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Iraq carries out airstrikes on ISIL in Syria

IraqiairforceconductedairstrikesonISILpositionsinsideSyriaincoordinationwithSyriangovernmentonThursday,Reutersreported,citingIraqimilitaryspokesperson.IraqiF-16

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4 killed in IS attacks on security forces in central Iraq

FourpeoplewerekilledandeightothersinjuredThursdayintwoattacksbyIslamicState(IS)militantsinIraq'scentralprovinceofSalahudin,aprovincialsecuritysourcesaid.Inoneat

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Iraq holds 1st int'l book exhibition in Baghdad after defeating IS

IraqonThursdayinauguratedthefirstBaghdadInternationalBookExhibitionafterthedefeatoftheIslamicState(IS)militantgroup.The10-dayexhibitionisheldattheBaghdadInterna

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IS militants kill 4 border guards in western Iraq

TheIslamicState(IS)militantsonThursdaykilledfourborderguardsinanambushneartheIraqiborderwithneighboringJordan,asecuritysourcesaid.Theincidentoccurredaftermidnig

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6 killed by IS militants in Iraq's Salahudin province

Sixpeoplewerekilledand13injuredbytheextremistIslamicState(IS)militantswhoopenedfireonciviliansonamainroadnearIraqiethnicallymixedtownofTuz-KhurmatoinIraq'scentr

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7 IS militants killed in clashes with security forces in central Iraq

IraqisecurityforcesonWednesdaykilledatleastsevenIslamicState(IS)militantsinclashesatavillagenearthecityofShirqatinIraq'scentralprovinceofSalahudin,aprovincialse

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Iraqi paramilitary forces kill 10 IS militants near Kirkuk

TheIraqigovernment-backedparamilitaryHashdShaabimembersonWednesdaykilled10IslamicState(IS)militantsnearthetownofHawijahinIraq'snorthernprovinceofKirkuk,theIraqi

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Saudi king promises football stadium for Iraq in call with PM Abadi

SaudiArabia’sKingSalmanpromisedtobuildIraqafootballstadiumfollowingafriendlymatchbetweenthetwocountries’teamslastweek,inaphonecallwithIraqiPrimeMinisterHaideral

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IS ambushes Iraqi Shiite-led force, killing 27 fighters

IslamicStatemilitantsambushedagroupofIraq'sShiite-ledparamilitaryfighters,killingatleast27,officialssaidMonday,underliningtheextremisgroup'scapabilitiesoflaunch

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Iraq reconstruction: Is the goal of $88.2 bln possible?

Aspartofathree-dayconference,representativesfromKuwait,Iraq,theUnitedNations,theEUandtheWorldBankaregatheringinKuwaittodiscusseffortstoraise88.2billionUSdollars

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Iraqi forces kill 6 IS militant in operation in northern Iraq

IraqisecurityforcesMondaykilledsixIslamicState(IS)militantsinanoperationatthetownofHawijahinIraq'snorthernprovinceofKirkuk,alocalpolicesourcesaid.Theincidenttoo

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UN says violence in Iraq kills 111 civilians in January

ViolenceacrossIraqhaskilled111civiliansinJanuary,theUnitedNationsAssistanceMissionforIraq(UNAMI)saidThursday.Morethan250otherswerewoundedintheterrorattacksandar

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Iraqi court sentences German woman to death for joining ISIL

AnIraqicourtonSundaysentencedtodeathaGermanwomanofMoroccanoriginforjoiningISIL,aSupremeJudicialCouncilspokesmansaid.TheGermannationalwascapturedbyIraqiforcesdur

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Update | At least 35 killed, over 90 injured in Baghdad twin blasts

Atleast35peoplewerekilled,over90injuredinatwinsuicidebombinginTayaranSquareintheIraqicapitalBaghdad,BBCreportedcitinglocalofficials.Theattackwascarriedoutbytwom

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IS leader, 2 militants killed in airstrike in eastern Iraq

AlocalleaderofIslamicState(IS)groupandtwoofthegroup'smilitantwerekilledFridayinanairstrikeinIraq'seasternprovinceofDiyala,aprovincialsecuritysourcesaid.Actingon

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2 Iraqi intelligence members killed in Kirkuk attack

UnidentifiedgunmenonWednesdayshotdeadtwointelligencemembersaffiliatedtotheIraqiDefenseMinistryinthevolatilecityofKirkuk,alocalsecuritysourcesaid.Theattacktookpl

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Mosul celebrates first Xmas since IS defeated

Fornearlyfouryears,theirchoicewastoconvert,payataxordie.OnMonday,forthefirsttimesincethejihadistsinandaroundtheIraqicityofMosulwerechasedout,Christianshavebeena