iraq
Iraqi commander says to complete capture of Mosul in May
Middle East
May 1, 2017
Iraqi commander says to complete capture of Mosul in May
An Iraqi commander expects to dislodge Islamic State from Mosul in May despite resistance from militants in the densely populated…
Trump gives Pentagon power to reset Iraq, Syria troop limits
World
April 27, 2017
Trump gives Pentagon power to reset Iraq, Syria troop limits
President Donald Trump has given the military the authority to reset a confusing system of troop limits in Iraq and…
Iraq’s Shi’a ruling coalition opposes Kurdish independence referendum
Middle East
April 20, 2017
Iraq’s Shi’a ruling coalition opposes Kurdish independence referendum
Iraq's Shi'a ruling coalition would oppose Kurdish plans to hold a referendum on independence after the defeat of Islamic State,…
UN: Nearly half a million Iraqis have fled Mosul fighting
Middle East
April 18, 2017
UN: Nearly half a million Iraqis have fled Mosul fighting
The United Nations says nearly half a million civilians have fled Mosul since US-backed Iraqi forces launched a wide-scale military…
Flooding cuts off aid supplies, escape route from west Mosul
Middle East
April 17, 2017
Flooding cuts off aid supplies, escape route from west Mosul
Flooding has made all bridges across the Tigris in and out of western Mosul impassable, cutting off aid supplies and…
Egypt to import 1 million barrels of crude oil a month from Iraq
Business
April 12, 2017
Egypt to import 1 million barrels of crude oil a month from Iraq
The Cabinet has agreed to import one million barrels of Iraqi oil a month, Minister of Petroleum Tareq el-Molla announced. The…
Daesh’s ‘caliphate’ in Iraq shrinks: army
Middle East
April 11, 2017
Daesh’s ‘caliphate’ in Iraq shrinks: army
The "Islamic State" (IS) militant group now controls less than seven percent of Iraq, down from the 40 percent it…
World leaders condemn terrorist attacks on Egypt churches
Egypt
April 11, 2017
World leaders condemn terrorist attacks on Egypt churches
US President Donald Trump and other world leaders condemned terrorist attacks on churches in Alexandria and Tanta on Sunday which…
Iraq suicide bombings in Tikrit, north of Baghdad, kill 22
Middle East
April 5, 2017
Iraq suicide bombings in Tikrit, north of Baghdad, kill 22
Islamic militants unleashed multiple suicide attacks in the city of Tikrit, north of Baghdad, killing at least 22 people, a…
Islamic State second-in-command killed in airstrike: Iraqi intelligence
Middle East
April 2, 2017
Islamic State second-in-command killed in airstrike: Iraqi intelligence
Ayad al-Jumaili, believed to be a deputy of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was killed in an air strike…