northern Iraq
Journey to statehood still long for Iraq Kurds
Middle East
June 13, 2017
Journey to statehood still long for Iraq Kurds
Many Iraqi Kurds hailed last week’s announcement of a September referendum on independence as historic, but major obstacles will remain…
Turkish soldier killed in northern Iraq after Islamic State fires rockets: army
Middle East
March 27, 2016
Turkish soldier killed in northern Iraq after Islamic State fires rockets: army
A Turkish soldier was killed and another wounded in northern Iraq on Saturday when rockets fired by Islamic State during…
Turkish military strikes PKK in northern Iraq, kills 24 militants
Middle East
March 26, 2016
Turkish military strikes PKK in northern Iraq, kills 24 militants
Turkish warplanes struck Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) targets in northern Iraq and killed 24 PKK fighters in southeast Turkey on…
Islamic State rocket kills US Marine in Iraq: Pentagon
Middle East
March 20, 2016
Islamic State rocket kills US Marine in Iraq: Pentagon
A US Marine who was part of the coalition fighting Islamic State was killed in a rocket attack by the…
Kurds launch new assault on Islamic State in northern Iraq
Middle East
August 26, 2015
Kurds launch new assault on Islamic State in northern Iraq
Kurdish forces attacked Islamic State insurgents in a cluster of villages in Iraq's northern province of Kirkuk on Wednesday, bent…
Jailed Islamic State militant still longs for martyrdom
Middle East
May 1, 2015
Jailed Islamic State militant still longs for martyrdom
The airstrike obliterated its target in northern Iraq and sent the men scattering. Four of them dived into a river…
Suicide bomber kills 22 inside Iraqi Shia mosque
World
January 23, 2013
Suicide bomber kills 22 inside Iraqi Shia mosque
A suicide bomber disguised as a mourner killed at least 22 people inside a Shia Muslim mosque in northern Iraq…