Iraq

Iran-Iraq Earthquake Kills More Than 300

A huge rescue effort is under way after a powerful earthquake struck Iran's mountainous border with Iraq, killing more than 400 people and injuring more than 7,000.

6 years ago

Baghdad Bombing Kills At Least 200; ISIS Claims Responsibility

Nearly two days after a suicide truck bomb ripped through Baghdad, families are still hoping that rescuers searching through the rubble can locate the bodies of their loved ones.

7 years, 5 months ago

Iraq Death Toll From IS Bombing of Baghdad Market Now at 73

In Iraq, the death toll from devastating back-to-back market bombings carried out by the Islamic State group the previous day in eastern Baghdad climbed to 73 on Monday, officials said.

7 years, 9 months ago

Iraq: Military Retakes Ramadi from ISIS

Iraqi troops have retaken the city of Ramadi from ISIS, the country's military said.

7 years, 11 months ago

Islamic State Claims Huge Truck Bomb Attack in Baghdad's Sadr City

At least 76 people were killed and 212 wounded on Thursday in a blast claimed by Islamic State in Baghdad's Sadr City, police and medical sources said, one of the biggest attacks on the capital since Haider al-Abadi became prime minister a year ago.

8 years, 3 months ago

Baghdad Car Bombs and Suicide Attacks Kill 35

Car bombs and suicide attacks targeting mainly Shi'ite Muslim districts of Baghdad killed 35 people on Sunday, one of the heaviest recent tolls in the Iraqi capital, which has faced a wave of bombings by Islamic State militants.

8 years, 4 months ago

ISIS Seizes Key Iraqi City of Ramadi as Government Forces Pull Back

The key Iraqi city of Ramadi fell to ISIS on Sunday after government security forces pulled out of a military base on the west side of the city, officials said.

8 years, 6 months ago

Turkey Moves to Use Force in Syria and Iraq

Turkey is moving to reverse its non-intervention stance and approve the use of force in Syria and Iraq to fight radical Islamic State militants who have advanced against cities along the Syrian-Turkish border.

9 years, 2 months ago

US Air Strike Supports Iraqi Troops Under Attack

The US has carried out its first air strike against Islamic State (IS) militants under a new strategy to defeat the group.

9 years, 2 months ago

Disclosure of Failed Attempt to Rescue James Foley Is Criticized

The Obama administration's decision to release secret details of an unsuccessful mission in Syria last month to rescue several Americans held captive by extremists is raising concerns that the disclosure could make it harder for the military to carry out similar operations in the future.

9 years, 3 months ago

Why Iraq is so Desperate to Retake Mosul Dam From ISIS

The militants could put a chokehold on millions of Iraqis' water supply — or destroy the dam and cause deadly, widespread flooding

9 years, 3 months ago

Iraq and the Islamic State: Engaging the Enemy

Iraq must sort out its politics to have any hope of routing the Islamic State. That will not be easy

9 years, 3 months ago

Isis Seizes Iraq's largest Christian Town

Qaraqosh, Tal Kayf, Bartella and Karamlesh emptied of original populations and now under the control of Jihadi militants

9 years, 4 months ago

How Did This Happen? Iraq, Syria, Israel, Gaza and Libya All in Flames

Each day, they live in fear.

9 years, 4 months ago

Video Purportedly Shows Islamic State Leader

A man claiming to be the self-appointed caliph of the Islamic State jihadist group made what is thought to be his first taped appearance in a video that circulated on social media.

9 years, 5 months ago