ThepriceMosul'sresidentspaidinbloodtoseetheircityfreedwas9,000to11,000dead,aciviliancasualtyratenearly10timeshigherthanwhathasbeenpreviouslyreported.Thenumberki
IraqdeclaredSaturdaytheliberationofallIraqilandsfromIslamicState(IS)militantsafterseizingthewholeborderareasanddesertinwesternIraq,theIraqimilitarysaid."Thelibe
BAGHDAD,Nov.20(Xinhua)--TheIraqifederalcourtonMondayinvalidatedtheindependencereferendumofthesemi-autonomousregionofKurdistanandthedisputedareas,acourtspokesman
AfemalereporterworkingforparamilitaryHashdShaabibrigadewaskilledonThursdayinIraq'swesternprovinceofAnbar,theIraqimilitarysaid.Ranaal-Ajili,areporterwiththe13thB
Thepowerfulmagnitude7.3earthquakehasleft207peopledead,andsome1,700peopleinjuredalongtheIranandIraqborder,reportedAFPcitingofficials.Deathtollisexpectedtoriseasq
AnIraqihelicoptercrashedonSundayinIraq'seasternprovinceofWasit,killingsevencrewmembers,theIraqimilitarysaid.TheRussianMi-17helicopterwasinatrainingmissionwhenit
TheIraqiforceswillredeployintwomaincrossingpointswithTurkey,theIraqimilitarysaidTuesday."AteamheadedbytheIraqiArmy'sChiefofStaff,Othmanal-Ghanmi,conductedavisit
IraqiforcesandKurdishPeshmergafightersreachedanagreementonFridaytostopfightinginnorthernIraq,themediaofficeoftheUS-ledcoalitionsaid."Whatweknowisthatthereisacea
U.S.SecretaryofStateRexTillerson'sjust-concludedtourtotheMiddleEastaimedatcontainingtheexpansionofinfluencebyitstopadversaryIran,butwithlimitedresults.Tillerson
TheSyriangovernmentforcesareadvancinginthecountrysideofDeiral-ZourprovinceineasternSyriainfightingtheIslamicState(IS)inal-Bukamal,thelastmajorISstrongholdnearth
Iraq'sKurdistanregionaccusedIraqiforcesoflaunchinganattackonTuesdayinthedirectionoftheTurkishborderwhereasectionoftheKurdishoilexportpipelineislocated.AnIraqimi
U.S.SecretaryofStateRexTillersonsaidMondaythatWashingtonwaskeenondialoguebetweenIraqigovernmentandtheIraqiKurdishregiontosolvetheKurdishissue.Tillersonmadehisre
TheIraqiforcesonFridaytookfullcontrolofatownnearthecityofKirkukaspartofthetroops'redeploymentinthedisputedareasclaimedbyBaghdadandtheKurdishregion,theIraqimilit
ASaudiArabiancommercialairplanearrivedinBaghdadonWednesdayforthefirsttimein27years,theIraqitransportministrysaid.Therehavebeennoflightsbetweentheneighbouringcou
IraqisecurityforcesonTuesdayenteredthecityofSinjarwithoutfighting,whichispartofthedisputedareasclaimedbybothBaghdadgovernmentandtheKurdishregion,anofficialKurdi
IraqigovernmentforceshaveenteredcentralKirkukaftertakingkeyinstallationsoutsidethedisputedcityfromKurdishfighters.ThousandsofpeoplefledthecityaheadoftheIraqiadv
IraqisecurityforcesonMondaytookcontrolofthehugeairbasenearthecityofthecityofKirkuk,asthetroopsareadvancingtorecapturethedisputedareas,includingtheoil-richKirkuk