Iraq Crisis

IBTimes UK looks at countries with high rates of child soldiers, including Syria, Iraq and Myanmar

Jun 23, 2014

Brent was at a premium of $7.83 to WTI crude.

M Rochan Jun 23, 2014

Birmingham MP says number of British fighters recruited to fight in Iraq and Syria is much higher.

Jack Moore Jun 23, 2014

Head of Kurdish intelligence says US and Britain were warned that capture of two Sunni cities was just the beginning

Jack Moore Jun 23, 2014

Shiite Iran's top cleric says US using sectarian divide in Iraq as ruse for re-occupying country.

Jijo Jacob Jun 23, 2014

At least 16 people killed and dozens injured as jets bomb residential areas in the town of Muhassan, near Iraq border.

Jijo Jacob Jun 22, 2014

Oil to jump if conflict spreads to southern Iraq, where most production sites are based.

M Rochan Jun 21, 2014

Grand Ayatollah says if Isis jihadists' march is not repelled, there will be all-round regret.

Jijo Jacob Jun 21, 2014

Traders keen on gold above psychologically important $1,300 an ounce level.

M Rochan Jun 21, 2014

Lebanese security forces detain men suspected of plot to assassinate leading Shiite politician Nabih Berri.

Jack Moore Jun 20, 2014

Commander of Sunni group fighting alongside Isis issues ultimatum to Maliki administration.

Jack Moore Jun 20, 2014

Gunship also left four people wounded after mix-up in flashpoint town of Dhuluyiyah.

Gianluca Mezzofiore Jun 20, 2014

Brent crude rallied to a new nine-month high on Friday but has not yet decisively broken the upside barrier of a downward channel.

Boby Michael Jun 20, 2014

US President says American troops will not be returning to combat in Iraq

Gianluca Mezzofiore Jun 19, 2014

Leaker account @wikibaghdadi threatens terror group's operations by disclosing confidential details.

Jack Moore Jun 19, 2014

Abducted people were working for Tariq Noor al Juda construction company in Mosul.

Jijo Jacob Jun 19, 2014

Fears over the OPEC producer's security have pushed Brent prices to more than $114 a barrel

Nigel Wilson Jun 19, 2014

BREAKING NEWS: Reports that staff have been evacuated following a break in intense fighting

Nigel Wilson Jun 19, 2014

A stranded Indian nurse says Isis fighters were courteous to them and offered to pay their salaries and dues.

Jijo Jacob Jun 19, 2014

Obama should 'make it very clear to Maliki that his time is up', says Senator John McCain.

Jijo Jacob Jun 19, 2014

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant have used oil to finance their operations in Syria and Iraq.

Nigel Wilson Jun 18, 2014

Southern Iraq bracing for worst case scenario as Isis continues to make gains near the Iraqi capital Baghdad.

Nigel Wilson Jun 18, 2014

Syrian activists say jihadist fighters with Islamic State of Iraq and Levant abducted Kurdish children near Aleppo

Umberto Bacchi Jun 18, 2014

Defiant Shia leader calls for volunteers to fight Sunni insurgency.

Gianluca Mezzofiore Jun 18, 2014

Social media savvy Islamic insurgents develop Twitter app - Dawn of Glad Tidings - to promote message online.

Anthony Cuthbertson Jun 18, 2014

Five Iraqi soldiers killed after militants attack Iraq's biggest oil refinery in Baiji, north of Baghdad.

Nigel Wilson Jun 18, 2014

Jihadist group led by al-Baghdadi appeals to many Western and non-Western foreigners in their attempt to create caliphate

Gianluca Mezzofiore Jun 17, 2014

A threat to Western oil interests in southern Iraq would make US-UK intervention more likely.

Nigel Wilson Jun 17, 2014

Photos of volunteers young and old joining the Iraqi Army to fight Islamic militants.

David Sim Jun 17, 2014

The thaw in relations between UK and Iran have been given urgency by the Iraq crisis but fears remain.

Nick Assinder Jun 17, 2014