iraq
To silence propaganda, Iraq seeks to take Islamic State offline
Middle East
February 4, 2016
To silence propaganda, Iraq seeks to take Islamic State offline
Iraq is trying to persuade satellite firms to halt Internet services in areas under Islamic State's rule, seeking to deal…
‘Time has come’ for statehood referendum: Iraq Kurd leader
Middle East
February 3, 2016
‘Time has come’ for statehood referendum: Iraq Kurd leader
Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani has declared that the "time has come" for the country's Kurds to hold a referendum…
Islamic State pushed back in Iraq, Syria, but a threat in Libya: Kerry
Middle East
February 2, 2016
Islamic State pushed back in Iraq, Syria, but a threat in Libya: Kerry
An international coalition is pushing back Islamic State militants in their Syrian and Iraqi strongholds but the group is threatening…
Iraqis running out of food and medicine in besieged Falluja
Middle East
February 2, 2016
Iraqis running out of food and medicine in besieged Falluja
A senior Iraqi official has appealed to the US-led coalition to air-drop food and medicine to tens of thousands of…
US weighs options to speed Iraq’s fight to retake Mosul
Middle East
February 2, 2016
US weighs options to speed Iraq’s fight to retake Mosul
The United States is willing to deploy Apache attack helicopters and advisers to help Iraq retake the city of Mosul…
UN asks for $861 million to help Iraq meet humanitarian bill
Middle East
February 1, 2016
UN asks for $861 million to help Iraq meet humanitarian bill
The United Nations appealed on Sunday for $861 million to help Iraq meet a big funding gap in its 2016…
Homesick and fed up: Iraqi refugees in Germany head home
World
January 29, 2016
Homesick and fed up: Iraqi refugees in Germany head home
It's a change of heart that Iraqi immigrant Sekvan Agho never saw coming. Agho was among the wave of nearly 1.1…
Mass grave in Iraq’s Ramadi holds at least 40 Islamic State victims: officials
Middle East
January 28, 2016
Mass grave in Iraq’s Ramadi holds at least 40 Islamic State victims: officials
Iraqi authorities have uncovered a mass grave in Ramadi containing at least 40 bodies, including women and children, apparently killed…
Iran-linked groups focus of Baghdad kidnapping probe: US sources
Middle East
January 22, 2016
Iran-linked groups focus of Baghdad kidnapping probe: US sources
US intelligence agencies investigating the kidnapping of three Americans in Baghdad last week are focusing their probe on three militant…
France’s Hollande says Iraq, Syria air strikes to be ‘accelerated’
Middle East
January 21, 2016
France’s Hollande says Iraq, Syria air strikes to be ‘accelerated’
French President Francois Hollande said Thursday that a coalition waging a bombing campaign against the Islamic State group would "accelerate"…