Page 7 - Iraq

Three Katyusha rockets fall in Baghdad Green Zone, at least 3 wounded

Baghdad Green Zone houses government buildings and foreign missions

Qassem Soleimani, Iraq's militia chief killed in Baghdad air strike: Report

Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis were killed late on Thursday

US carries out air strikes against pro-Iran militant group in Iraq, Syria

Fifteen fighters were killed by the US strikes in western Iraq, while several were wounded, according to an official from the Tehran-backed Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary force.

Two Iraq suicide bombers kill 11 fighters loyal to Shiite cleric Sadr

In late 2017, Iraq declared victory over the jihadist group, but its sleeper cells continue to carry out attacks across the country

Iraq's Prime Minister Abdul-Mahdi to resign amid anti-government protests

The sudden turnaround came after one of the bloodiest days of protests yet, with 44 demonstrators killed and nearly 1,000 wounded on Thursday in Baghdad and across the south.

Iraqi forces gun down 28 protesters after Iranian consulate is set on fire

Iraq's capital and south have been rocked by the worst street unrest since the 2003 US-led invasion with a protest movement venting fury at the govt and its backers in neighbouring Iran

Democracy in retreat a myth, it is asserting itself in the streets

For, if democracy means rule of the people, and a demand for social equality, then we are witnessing its flowering in the most populous parts of the world

Iraqi protesters and security forces clash, keep Umm Qasr port closed

Operations at the port have been at a complete standstill since Wednesday, after protesters first blocked its entrance on Tuesday.

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: How a preacher became the 'caliph' of terror

Ever elusive, ISIS chief Baghdadi, who was 48 at the time of his death, oversaw the murder of thousands of civilians in the name of religion

Iraqi police fire shots, tear gas at Baghdad protesters; 23 killed

The protests in Iraq threaten to plunge the country into a new cycle of instability

Normalcy returns to Baghdad as authorities lift curfew; 72 killed in unrest

Authorities did not say why the curfew was lifted

Iraq increases security measures at base where US trainers stay

Balad air base, home to a squadron of Iraqi F-16 fighter jets, was hit with three mortar shells last week without inflicting casualties

This 88-year-old cleric holds the key to a stable and prosperous Iraq

Sistani's position at the pinnacle of the political pyramid is unprecedented for an Iraqi cleric

Not sure whether 39 Indians abducted from Mosul are living or dead: Iraq

After Iraqi forces recaptured Mosul, India is seeking its help to locate the 39 missing labourers

29 killed in two suicide attacks in Iraq

IS claim the attacks and says the operations were aimed at Shia groups in Karbala, Musayyib

Iraqis demand compensation after US probe into Mosul strike

Pentagon report that another 36 civilians may have been at the building at the time

Iraqi forces evacuate hundreds of civilians from Mosul

Troops have been fighting street by street to recapture al-Nuri Mosque

Iraqi forces retake over a third of west Mosul: Commander

Iraqi forces launched the operation to retake west Mosul on February 19

Iraqi forces recapture government offices in Mosul

Mosul fell to IS militants in 2014, and is proclaimed as capital of the group's 'Islamic Caliphate'

We're not in Iraq to seize anybody's oil: US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis

Al-Abadi has taken a measured approach, but the issues can roil already difficult internal politics