nouri al maliki

Iraq: President Fuad Masum asks Haider al-Abadi to form new government

Iraqi President Fuad Masum has asked the deputy speaker of parliament, Haider al-Abadi, to form a new government. Haider al-Abadi…

10 years ago

Iraq: Syria carried out air strikes on ISIS militants

Iraq’s PM Nouri al-Maliki has confirmed that Syria carried out air strikes on ISIS militants inside Iraqi territory this week.…

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

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

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: 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

Iraq: fugitive VP Tariq al-Hashemi sentenced to death in absentia

Iraq's fugitive vice-president Tariq al-Hashemi has been sentenced to death in absentia after a court found him guilty of running…

12 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