Nouri al-Maliki
Iraq lawmakers convene to form new government in battle with ‘caliphate’
World
July 1, 2014
Iraq lawmakers convene to form new government in battle with ‘caliphate’
Newly elected Iraqi lawmakers convene on Tuesday, under pressure to name a unity government to keep the country from splitting…
Militants take Iraqi gas field town, president calls parliament session
World
June 26, 2014
Militants take Iraqi gas field town, president calls parliament session
Militants took a town an hour from Baghdad that is home to four natural gas fields on Thursday, another gain…
Strategic north Iraq town Tal Afar, airport fall to militants
World
June 23, 2014
Strategic north Iraq town Tal Afar, airport fall to militants
The strategic Shia-majority north Iraq town of Tal Afar and its airport were in the hands of Sunni Arab militants…
Sources: Sunni insurgents capture three towns in Iraq’s Anbar
World
June 22, 2014
Sources: Sunni insurgents capture three towns in Iraq’s Anbar
An al Qaeda splinter group thrust east from a newly-captured Iraqi-Syrian border post on Sunday, taking three towns in the…
Iraq Kurds seize Kirkuk; Sunni militants surge toward Baghdad
World
June 12, 2014
Iraq Kurds seize Kirkuk; Sunni militants surge toward Baghdad
Iraqi Kurds seized control of the northern oil city of Kirkuk on Thursday, while surging Sunni Islamist rebels advanced towards…
Militants seize Iraq’s second-largest city, say officials
World
June 10, 2014
Militants seize Iraq’s second-largest city, say officials
Militants seized Iraq’s second-largest city Tuesday, officials said, in another blow to the authorities, who appear incapable of stopping rebel…
PM ‘certain’ of win as Iraqis vote despite dozens of attacks
World
April 30, 2014
PM ‘certain’ of win as Iraqis vote despite dozens of attacks
Iraqis on Wednesday defied a rash of militant attacks to vote in the country's first elections since US troops withdrew,…
Iraq attacks kill nine as bomber hits university
World
April 20, 2014
Iraq attacks kill nine as bomber hits university
Baghdad (AFP) - Attacks in Iraq, including a suicide bombing at a university in north Baghdad, killed at least nine…
Iraq attacks kill 12 as soldiers ambush militants
World
April 8, 2014
Iraq attacks kill 12 as soldiers ambush militants
Baghdad (AFP) - Attacks in Iraq left 12 people dead Tuesday while security forces said they killed 25 militants near…
Iraq suicide bomb kills 6 as UN warns of ‘divisive’ polls
World
April 2, 2014
Iraq suicide bomb kills 6 as UN warns of ‘divisive’ polls
A suicide bomber killed six army recruits Wednesday as the UN's envoy to Iraq warned that the country's election campaign…