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Ankara has established at least a dozen posts inside Iraqi territory as part of a military campaign to rout members of the PKK.
Comment: Bolton's book shines a light on President Trump's crass dismissal of Kurdish sacrifices, writes Paul Iddon.
Iraq's religious minorities fear plans to resettle IS families
Yazidi and Iraqi Christian communities who suffered atrocities at the hands of the extremist group fear the return of IS-affiliated families from Syria's al-Hol camp.
IS exploits virus, political crisis to boost Iraq attacks
Iraq declared IS defeated in late 2017 but sleeper cells have survived in remote northern and western areas, where security gaps mean the group ...
Iraq launches 'Desert Lions' offensive against IS sleeper cells
Iraqi security forces are engaged in a new military operation against sleeper cells belonging to the Islamic State militant group, authorities ...
Iraqi paramilitaries killed as IS launch multiple overnight attacks
IS operatives attacked several paramilitary posts across Iraq on Sunday resulting in several casualties, as rural tribespeople complain of daily assaults by the militants during the coronavirus lockdown.
Iraqi Shia fighters killed in Islamic State attack
Islamic State militants launched an attack on Iraqi Shia paramilitary fighters on Saturday, reports confirmed.
The Iraq Report: Islamic State is making a comeback
The forces of the Islamic State are once more on the march.
Don't let Islamic State exploit coronavirus
Comment: IS will exploit any instability, including a potential humanitarian crisis caused by coronavirus, writes Paul Iddon.
Dozens killed in clashes between Iraqi army and IS
At least 24 people died in violent clashes after the Iraqi military raided an Islamic State hideout, Iraq's defence ministry announced.
US-led forces pull out from key Iraqi military base
The troop withdrawals come as part of a plan to consolidate US-led coalition forces in two Iraqi bases.
Iraq still in chaos 17 years after US invasion
The US invasion in 2003, which promised liberty and democracy, led to the deaths of millions of Iraqis, destroyed much of the country's ...
US-led coalition troops begin leaving Iraqi bases
Just hours after an attack reportedly struck an Iraq base housing foreign forces, officials confirmed US-coalition troops began withdrawing from ...
Retaliatory strikes kill 18 Iraqi fighters in Syria
Suspected US-led coalition strikes on Syria's Albukamal region killed at least 18 Iraqi militia fighters on Thursday, just hours after an attack ...
US, UK soldiers killed in Iraq military base attack
An Iraqi military commander on Wednesday confirmed a barrage of rockets hit an Iraqi military base housing US soldiers near Baghdad, the latest ...
Rockets strike US embassy in Baghdad's fortified Green Zone
Multiple rockets struck the US embassy and a nearby coalition base, according to reports, as Iran-backed paramilitary groups announced a 'countdown' for US troops in Iraq.
Rocket hits Iraq base hosting US troops: military
A rocket struck an open area at a base in Kirkuk, Iraq where both Iraqi and US troops are based.
In Erbil's citadel, Amjad Assad keeps forgotten melodies alive
The New Arab Meets: 64-year-old Amjad Assad, who has almost single handedly digitised thousands of cassettes and old 78's that span a century of ...
Iraqi Kurds blast Hezbollah chief Nasrallah over IS comments
The Iraqi Kurdish authority has issued a scathing response to claims by Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah that former Kurdish leader Masoud ...
Iran's missile strike against US in Iraq was symbolic
In a symbolic move of revenge, Iran fired an estimated ten Fateh-313 missiles at the Ain al-Asad military base in Iraq's Anbar province living ...
The significance of Qasem Soleimani's assassination
Qasem Soleimani's death has shocked the Middle East, but it might ultimately prove a more symbolic blow to Iran rather than a strategic one, ...
Iraqi forces urged to stay away from US bases
Pro-Iran factions ramped up pressure on US installations across Iraq on Saturday with missiles and warnings to Iraqi troops.
US attack on Iraqi militia further entrenches US military
Comment: How can we claim to be in Iraq to protect their democracy when we are obviously violating their sovereignty? asks Lawrence J. Korb.
Trump sets 'red line' for Tehran amid mounting risks
Trump's order for airstrikes on a Tehran-backed Iraqi militia group, after resisting retaliating against Iran for months, sent a clear message ...
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