News | Latest Breaking News Stories & Headlines

A crane lifts the wrecked car targeted in the US drone strike

Kataib Hezbollah commander killed in Baghdad in US strike

A commander from Kataib Hezbollah, an Iran-backed armed group in Iraq that the Pentagon has blamed for attacking its troops, was killed in a US strike, the US military has said.

World • 08 Feb 24

Supporters of Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr clash with security forces at Baghdad's Green Zone

30 Sadr supporters killed in Baghdad clashes

Thirty supporters of Shiite leader Moqtada Sadr have been shot dead in nearly 24 hours of fighting between rival Iraqi forces that has since died down, according to the latest toll from medics.

World • 30 Aug 22

Iraq's army declared a curfew from 3.30pm and urged the protesters to leave the Green Zone

Protesters killed in clashes in Baghdad's Green Zone

Fifteen protesters have been killed and Iraq has declared a nationwide curfew after supporters of Moqtada al-Sadr stormed the government palace in Baghdad's Green Zone today following the powerful Shi'ite leader's declaration that he was quitting politics.

World • 29 Aug 22

Officials inspect the explosion site at al-Tayaran Square

At least 32 dead in Baghdad market blasts

More than 30 people at a crowded market in central Baghdad were killed in two suicide bomb attacks, Iraqi state media said, the city's deadliest such incident in three years.

World • 21 Jan 21

Multiple strong explosions were heard near the Green zone

Rocket attack hits near US embassy in Baghdad

Multiple rockets hit near the US embassy in Iraq's capital early today, the latest in a flurry of attacks against US assets in the country.

World • 16 Feb 20

US forces (unseen) fire teargas canisters at supporters and members of the Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary force

US embassy in Baghdad suspends consular operations

The US Embassy in Baghdad said that all public consular operations were suspended, a day after supporters of Iraq's pro-Iranian force Hashed al-Shaabi stormed its outer perimeter.

World • 01 Jan 20

The protests over unfair distribution of jobs, lack of services and government corruption erupted on Tuesday

Death toll from protests in Iraq rises to at least 72

The death toll from anti-government protests in Iraq has risen to at least 72, as authorities have lifted a days-long curfew in the capital, Baghdad.

World • 05 Oct 19

The square has been the site of deadly attacks in the past

27 killed, 64 wounded in Baghdad bomb blast

A double suicide bombing has killed 27 people in Baghdad, the second such attack in the Iraqi capital in three days.

World • 15 Jan 18

Car bomb exploded near one of the capital's main bridges

At least 27 dead in Baghdad bombings

At least 27 people have been killed and more than 100 wounded in two bombings in Baghdad, security and medical officials said.

World • 30 May 17

So-called Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack at the Jamila market

20 people killed in Baghdad bomb attacks

The so-called Islamic State has claimed attacks at two Baghdad markets in which 20 people were killed.

News • 08 Jan 17

Police said the blasts went off near car spare parts shops in Sinak during the morning rush

29 dead after two blasts in central Baghdad

Two bombs exploded at a busy market in central Baghdad killing at least 29 people and wounding more than 50 others, police and medics said.

News • 31 Dec 16

Sectarianism After Saddam Series2 EP8

“Nothing has been fixed after the US-led invasion. Actually, it has become worse and they have made a mess... It's extreme Islam."

Voices • 24 Oct 16

The attack took place in Balad, north of Baghdad

At least 35 die in attack at Iraqi Shia shrine

At least 35 people were killed at a Shia shrine in Iraq, in an attack claimed by the so-called Islamic State militants.

News • 08 Jul 16

More than 200 people were wounded in the blast

Iraq executes five after devastating Baghdad blast

Iraq has executed five convicts, the justice ministry said, linking the timing of the executions to the Baghdad suicide bombing the previous day that killed more than 200 people.

News • 04 Jul 16

Protesters also stormed the Green Zone on 30 April

Curfew imposed after clashes in Baghdad

A curfew has been imposed on the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, after security forces opened fire on protesters who had entered the city's heavily fortified Green Zone.

News • 20 May 16

State-run cooking gas factory was attacked by IS militants

11 killed in Baghdad bomb attack

At least 11 people were killed in a bomb attack against a state-run cooking gas factory in Baghdad's northern outskirts.

News • 15 May 16

Iraqi men clean up the site following the bombing near a market in the Sadr City area of northern Baghdad

IS claims bombings in Baghdad that killed 31

A series of bombings killed at least 31 people in a Shi'ite area of Baghdad today, security and medical officials said.

News • 28 Feb 16

Kidnappings are a major problem in Baghdad and other parts of the country

Three Americans kidnapped in Baghdad

US and local authorities are searching for three US citizens who were reportedly kidnapped in Baghdad, officials from the two countries said.

News • 18 Jan 16

The so-called Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the attack on a Baghdad shopping complex

At least 51 people killed in Iraqi attacks

At least 51 people have been killed in a series of attacks across Iraq.

News • 11 Jan 16

Bombings occurred in the heart of the Iraqi capital

Bomb blasts in Baghdad kill at least 23

A number of bombings in the Iraqi capital Baghdad have killed at least 23 people and wounded at least 68, security and medical officials said today.

News • 17 Sep 15

IS had launched attacks on multiple fronts in Ramadi in recent days

IS seizes government HQ in Ramadi

Fighters from the so-called Islamic State group are said to have taken over the main government compound in the western Iraqi city of Ramadi.

News • 15 May 15

The blasts in Baghdad came ahead of the major Ashura religious commemorations

19 killed in Baghdad car bomb attacks

Two car bomb blasts targeting Shias in Baghdad ahead of the major Ashura religious commemorations have killed at least 19 people.

News • 02 Nov 14

A car bomb ripped through a crowded Baghdad intersection during morning rush hour

15 killed in car bomb attack in Baghdad

A car bomb in a crowded Baghdad intersection during morning rush hour today killed 15 people and wounded at least 37, security and medical officials have said.

News • 26 Aug 14

Samarra is home to the revered Shia Al-Askari shrine, in 2006 a bombing sparked a sectarian war

15 killed in Iraq suicide bombing

A suicide bomber has detonated an explosives-rigged vehicle at a security forces position north of Baghdad, killing 15 people.

News • 04 Jul 14

Iraqi security say that the blasts took place late this evening

Over 60 people killed in Baghdad bombings

More than 60 people have been killed in a wave of car bombs across the Iraqi capital security and medical sources said.

News • 07 Jun 14