Iraq has hanged 13 prisoners convicted on terror charges following a recommendation by the prime minister to speed up executions of those on death row for terror-related offences.
Fri, 29 Jun, 2018
An Irish photographer who captured the human cost of the battle for the city of Mosul in Iraq has spoken of his hope for the country and his time embedded with Iraqi forces during some of the bloodiest fighting against Islamic State (IS).
Wed, 09 May, 2018
Pressed on the claims, Gen Jones said the report is "deeply irresponsible and frankly naive".
Wed, 12 Jul, 2017
Air strikes, shelling and other heavy clashes have shaken a small sliver of western Mosul in renewed fighting, a day after the Iraqi government declared victory over Islamic State in the city.
Tue, 11 Jul, 2017
Iraqi troops are clearing up a key neighbourhood in Mosul after making significant gains against Islamic State militants in the city and the prime minister declared an end to the extremist group's self-proclaimed caliphate.
Fri, 30 Jun, 2017
America’s limited intervention won’t change the course of the Syrian war or temper Bashar al-Assad’s scorched earth policy against rebels and civilians, writes Mohamad Bazzi.
Fri, 14 Apr, 2017
Iraqi Kurdish fighters are exchanging heavy fire with militants as they advance from two directions on an Islamic State-held town east of the city of Mosul.
Mon, 07 Nov, 2016
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Turkish jets and artillery have struck US-backed Syrian Kurdish fighters in northern Syria, killing as many as 200 fighters, according to Turkey's state-run news agency.
Thu, 20 Oct, 2016
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Iraqi government forces backed by the US-led coalition are "on the cusp" of taking Islamic State's (IS) last major stronghold in the country, Britain's Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has said.
Sat, 24 Sep, 2016
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Anyone who believes that suicide bombings are the dying sting of Islamic State is mistaken writes Peter Van Buren
Sat, 02 Jul, 2016
A Corkman who volunteered to fight ISIS on the front line in Iraq has appealed to the people of Ireland to help support efforts to thwart the spiralling crisis, writes Liz Dunphy of the Evening Echo.
Wed, 22 Jun, 2016
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At least 13 people were killed and 15 others injured when a group of gunmen, including two suicide bombers, stormed a coffee shop in a town north of Baghdad, Iraqi officials said.
Fri, 13 May, 2016
The US warned its citizens to be ready to leave Iraq in the event of what it has said could be a catastrophic collapse of the country’s largest hydro-electric dam near Mosul.
Tue, 01 Mar, 2016
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Iraqi forces yesterday took control of the government complex in central Ramadi, the last Islamic State stronghold in the western city, a military spokesman said.
Mon, 28 Dec, 2015
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A wave of attacks across Iraq has killed at least 15 civilians, as government forces press on with their offensive to dislodge Islamic State militants from a major city west of Baghdad.
Wed, 23 Dec, 2015
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Iraq’s foreign minister has called on Ankara to co-ordinate with Baghdad in its military campaign against Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) positions in northern Iraq following accusations that Turkish forces crossed the border into Iraq last week.
Mon, 14 Sep, 2015
Iraqi forces, trained by the US in recent years and reinforced with US armour, is losing military equipment to Islamic State at a staggering rate, writes Peter Van Buren
Wed, 03 Jun, 2015
Islamic State (IS) extremists have unleashed a wave of suicide attacks targeting the Iraqi army in western Anbar province, killing at least 17 troops.
Wed, 27 May, 2015
Since Saudi Arabia's foundation, its leaders have tried to keep a friendly regime in power in Yemen to prevent it from posing a threat. However, Mohamad Bazzi says this time the stakes are higher
Mon, 30 Mar, 2015
The US-led coalition has begun surveillance flights over the Islamic State-held city of Tikrit and offering intelligence to the Iraqi forces trying to take it, an official has revealed.
Tue, 24 Mar, 2015
UNESCO appeals to global community to protect heritage
Sat, 07 Mar, 2015
Boris Johnson has branded religious extremists lured by organisations such as Islamic State (IS) as “wankers” who are obsessed with pornography.
Sat, 31 Jan, 2015
The decision by the Irish government to recognize the state of Palestine is a welcome development, writes former president of Turkey Abdullah Gül.
Mon, 15 Dec, 2014
Iran has launched air strikes against Islamic State (IS) militants in eastern Iraq, the Pentagon has said.
Wed, 03 Dec, 2014
Islamic State (IS) group extremists have lined up and shot dead at least 50 tribesmen, women and children in Iraq’s Anbar province, officials said, in the latest mass killing committed by the group.
Sun, 02 Nov, 2014
Australian prime minister Tony Abbott has said the nation’s air force will launch strikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq.
Fri, 03 Oct, 2014
Islamic State insurgents in Iraq have carried out mass executions, abducted women and girls as sex slaves, and used child soldiers in what may amount to systematic war crimes, the UN said.
British prime minister David Cameron announced the recall of parliament to seek MPs’ approval for British involvement in air strikes on the Islamic State terror group in Iraq.
Thu, 25 Sep, 2014
World powers yesterday backed military measures to help defeat Islamic State fighters in Iraq, boosting Washington’s efforts to set up a coalition, but made no mention of the tougher diplomatic challenge next door in Syria.
Tue, 16 Sep, 2014
France will join the US-led airstrikes targeting extremists in Iraq as part of an expanding international effort to combat the Islamic State group, Iraq’s new prime minister has said.
Fri, 12 Sep, 2014
President Barack Obama has moved to deepen the US military role in the volatile Middle East, vowing to wage an unrelenting counter-terrorism effort that will rely on air strikes to target Islamic State (IS) fighters in both Iraq and Syria.
Thu, 11 Sep, 2014
US Secretary of State John Kerry endorsed Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s plans to mend Baghdad’s relations with Sunnis and Kurds, and said Iraq was a partner in the fight against Islamic State militants.
US president Barack Obama has told congressional leaders that he has the authority he needs to carry out a broader campaign to root out the violent extremists in Iraq and Syria.
Wed, 10 Sep, 2014
President Barack Obama will begin laying out a strategy this week to defeat Islamic State militants in the Middle East, meeting with congressional leaders tomorrow and giving a speech on Wednesday, the eve of the 13th anniversary of the deadliest terrorist attack on US soil.
Mon, 08 Sep, 2014
Amnesty International says it has uncovered "gruesome" evidence of ethnic cleansing in northern Iraq by Islamic State (IS) militants.
Tue, 02 Sep, 2014
Aid has begun to flow to a small northern Shiite town in Iraq, a day after security forces backed by Iran-allied Shiite militias and US airstrikes broke a two-month siege by Sunni militants.
Mon, 01 Sep, 2014
The United Nations Security Council, and the five permanent members (US, UK, France, Russia, China), need to be seen to take decisive action in relation to ISIS activities in Iraq.
Wed, 27 Aug, 2014
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