Polls opened across Iraq on Saturday in the first national election since the declaration of victory over the Islamic State group.
12 May 2018 11:54 AM
Despite all humanitarian efforts there is ‘a gross lack of both physical and mental health, psycho-social support.’
10 Mar 2018 11:46 AM
The congratulation and self-vindication in Iran at the fall of IS’ Caliphate were second to none and deservingly so.
12 Dec 2017 4:48 AM
‘Daesh no longer hold significant territory in Iraq or Syria,’ says Theresa May.
11 Dec 2017 6:01 PM
Iraq’s announcement came two days after the Russian military said it had defeated ISIS in Syria.
11 Dec 2017 1:04 AM
Mr Macron said France and others are worried about the situation of the Kurds after last month’s referendum
06 Oct 2017 12:56 AM
Abadi adviser, who asked to remain anonymous, said that the premier was referring to either an internal or external attack.
02 Oct 2017 4:01 AM
In the western Anbar province, Iraqi forces retook the town of Rihana on Wednesday, according to a statement from the coalition.
21 Sep 2017 2:32 PM
Militants driven out of one of their last strongholds in war-torn country.
27 Aug 2017 7:10 AM
Riyadh and Baghdad reached a deal 'to renovate the Arar border post and fully open it for trade and passage for visitors'.
17 Aug 2017 12:16 PM
The government-sanctioned groups became known as the Popular Mobilization Forces, known as Hashed al-Shaabi in Arabic.
24 Jul 2017 5:54 PM
The Iraqi Army may have declared victory in Mosul but attacks continue.
18 Jul 2017 4:39 AM
Army choppers strafed the Old City and blasts sent plumes of smoke into the air, though it was unclear if they were bombs.
13 Jul 2017 10:40 AM
The US-led coalition that backed the Mosul offensive is supporting another assault on ISIS's Syrian bastion Raqa.
11 Jul 2017 3:44 PM
Iraqi forces were earlier on Monday still fighting to eliminate the last pockets of IS resistance in Mosul.
11 Jul 2017 3:18 AM
ISIS still controls swathes of western Iraq including much of the desert Anbar province and rival forces.
10 Jul 2017 11:36 AM
The battle has left large parts of Mosul in ruins, killed thousands of civilians and displaced nearly 1 million people.
09 Jul 2017 7:40 PM
US-led coalition condemned the destruction as a crime against 'the people of Mosul and all of Iraq'..
22 Jun 2017 8:25 AM
The statement also criticized "the hasty interventions" that followed the chemical attack, in an apparent reference to the US strikes.
08 Apr 2017 5:20 PM
Abadi had previously pledged the northern city would be retaken by the end of this year.
28 Dec 2016 9:15 AM