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Iraq: Baghdad-based Shia Muslim cleric tells supporters to target US troops fighting Islamic State
His response comes after Pentagon announced it would deploy additional troops in Iraq.
US to step up campaign against Isis, send 560 more troops to Iraq
The troops will include engineers, logistics personnel and other forces.
UK Armed Forces' chiefs 'gagged' and ordered not to respond to Chilcot report criticisms
Downing Street reportedly issued agreed 'top lines' to the military reeling from the report's findings.
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi dismisses officials following terror attack in Baghdad
al-Abadi dismissed a number of security officials on Friday following bombing.
Dozens killed in Eid attack on Shi'ite mausoleum near Baghdad
A suicide car bomb blew up at a mausoleum Sayid Mohammed bin Ali al-Hadi killing more than 30.
Chilcot report: Highlights from Iraq war memos between Tony Blair and George Bush
Blair told Bush: "I will be with you, whatever."
Iraq: Iranian exiles blame missile blitz at Camp Liberty on Tehran's Revolutionary Guard
Camp has previously been targeted with several fatal attacks over the years.
Baghdad bombing: Death toll from Isis suicide attack reaches at least 200
Isis has claimed responsibility for the blast in Baghdad's Karada district.
Baghdad bombing photos: Death toll expected to rise as rescue teams search charred wreckage
Numbers rise as bodies are recovered from the rubble inside the shopping centre, while 35 people remain missing.
Iraq mourns victims of deadliest bombings to hit Baghdad this year
Islamic State terrorists said they were targeting Shia neighbourhoods.
Isis Baghdad bombing: Death toll in Ramadan attack on city's Shi'ite community rises to 130
Rocks were thrown at Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi as he visited scene of carnage.
Iraq: 22 killed in twin bomb blasts in Baghdad
Blasts targeted a commercial street and a military checkpoint.
Islamic State claims a staggering 119 suicide attacks in Syria, Libya and Iraq in single month
An infographic, providing a breakdown of the attacks, was published by the terror group's news agency Amaq.
War on Isis: Fallujah operations stalled over civilian safety concerns
50,000 families trapped inside Isis stronghold of Fallujah is prime reason for military operations slowing down.
Battle for Fallujah: Photos of thousands fleeing besieged Iraq city after 2 years under Isis rule
Iraqi troops have launched a final attack to recapture the city which fell to Isis in January 2014.
Iraq: Multiple blasts in and around Baghdad leave over a dozen dead, several injured
The attacks followed the announcement that Iraqi forces have entered Fallujah driving out Islamic State militants.
Isis in Iraq: Islamic State trying to regain momentum and initiative, US commander says
With over 40% of its stronghold areas lost, the IS may try to regain its initiative in Mosul to restore its roots as a terrorist group.
Iraq: 13 killed and 40 wounded in Islamic State attack on Shia market in Baghdad
The attack took place in an open-air market in Baghdad's Shaab district.
11 killed as Isis suicide bombers target natural gas plant near Baghdad
11 dead as Daesh bombers blow up gas storage units at Taji factory north of Baghdad.
Isis in Iraq: Real Madrid fans killed as suicide gunmen attack cafe leaving 13 dead and 15 injured
Two militants fired into a crowd outside a café before detonating their vests upon police arrival.
Two killed in Baghdad suicide bombings hours after Iraqi capital's bloodiest day this year
The blasts follow one day after the worst violence seen in the Iraqi capital in 2016.
Baghdad hit by new car bombings in day of bloodshed for Iraqi capital
Three car bombs in a single day kill dozens in the Iraqi capital
Baghdad car bomb: Isis claims responsibility for attack in busy market that killed at least 50
At least 50 people are dead with 60 wounded, although police officials stated the death toll may rise.
Isis kills 34 in Baghdad suicide bombing at Shia market
Death toll rose from an initial 18 dead while 45 people were reported as injured in the attack.
Iraqi PM orders arrest of Shi'ite protesters occupying Tahrir Square after storming parliament
Hundreds of supports of the Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr broke through the Green Zone around Baghdad.
Iraq: Saddam Hussein's palace to transform into a museum
After serving as a mess hall for the British army, the Basra palace will become a museum in September.
Qatari royal – held by kidnappers in Iraq for four months – released with Pakistani falcon hunter
The hunting party were grabbed from an Iraqi desert camp at dawn in Samawah province.
Who is Sayyid Muqtada al-Sadr? The Iraqi Shia cleric making a comeback in Baghdad
Sadr has pushed for the government of Haidar al-Abadi to make good on promises of reforms
Isis in Iraq: 47 dead in suicide truck bombing south of Baghdad
Militants drove a truck laden with explosives into a crowded checkpoint.
Isis in Iraq: Death toll climbs to 73 in wake of Daesh suicide bombing of Shia market in Baghdad
Isis claimed responsibility for the killings in Baghdad, as well as an attack on Abu Ghraib.