Iraq carries out air strikes on ISIS in Syria
Iraq carried out Thursday air strikes on Islamic State positions in Syria a week after Prime Minister Haider…
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Iraq declares final victory over Islamic State
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared final victory over Islamic Stat after Iraqi forces drove its last remnants…
Iraq issues 24-hour ceasefire in Areas disputed with Kurds
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi ordered the suspension of military operations in areas disputed with the…
All foreign flights to Iraq Kurd main city to be suspended Friday
All foreign flights to and from the Iraqi Kurdish regional capital Arbil will be halted from Friday evening, its…
Iraq starts offensive to take back Tal Afar from ISIS
Iraqi security forces launched on Sunday an offensive to take back the city of Tal Afar, their next objective in…
Iraqi PM formally announces victory over ISIS in Mosul
Iraq's prime minister declared Monday victory over Islamic State in Mosul, three years after the militants seized…
Iraqi Prime Minister congratulates armed forces for Mosul ‘victory’
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi arrived in Mosul on Sunday and congratulated the armed forces for their…
US will use Iraq city as base to retake Mosul: Carter
U.S. and coalition forces will use the newly retaken air base in Qayara as a staging hub, as Iraqi security forces…
Iraq in political limbo after stalled reform attempts
Failed attempts to oust the speaker of parliament and a fresh ultimatum from an influential Shia cleric have left…
Iraq PM urges legal action over oil bribery scandal
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi called Saturday for legal action over allegations that senior officials took…
Iraq PM vows to defeat ISIS by end of 2016
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi vowed on Friday to drive ISIS group out of his country by the end of the year.…
Iraqi forces to retake Mosul from ISIS after Ramadi secured
Iraq's armed forces will move to retake the major northern city of Mosul from ISIS once they capture the western…
UPDATE: Islamic State claims huge truck bomb attack in Baghdad market
At least 76 people were killed and 212 wounded Thursday in a blast claimed by Islamic State in Baghdad's Sadr City,…
Iraqi PM Haider al-Abadi moves to tackle corruption
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has unveiled sweeping reforms to reduce government costs and fight…
Islamic State says it has Full Control of Iraq’s Ramadi
Islamic State militants said they had taken full control of the western Iraqi city of Ramadi on Sunday in the…
U.S.-Led Coalition, Iraqis Pound Islamic State in Tikrit
U.S.-led coalition warplanes launched their first airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Tikrit on Wednesday,…
Egypt forgives Iraqi Debt in Exchange for Oil
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s visit to Cairo on Jan. 11 included several political, military and economic…
Egypt-Iraq Joint Committee to Be Reactivated – Diplomat
Iraqi Ambassador in Cairo Diaa al-Dabbas said that Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi will start a two-day…
Iraq Approves New Government, Opens Way for Expanded U.S. Role
Under huge international and domestic pressure, Iraq swore in a new government on Monday, opening the way for an…