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Burnt out vehicles after gunmen and suicide car bombers killed more than 70 people in two assaults

74 killed in Iraq suicide attacks

Gunmen and suicide car bombers have killed at least 74 people including Iranians near the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah, in an attack claimed by Islamic State group.

World • 14 Sep 17

Iraqi forces take position on a road as they advance towards Al-Ayadieh village, the last remaining active front line near Tal Afar

Iraq announces further major victory over IS jihadists

Iraq has declared that its forces had retaken the northern city of Tal Afar and the surrounding region, in another major victory over the so-called Islamic State group.

News • 01 Sep 17

An Iraqi general sought to bring a private prosecution against Tony Blair

Iraqi general's bid for Blair war prosecution rejected

The British High Court has blocked a bid by a former chief of staff of the Iraqi army to bring a private prosecution against Tony Blair over the Iraq War.

UK • 31 Jul 17

Iraqi military: Victory over IS in Mosul is imminent

Iraqi security forces expect to take full control of Mosul in the coming hours as the so-called Islamic State group's defensive lines collapse in its former de facto capital in Iraq, state television reported earlier today.

World • 08 Jul 17

Much of Mosul has been destroyed in intensive fighting

IS under pressure in Iraqi and Syrian strongholds

US-backed Iraqi forces pressed so-called Islamic State fighters holding out in Mosul's Old City today, while in Syria the militant group launched a counter-attack against an alliance of militias trying to oust it from its de facto capital of Raqqa.

World • 30 Jun 17

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement wanted to deport dozens of Iraqis

Judge blocks deportation of Iraqis from US

A federal judge has halted the deportation of all Iraqi nationals detained during immigration sweeps across the US this month until at least 10 July.

News • 27 Jun 17

Mosul's famous al-Nuri mosque blown up

The Grand al-Nuri Mosque in Mosul and its famous leaning minaret have been blown up, with the Iraqi military claiming that the so-called Islamic State group was responsible.

Mosul • 21 Jun 17

Iraqi forces launched the battle for Mosul in October

Iraqi forces launch assault on Mosul's Old City

Iraqi forces have started their assault on Mosul's Old City as they press their battle to retake the northern city from the so-called Islamic State group.

World • 18 Jun 17

Thousands have fled their homes amid fierce fighting in and around Mosul

Two dead, hundreds ill in mass food poisoning in Iraq

A mass food poisoning at a camp for displaced Iraqi civilians outside Mosul has left at least two dead and hundreds requiring urgent treatment, officials said.

World • 13 Jun 17

Iraqi federal police force seen during a battle at Dawasa district in western Mosul last month

UN says IS has killed hundreds fleeing Mosul

The UN rights office has said it has credible reports that the so-called Islamic State group killed more than 230 civilians trying to flee Iraq's western Mosul since 26 May.

World • 08 Jun 17

Displaced people arrive at positions of Iraqi forces in Zanjili district, western Mosul

UN accuses IS of murdering civilians in Mosul

The United Nations human rights chief has accused the so-called Islamic State group of murdering 163 civilians to prevent them from fleeing Iraq's western Mosul last week.

World • 06 Jun 17

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

A wrecked car at the site of a suicide car bomb attack that targeted a police checkpoint in Baghdad

35 killed in Islamic State attacks in Iraq

Suicide bombings at checkpoints in Baghdad and south Iraq claimed by the so-called Islamic State militant group have killed at least 35 people and wounded dozens more, officials said this morning.

World • 20 May 17

The UN says 400,000 people still reside in Mosul's Old City

Iraqi forces launch renewed attack on Mosul's Old City

Iraqi forces have launched assaults in Mosul's Old City after more than two weeks of only small advances and a high civilian death toll appeared to prompt a change in tactics.

World • 27 Mar 17

An Iraqi forces' vehicle drives past destroyed buildings in Mosul's al-Jadida area today

Iraq military disputes deadly air strike in Mosul

Iraq's military has said that 61 bodies were recovered from a collapsed building that the so-called Islamic State had reportedly booby-trapped in west Mosul.

World • 26 Mar 17

An Iraqi soldier inspects a captured Islamic State vehicle

Iraqi forces making gains in west Mosul

Iraqi security forces have retaken more than a third of west Mosul from the so-called Islamic State militant group since launching an assault on the area last month, a commander said this morning.

News • 12 Mar 17

Iraqi forces patrol a street in Mosul during an offensive to retake the city from Islamic State fighters

US-backed Iraqi forces launch fresh push toward Mosul

US-backed Iraqi forces have launched a new push toward the old city of Mosul held by so-called Islamic State, an Iraqi military spokesman said.

News • 05 Mar 17

Smoke billows as Iraqi forces gather at Mosul airport during an offensive to retake the western side of the city

Iraqi troops reportedly reclaim Mosul airport

US-backed Iraqi security forces have captured Mosul airport, state television said, in a major gain in operations to drive the so-called Islamic State group from the western half of the city.

News • 23 Feb 17

Iraqi government forces are making advances on IS in western Mosul

Iraqi troops close to reaching Mosul airport

US-backed Iraqi forces battling so-called Islamic State fighters have fought their way close to Mosul's airport on the second day of a ground offensive on the jihadists' remaining stronghold in the western side of the city, according to military statements.

News • 20 Feb 17

Up to 400,000 civilians could be displaced by the latest offensive in western Mosul

Iraq launches offensive on IS stronghold in Mosul

US-backed Iraqi forces launched a ground offensive to dislodge so-called Islamic State militants from the western part of the city of Mosul today.

News • 19 Feb 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

Iraqi pro-government forces patrol the eastern part of the embattled Iraqi city of Mosul

Iraqi forces begin second phase of Mosul offensive

Iraqi security forces have begun the second phase of their offensive against the so-called Islamic State group in Mosul, pushing from three directions into eastern districts where the battle has been deadlocked for nearly a month.

News • 29 Dec 16

Iraqi forces have been tightening the noose around Mosul since launching the offensive

IS reportedly executed 13 Iraqi civilians

So-called Islamic State group fighters "summarily executed" 13 civilians after villagers rose up against them at the start of the Iraqi army's offensive to retake Mosul, Human Rights Watch has said.

News • 27 Dec 16

A Christmas tree was erected on the main road in Mosul, Iraq

Iraqis mark Christmas in town recaptured from IS

Iraqi Christians filled the pews of the fire scarred Mar Shimoni church in a town east of Mosul on Christmas Eve for the first service since its recapture from jihadists.

News • 24 Dec 16