Iraqi PM declares victory over Islamic State in Mosul, warns of more...
Iraqi PM declares victory over Islamic State in Mosul, warns of more challenges in future Iraq PM formally declared Mosul free of ISIS rule. Iraq’s prime minister declared victory over Islamic State in...
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Chaotic Mosul evacuation caused more people to die – Lavrov
Chaotic Mosul evacuation caused more people to die – Lavrov Iraq and the US-led coalition failed to create the conditions for an organized withdrawal of people from Mosul, which might have led to...
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Mosul’s residents tell of hopes and fears after Isis flees Iraqi city
Mosul’s residents tell of hopes and fears after Isis flees Iraqi city The body of a long-haired Islamic State militant lies rotting in the scorching heat. Blast-strewn cars and bullet holes in walls...
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Russia seeks to repatriate dozens of children in Mosul whose parents joined ISIS
Russia seeks to repatriate dozens of children in Mosul whose parents joined ISIS A four-year-old Chechen boy has been brought back to Russia after living with his jihadist father, who was fighting...
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‘Surrender or die’: Iraq launches operation to retake ISIS-held Tal Afar near...
‘Surrender or die’: Iraq launches operation to retake ISIS-held Tal Afar near Mosul Iraq’s military have launched an operation to liberate the city of Tal Afar, some 80 kilometers west of Mosul, from...
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‘We didn’t come here to kill’: Hundreds of ISIS wives, scarred kids stranded...
‘We didn’t come here to kill’: Hundreds of ISIS wives, scarred kids stranded in UN-backed Iraqi camp The constant fear of revenge and bleak hopes of returning home are the factors that shape the lives...
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Iraqi military deployed to ‘impose security’ in Kirkuk clashes with Kurdish...
Iraqi military deployed to ‘impose security’ in Kirkuk clashes with Kurdish Peshmerga – reports Baghdad has deployed its military and pro-government militias to secure Kurdish Peshmerga-controlled...
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Barrels, ballots & ISIS: Why Iraq is taking back Kirkuk, and what the US will...
Barrels, ballots & ISIS: Why Iraq is taking back Kirkuk, and what the US will do about it Baghdad’s military incursion into Kurdish-controlled Kirkuk shows that the carve-up of the post-Islamic...
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Iraqi forces clash with Kurds moving closer to regional capital Erbil (VIDEO)
Iraqi forces clash with Kurds moving closer to regional capital Erbil (VIDEO) Iraqi and K on the border of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region, security officiurdish forces have clashed in the town of...
View ArticleIraqi Military Retakes Last Daesh-Held Town of Rawa
Iraqi Military Retakes Last Daesh-Held Town of Rawa The Iraqi Army has captured the town of Rawa, the last town remaining under Daesh control, a statement by the Iraqi government read. The operation to...
View ArticleProtesters in Iraq’s Basra burn down Iranian consulate as deadly...
Protesters in Iraq’s Basra burn down Iranian consulate as deadly demonstrations rage Protesters stormed the Iranian consulate in Iraq’s southern city of Basra on Friday, turning their wrath on Iraq’s...
View Article71 dead, including 33 women, as overloaded ferry sinks in Tigris River near...
A ferry overloaded with people celebrating the Kurdish new year sank in the Tigris River near the Iraqi city of Mosul on Thursday, killing at least 71 people, mostly women and children, officials...
View ArticleIraq warns of ‘danger of war’ as Iran’s FM visits Baghdad
BAGHDAD: Iraqi leaders have warned of the risks of war during a visit by Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, whose country is locked in a tense standoff with the United States. Zarif’s...
View ArticleIraq anti-govt protest: Death toll rises to 34, over 1500 wounded; curfew...
The death toll from three-days of mass anti-government protests in Iraq has risen to 34, with hundreds of others wounded as authorities extended a curfew to several southern cities, security officials...
View ArticleRenewed anti-government protests in Iraq leave 42 dead: Report
Renewed anti-government protests across Iraq left more than 40 people dead on Friday through tear gas, live rounds and fires, a watchdog and security sources told AFP. The protests represent a second...
View ArticleSit-in ups pressure on Iraq govt amid relentless protests
BAGHDAD: The Iraqi government faced more pressure late Saturday from a surprise sit-in by lawmakers linked to populist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr amid persistent mass protests across the country....
View ArticleIraqi PM’s fate in limbo as crowds of protesters swell
BAGHDAD: Iraq’s most powerful politicians appeared to withhold support for Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi on Wednesday, as anti-government protests swelled into the biggest mass demonstrations the...
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Saddam Hussein-era building becomes centre of Iraq’s new uprising
The skeleton of a high-rise building overlooking Baghdad’s central Tahrir Square known as the Turkish Restaurant has become a temporary home and a bustling centre for protesters staging demonstrations...
View ArticleThree protesters killed in Iraq’s Karbala near Iran consulate: medics
Three protesters were shot dead overnight during a demonstration outside the Iranian consulate in Iraq’s holy city of Karbala, the head of the forensics department there told AFP on Monday. Security...
View ArticleProtests in Iraq reveal a long-simmering anger at Iran
In years past, Iraqis have beaten their shoes against portraits of Saddam Hussein in a sign of anger and insult. In 2008, an Iraqi journalist threw his shoes at a ducking President George W. Bush...
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