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25 Iraqi fighters killed thwarting IS assault in Anbar

'We have given 25 martyrs in 72 hours,' says a tribal commander.

05 Jan 2016 5:38 PM

Iraq official blames ISIS for bombing Sunni mosques

The bombing damaged the mosques but caused no casualties.

04 Jan 2016 5:32 PM

Before Mosul, Falluja battle awaits Army

Iraqi forces may face a big battle near Baghdad before they can try to retake the Islamic State (ISIS) stronghold of Mosul: Falluja, a long-time bastion of Sunni jihadists sitting at the western gates

01 Jan 2016 5:40 AM

ISIS booby-trapped houses

About 700 ISIS fighters are believed to be hiding in the centre and eastern outskirts of Ramadi days after Iraqi forces claimed victory over the militants in the western city, the US-led coalition sai

31 Dec 2015 5:41 AM

Iraq declares Ramadi liberated from ISIS

Iraqi security forces with the national flag enter central Ramadi, 115 kilometres west of Baghdad, Iraq, on Sunday. — AFP

29 Dec 2015 6:07 AM

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Iraq forces in Ramadi near victory

Iraqi security forces enter the heavy-damaged Huz neighbourhood in Ramadi (115 km west of Baghdad), Iraq, on Saturday. — AP

28 Dec 2015 6:03 AM

Bombs, snipers slow Iraq forces

Iraqi forces dodged sniper fire, car bombs, roadside bombs and booby traps as they battled Friday to root out jihadist fighters hunkered down in a strategic compound in central Ramadi.

26 Dec 2015 3:55 AM

Iraqi forces to retake Mosul from ISIS after Ramadi secured: PM Haider al-Abadi

Army commanders said that battle for Ramadi would take several days.

25 Dec 2015 3:25 PM

Iraq forces in final push to retake Ramadi

Iraqi security forces cross a bridge built by corps of Engineers over the Euphrates River as Islamic State destroyed all the bridges leading to central Ramadi to block Iraqi security forces from moving forward in Ramadi. --AP

24 Dec 2015 2:27 AM

Iraqi troops storm into centre of Ramadi

City to be cleared in 72 hours,Army faces less resistance in form of snipers & suicide bombers

23 Dec 2015 5:09 AM

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Iraq forces advance into centre of IS-held Ramadi: security official

Ramadi has been under the control of Islamic State jihadists since May.

22 Dec 2015 3:12 PM

Iraq Army asks citizens in ISIS-held Ramadi to leave

A file pictures shows Iraqi pro-government tribal forces holding a position east of Ramadi and west of Baghdad.— AFP

21 Dec 2015 3:16 AM

Iraq probes ‘friendly fire’ killing 9 soldiers

Iraq has opened an investigation into the circumstances that led to the death of 9 Iraqi soldiers in a coalition airstrike west of Baghdad, the defence minister said on Saturday.

20 Dec 2015 3:10 AM

Carter reviews anti-ISIS war in Iraq

Italy to send 450 troops to protect Iraq’s Mosul dam

17 Dec 2015 6:20 AM

Gunmen kidnap 26 hunters from Qatar

Gunmen kidnapped 26 members of a Qatari hunting party in southern Iraq, officials said on Wednesday, the second high-profile seizure of foreign nationals in the country in three months.

17 Dec 2015 6:16 AM

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Ashton Carter in Iraq to seek new ways to battle ISIS

The focus in recent days has been the battle in Ramadi.

16 Dec 2015 3:01 PM

Islamic State releases chilling video depicting final showdown with the West

A heavily armoured ISIS vehicle can be seen approaching the Colosseum in the video.

12 Dec 2015 2:38 PM

Suicide bomber kills eight near Baghdad Shia mosque: officials

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack

09 Dec 2015 5:08 PM

‘Reckless arms transfers to Iraq helped ISIS’

Amnesty’s report on ISIS’ arms call for tougher controls to restrict proliferation of weapons

09 Dec 2015 5:37 AM

Ankara in talks with Baghdad on troops; Iraq PM claims ISIS oil flows via Turkey

Turkey has not withdrawn any troops from Iraq following an ultimatum from Baghdad, a senior Turkish official said on Monday, adding that Ankara was in discussions with Iraq’s defence ministry and coul

08 Dec 2015 6:12 AM

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