western Iraq
Iraq Suicide Blast ‘kills 9’ In Anbar Province
A suicide bomber blew himself up in a town in western Iraq on Friday, killing at least eight civilians and a soldier,...
Ambush Kills Off-Duty Iraqi Soldiers In Anbar Province
Fighters have killed at least 10 off-duty Iraqi soldiers and injured another 20 in an ambush in a part of the country's...
IS Ambush Kills 10 Iraqi Forces
Islamic State group fighters disguised as soldiers ambushed a government convoy in a remote desert region of western...
The Battle For Mosul
Six months since Iraqi forces launched a vast operation to oust the Islamic State group from second city Mosul, they...
IS Now Controls Less Than Seven Percent of Iraq, Military Says
The Islamic State group now controls less than seven percent of Iraq, down from the 40 percent it held nearly three...
IS Now Controls Less Than Seven Percent of Iraq
The Islamic State group now controls less than seven percent of Iraq, down from the 40 percent it held nearly three...
Suicide Bombers Kill 31 In Iraq’s Tikrit
An attack by suicide bombers in the Iraqi city of Tikrit killed at least 31 people and wounded at least 42, army and...
Iraqi Helicopter Fires At ISIS Targets In Besieged Mosul
An Iraqi Army helicopter fires a missile at ISIS positions as government forces seeking to retake Mosul said they had...
IS Hopes To Hold Onto Shreds of ‘caliphate’
The Islamic State group has lost most of the land it once held in Iraq and Syria but hopes to cling to scraps of a...
Bloody Islamic State Video Puts China In Cross-Hairs
Islamic State militants from China's Uighur ethnic minority have vowed to return home and "shed blood like rivers",...
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...
28 Dead As Twin Bombs Rip Through Market
The explosions happened one after another in the busy al-Sinak market. More than 50 people were injured. Police said a...
28 Dead As Twin Bombs Rip Through Market
At least 28 people have died in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, in a double bombing claimed by so-called Islamic State...
IS ‘loses 50,000 Fighters In Two Years’
IS has lost much territory since its gains in 2014 sent shockwaves around the world At least 50,000 militants from...
Iraqi Special Forces Seize Mosul District In Fresh Push
Iraqi soldiers drive into to Shahrezad village east of Mosul, Iraq Iraqi special forces said they pushed deeper into...