Politics of Iraq

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Mosul Families Huddle At Home, Terrified of IS

For two weeks, Yunis Mohammed and 17 relatives huddled terrified in the cellar of his west Mosul home as the Islamic...

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Jihadist Tunnels Save Assyrian Winged Bulls of Mosul

Crawl through a labyrinth of narrow tunnels in near total darkness and suddenly they appear: two great winged bulls...

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US Troops Train Iraqi Forces In Key Bridging Skills

Iraqi soldiers manoeuvre sections of floating bridge on a muddy, man-made lake as American trainers instruct them in...

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Iraqi Forces On Schedule In Mosul Fight

Iraqi security forces are progressing as planned in their battle to recapture Mosul from the Islamic State group but...

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Twelve Treated For Chemical Weapons Agents In Mosul Since March 1

Twelve people, including women and children, are being treated for possible exposure to chemical weapons agents in...

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Chemical Weapons Injure Seven In Mosul Area

Seven people, among them five children, have been hospitalised over the past two days near Iraq's Mosul with injuries...

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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...

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As Civilians Flee Mosul, A Delicate Search For Jihadists

The Iraqi officer addresses a group of men who fled fighting in Mosul, urging them to admit any affiliation with the...

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To Secure Mosul, Iraq Army Makes Desert Push With US Help

Much of the fighting for west Mosul will be at close quarters, but Iraq's battle against the Islamic State group is...

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In Iraq’s Desert, Mass Grave Horror Beneath the Dirt

The sinkhole that could be the largest mass grave in Iraq's latest conflict is barely visible from the road, nothing...

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In Mosul, A Long-Term Battle To Repair Iraq’s Heritage

The city of Mosul is intertwined with human history, tracing its roots to 4,400 years ago when civilisation rose in...

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Iraq Air Force Strikes IS Targets In Syria

The Iraqi air force struck members of the Islamic State group inside neighbouring Syria Friday, officials said, adding...

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Drug Shortages and Malnutrition In Mosul

Malnutrition, child deaths and drug shortages -- healthcare in west Mosul is getting worse by the day as Iraqi forces...

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Trump’s Defense Chief, In Iraq, Says

The U. S. military is not in Iraq "to seize anybody's oil", Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said, distancing himself from...

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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",...

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UN ‘extremely Concerned’ Over Conditions In West Mosul

Living conditions in west Mosul, where jihadists are hunkering down among 750,000 Iraqi civilians, are deteriorating...

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Iraq Hits IS Commanders, Baghdadi Fate Unclear

The Iraqi air force has targeted a meeting of commanders from the Islamic State group that its leader Abu Bakr...

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Abadi Fends Off Calls By Iran Allies In Iraq To React To Trump Travel Ban

Iraq's prime minister has squashed a move by pro-Iranian factions in his government who wanted to retaliate against...

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Iraq's prime minister has squashed a move by pro-Iranian factions in his government who wanted to retaliate against...