Iraq

Barack Obama authorizes air strikes in Iraq

President Barack Obama has authorized targeted air strikes against Islamic militants in northern Iraq but will not send US troops…

10 years ago

Iraq: Thousands of Christians flee as Qaraqosh fall to Islamic State militants

More than 25% of Iraq's Christians are reported to be fleeing after Islamic militants seized Qaraqosh, the minority's biggest town…

10 years ago

Iraq: Mosul air strike kills at least 30 people

An air strike in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul has killed at least 30 people, reports say. Some of…

10 years ago

Emirates to suspend flights over Iraq following MH17 disaster

Emirates has decided to suspend flights over Iraq to protect against the threat of Islamic militants on the ground. The…

10 years ago

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

What is a caliphate?

A caliphate is an Islamic state ruled by a single political and religious leader, or Caliph. Caliphs are regarded by…

10 years ago

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: ISIS leader appears in his first video sermon

ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has called on Muslims to obey him, in his first video sermon. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi…

10 years ago

Iraq frees 46 Indian nurses trapped in Tikrit

Forty six Indian nurses, who were trapped in fighting engulfing parts of Iraq, have been freed, Indian authorities say. The…

10 years ago

ISIS declares Islamic state in occupied territories of Iraq and Syria

ISIS militants have announced they are establishing a caliphate, or Islamic state, on the territories the Islamist group controls in…

10 years ago

Iraq: PM Nouri al-Maliki rejects calls for national salvation government

Iraq's PM Nouri al-Maliki has rejected calls for a national salvation government to help counter the offensive by jihadist-led Sunni…

10 years ago

US to send 300 military advisers to Iraq

The US will send 300 military advisers to Iraq to help fight Islamist-led insurgents, President Barack Obama has announced. Barack…

10 years ago

Iraq: Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani issues Shia call to arms against insurgents

Iraq's most senior Shia cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, has issued a call to arms while Sunni-led insurgents seize more…

10 years ago

Iraq: ISIS insurgents capture Tikrit city

ISIS insurgents in Iraq have seized the city of Tikrit, their second major gain after capturing Mosul on Tuesday, security…

10 years ago

Iraq: ISIS militants take control of Mosul

Iraq's PM Nouri Maliki has asked parliament to declare a state of emergency, after Islamist militants effectively took control of…

10 years ago

Iraq bomb attacks kill at least 26 people

A series of bomb attacks killed at least 26 people in central Iraq, police and medical officials say. Fifteen died…

11 years ago

John Kerry: US will not send troops to help Iraq fight al-Qaeda

Secretary of State John Kerry has said the US will help Iraq fight al-Qaeda-linked militants, but that it is not…

11 years ago

Iraq: Insurgents capture strategic city of Fallujah

Iraqi army has lost control of the strategic city of Fallujah, west of Baghdad, eyewitnesses say. Al-Qaeda-linked militants now control…

11 years ago

Iraq: MP Ahmed al-Alwani arrested during deadly raid in Ramadi

Iraqi troops arrested MP Ahmed al-Alwani and killed his brother and at least three of his guards during a raid…

11 years ago

Al-Qaeda claims Baghdad mass jailbreaks

Al-Qaeda has claimed two mass jailbreaks in Iraq, which freed hundreds of prisoners including senior leaders of the Islamist militant…

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 10 people died in twin car bomb attacks in Tal Afar

Two car bomb and suicide attacks killed at least 10 people and wounded another 15 in the northern Iraqi town…

13 years ago

Iraq: at least 27 officers have been killed in a pre-dawn raid targeting police in Haditha

At least 27 police officers have been killed in the western Iraqi city of Haditha after dozens of gunmen launched…

13 years ago

Iraq: at least 48 people died in a wave of bombings and shootings in Baghdad and Baquba

At least 48 people died and dozens have been injured in a wave of bombings and shootings across Iraq, police…

13 years ago

Baghdad: 63 people killed and 185 injured in a wave of bomb attacks

At least 63 people have been killed and around 185 injured in a wave of apparently co-ordinated bomb attacks in…

13 years ago