Islamic State Iraq

• 35 dead after suicide attack in Iraq, Islamic State claims responsibility

  The Islamic State said one of its militants blew up his explosive vest among the crowds.

  World

  Jul 19, 2021
  
• U.S. military resumes operations against Islamic State in Iraq: officials

  Relations with Iraq were fractured after the U.S. launched a drone strike near Baghdad's international airport on Jan. 3 that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani.

  World

  Jan 15, 2020
  
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• Iraqi forces kill Islamic State commander and 4 fighters in northeast Iraq

  Security forces killed an Islamic State commander and four fighters in the Hamrin Mountains area of northeast Iraq on Sunday, the military said.

  World

  Apr 14, 2019
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• German woman charged in death of ‘slave’ child under Islamic State rule

  A German woman and alleged member of the Islamic State has been charged with allowing a small girl to die of thirst as her slave in Iraq.

  World

  Dec 28, 2018
• Canadian NATO commander wary of ‘underground’ threats ahead of Iraq training mission

  The Canadian commander of NATO's training mission in Iraq says he has a challenging job on his hands, but one that could be vital to promoting long-lasting stability in the country.

  Canada

  Aug 29, 2018
• Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr takes early lead in Iraqi elections

  The political coalition of influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr took an early lead in Iraq’s national elections in partial returns announced late Sunday by the Iraqi electoral commission.

  Politics

  May 13, 2018
• Voting underway in first Iraq election since it declared victory over ISIS

  Iraqis voted on Saturday for the first time since the defeat of Islamic State, with Prime Minister Haider Abadi, an ally of both the United States and Iran, trying to fend off powerful Shi'ite political groups that would pull the country closer to Tehran.

  World

  May 12, 2018
• Countries who fought ISIS must help rebuild Iraq, Rex Tillerson says

  The United States urged members of the coalition fighting Islamic State on Tuesday to help rebuild Iraq or risk the reversal of the gains made against the group there.

  World

  Feb 13, 2018
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• In Iraq, worshippers attend Christmas church services for first time since defeat of ISIS militants

  It was a bittersweet Christmas for most across the Nineveh Plains, the epicenter of Iraq’s ancient Christian communities which can trace their history in the country back two millennia.

  World

  Dec 25, 2017
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• Mass graves in former ISIS territory in Iraq could hold up to 400 bodies

  Iraqi security forces have found mass graves in an area recently retaken from the Islamic State group that could contain up to 400 bodies, an Iraqi official said Sunday.

  World

  Nov 12, 2017