Iraqi forces recaptured a third of west Mosul and trapped Islamic State group fighters inside as they made further gains in their battle to retake the city,...
BAGHDAD: Two years after they withdrew from Mosul broken and defeated, Iraqi forces have capped a dramatic turnaround by reaching the largest city they lost...
QAYYARAH, Iraq: The smoke from fires lit by Daesh (ISIS) militants to provide cover from airstrikes has painted the northern Iraqi sky black, providing a...
QAYYARAH, Iraq: Just months after its recapture from Daesh (ISIS), the sprawling Qayyarah base in north Iraq has become a hub for operations to retake Mosul...
BAGHDAD: Iraq has promised to recapture Mosul by year’s end and U.S. top brass have hinted an operation could start next month, but the offensive to retake...
BAGHDAD: As Iraq faces militants, financial woes and endemic corruption, parliament – supposedly the heart of its government – has been mired in turmoil and...
BAGHDAD: Daesh (ISIS) has claimed several high-profile attacks in the West that it appears to have inspired rather than planned, sowing fear and boosting its...
BAGHDAD: Thousands of Iraqis defied warnings from authorities and rallied in the heart of Baghdad Friday, renewing pressure on the government to carry out...
FALLUJAH, Iraq: Daesh’s (ISIS) flag flying over Iraq’s Fallujah is in tatters and its fighters are dead or gone, leaving behind a broken city of...
The latest breach of Baghdad’s Green Zone by angry protesters may set the stage for further violence between demonstrators and security forces, as well as...
BAGHDAD: Daesh (ISIS), on the defensive and under heavy pressure in Iraq, has struck back with bloody attacks in Baghdad, where persistent gaps in security...
BAGHDAD: Iraq’s premier wants Washington’s assistance against Daesh (ISIS), but American remarks about anti-militant efforts and Iran-allied organizations’...
BAGHDAD: The U.S.-led coalition has made Iraqi and Syrian Kurdish forces primary allies against ISIS, but over-reliance on the Kurds carries risks, analysts...
BAGHDAD: As Iraq attempts to curb rampant corruption and streamline the government, the country’s top Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, is...
BAGHDAD: Top Iraqi officials ignored ample warnings of an impending attack on the second city of Mosul and grossly mismanaged the ensuing crisis that saw...
BAGHDAD: Iraqi authorities are on the defensive after ISIS scored a major propaganda victory with attacks in Anbar, undermining confidence in Baghdad’s...
TIKRIT, Iraq: Iraqi soldiers use detectors to slowly sweep a grass field dotted with dirt mounds for explosives to ensure the search for people massacred by...
TIKRIT, Iraq: Exploding bombs send clouds of dust rising into the air, as houses and businesses burn and civilians are nowhere in sight.Iraqi forces have...
SPEICHER BASE, Iraq: Abu Azrael – Father of the Angel of Death – is the black-bearded, blade-wielding embodiment of the retribution many Iraqis...
AL-ALAM, Iraq: Wearing a camouflage uniform with militia patches and a green headband, Nawar Mohammad is the image of an Iraqi Shiite fighter except for one...
BAGHDAD: Iraqis roared through central Baghdad in dozens of cars flying flags, honking horns and filling the street with smoke from their screeching tires to...
BAGHDAD: A young boy raises a pistol, aims at two kneeling men and fires, in a shocking propaganda video highlighting ISIS 's efforts to indoctrinate...
TAJI BASE, Iraq: A team of camouflage-clad Iraqi soldiers lines up near the door of a one-story house north of Baghdad with rifles ready, preparing to enter...
BAGHDAD: Iraqi forces held off a jihadi assault on the government headquarters in the capital of Anbar province, deploying reinforcements in the key...
BEIRUT: ISIS on Sunday released a video claiming the beheading of U.S. aid worker Peter Kassig in a warning to Washington as it prepares to send more troops...