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A history of Iran's nuclear programme and tensions with the US as an interim deal is reachedA landmark interim deal between the United States and Iran aims to end a protracted war and reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz. This agreeme...
Kurdish PKK militants to begin handing over arms in Iraq on Friday, NTV saysAs part of a peace initiative, the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) is set to begin a weapons handover in Sulaymaniyah, northern Iraq, followi...
Head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria Abu Khadija has been killed, Iraqi prime minister saysAbdallah Maki Mosleh al-Rifai, known as 'Abu Khadija,' a prominent leader of ISIS, was killed in an Iraqi intelligence operation with U.S. ...
US personnel wounded in attack against base in Iraq, officials sayAt least five U.S. personnel were injured on Monday in an attack on a military base in Iraq, according to U.S. officials. The incident occu...
Iraqi militant group claims missile attack on Tel Aviv targets, source saysThe Islamic Resistance in Iraq has claimed dozens of rockets and drone attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria and on targets in Israel in...
Iraqi militia commander vows to avenge deaths in United States strikeOn June 27, U.S. Air Force planes carried out airstrikes near the Iraq-Syria border against what the Pentagon said were facilities used by ...
- Iraqi forces push further into northeast Mosul, military says
MIDEAST-CRISIS-IRAQ-MOSUL:Iraqi forces push further into northeast Mosul, military says
ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi poisoned during a lunch feast: Media reportsCiting a source, Iraqi news agency WAA said the four are suffering from "severe poisoning" and "have been transferred to an unknown locatio...
ISIS burns its fighters alive for letting Ramadi fall: ReportISIS militants who lost a key town to Iraqi forces were burned alive in full public view by their own men after they fled to the group's st...
ISIS fighters flaunt American M16 riflesJihadist fighters are shown flaunting the American M16 rifles that may have been seized by them from Iraqi soldiers or found in weapons cac...
The Iraqi campaign to retake Ramadi from ISIS is a looming disasterA successful campaign to retake the city could send ISIS into retreat. But failure would only solidify the jihadists' hold over a sizable p...
Australian PM Tony Abbott visits Iraq, backs fight against ISAbbott met his Iraqi counterpart Haider al-Abadi to discuss Australian involvement in the fight against the militant outfit, according to A...
Australian warplanes to be deployed to join airstrikes on Islamic StateThe announcement was made after Prime Minister Tony Abbott's meeting with the National Security Committee of Cabinet.
ISIS looted advanced weaponry from Syria's Tabqa air baseISIS fighters managed to loot SA-16 man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS), Sidewinder missiles, and even MiG-21B fighter jets.
Retaking Iraqi dam: US airstrikes have deadly effect on militants of the Islamic StateIt was not until President Barack Obama authorized airstrikes by the US military on August 7 that the Sunni fighters' advance was halted.
Tears, smiles greet nurses from IraqThe nurses, mainly from Kerala, were met by family members clutching bouquets of flowers and overjoyed that they were home.
Efforts on to secure release of abducted Indians in Iraq: GovernmentIndia today said it was in constant touch with International Red Crescent in Iraq, countries of the region and all other concerned who can ...
Barack Obama rules out sending American combat troops to IraqBarack Obama has made it clear that American combat troops will not return to Iraq to fight the Islamic militants.
Location of abducted Indian nationals held captive in Mosul identifiedThe location of the 40 Indian construction workers kidnapped in Mosul town of strife-torn Iraq has been identified by Iraqi authorities.
Why US military aid alone can't save IraqMoreover, the US must compel the Iraqi Army to adopt a sensitive, population-centered approach to reversing the militants' conquests.