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Baghdad attack: At least 29 people killed by gunmen in Zayouna

At least 29 people have been killed after gunmen have stormed two buildings in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, officials say.…

10 years ago

US troops deployed to Iraq to assist government forces

US troops have been deployed to Iraq to assist the Iraqi army in combating a growing Sunni militant insurgency, the…

10 years ago

Iraq: John Kerry arrives in Erbil to hold talks with Kurdish leaders

US Secretary of State John Kerry has arrived in the northern Iraqi city of Erbil to hold talks with Kurdish…

10 years ago

Iraq forces battle Sunni militants for control of Baiji refinery

Iraq forces are battling Sunni militants for control of the country's biggest oil refinery. A military spokesman said troops had…

10 years ago

Iraq crisis: Sunni militants seize Baiji refinery

Iraqi Islamist militants have invaded the country's biggest oil refinery, after pounding it with mortars and machine guns from two…

10 years ago

Iraq crisis: US to send 275 military personnel to Baghdad

Heavy clashes took place between Iraqi government forces and Sunni Islamist militants who have made major advances in the past…

10 years ago

Iraq elections 2014: Heavy security at first poll since US troops withdrawal

Iraq is voting in the first parliamentary elections since the withdrawal of US troops three years ago. Polling began at…

11 years ago

Iraq: two car bomb explosions kill 19 people in Baghdad

At least 19 people have been killed in two car bomb explosions in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, officials say. The…

12 years ago

Iraq: 82 people killed in Baghdad in a wave of bomb attacks and shootings

Waves of bomb attacks and shootings in north of Baghdad have killed at least 82 people, say security and medical…

12 years ago

Iraq: at least 62 people killed in bomb attacks in Hilla and Baghdad

Serial bomb attacks in six Iraqi provinces, including 10 locations in Baghdad, has killed 62 people and wounded dozens more,…

12 years ago

Flag ceremony in Baghdad brings US operations in Iraq to a formal end

The American flag has been lowered in Baghdad, bringing nearly nine years of US military operations in Iraq to a…

13 years ago