuesday's bomb attack Seven people have been killed and 15 wounded in ...
The Variety of ‘Oil City’
About a month ago, photographer Eugenio Grosso traveled a 70-mile stretch in northern Iraq, from the city of Kirkuk to ...
Ferocity of Kirkuk Attack Points To Tough Fight For Mosul
Ferocity of Kirkuk attack points to tough fight for Mosul Smoke rises as Kurdish forces take position at a site ...
Turkish and Kurdish Forces Launch Attacks On IS
Footage captures explosions near the Iraqi town of Bashiqa, where Kurdish forces have launched fresh Kurdish forces have carried out ...
US Defence Chief Carter In Surprise Iraq Visit To Assess Battle For Mosul
the defense secretary has arrived in Iraq to retake the northern city of Mosul US Defense Secretary Ash Carter arrived ...
Militants Fight Back In Western Iraqi Town
Many have fled the area round Mosul as government and Kurdish forces close in. Forces of so-called Islamic State have ...
IS Militants Attack Iraqi City of Kirkuk As Mosul Offensive Continues
Fighters from the self-styled Islamic State (IS) group have attacked government buildings in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk, killing at ...
Iraq and Kurdish Troops Make Gains
Iraqi pro-government forces have made gains at the start of a large-scale operation to retake Mosul, the last major stronghold ...
British Troops Condemned Over Iraqi Boy’s Death In 2003
Four UK soldiers who "forced" an Iraqi boy into a canal and let him drown have been condemned by a ...