Iraq dismisses claim its army is preparing to retake Kirkuk from Kurds as 'fake news'
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Photos: Iraqi forces enter Hawija, Isis stronghold where 78,000 people may be trapped
Iraqi forces and Shia paramilitaries have entered the town of Hawija, one of just two pockets of territory still under control of Islamic State (Isis/Daesh) in Iraq.
Jalal Talabani, first Iraqi president of the post-Saddam era, dead at 83
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Ashura 2017 photos: Shia Muslims around the world mark holiest month of Muharram
The holiest day in the Shia calendar is observed on the 10th day of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic year, to mourn the death of Imam Hussein, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad.
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Iraqi military preparing to take control of Kurdish borders
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Ashura 2017: Shia Muslims beat themselves with chains and knives [Graphic images]
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Isis, which controls pockets of the country, said it was behind the attacks.
Iraqi Kurds to vote on independence despite turmoil in region
The outcome, almost certain to be "yes," will further rattle a region still engulfed in the fight against the Isis.
Turkey rounds up 25 suspected Isis fighters including high-ranking terror attack planners
Turkish state media said 22 of the jihadists, detained in Istanbul, were foreign nationals.
Saudi Arabia to reopen border with Iraq for first time since Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in 1990
Countries are working to boost ties in their bid to diminish Iran's growing influence in the Middle East.
Isis claims to have killed 68 Iraqi soldiers in suicide bombing near Iraq-Syria border
One soldier was also taken hostage, the terror group said in a statement.
Mosul: Heartbreaking video emerges of baby desperate for water after being rescued from rubble
Mosul was recently declared liberated from Isis after months of fighting.
Margaret Thatcher 'made chemical weapons threat' against Saddam Hussein
The former UK Prime Minister discussed her plans with US defence secretary Dick Cheney.
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Isis forced children 'to cut body parts from captured combatants' in Mosul
Harrowing stories are emerging from the newly-liberated city Mosul after it's recapture.
Battle for Mosul: Isis hung bodies from pylons and coalition forces 'failed to protect civilians'
Amnesty says UK claim of no civilian casualties was 'implausible'.
Photo report: 'Victory' over Isis in Mosul comes at a terrible cost
Iraqi forces repeatedly used coalition air strikes in Mosul, often to kill teams of just two or three Isis fighters armed with light weapons.
Isis launches major counterattack as Iraq army loses ground in Mosul
The surge is threatening recent gains in other Old City fronts, an Iraqi military officer said.
Shocking Isis propaganda video shows child soldiers beheading prisoners in Iraq
The video threatens encourages Muslims to carry out lone wolf attacks in America, Europe, and Russia.
Isis suicide brides unleash a wave of bombings in Mosul battle's last-stand
At least 20 women, mostly foreign jihadi wives, have blown themselves up in Mosul since Sunday.
Iraqi model tortured and murdered for his good looks, blonde hair and tight clothes
Karar Nushi was found dead on the streets of Baghdad with multiple stab wounds and other signs of torture.
Starving, exhausted and traumatised, civilians flee Mosul's Old City, but thousands still trapped
Iraqi forces have found terrified families who had been hiding in their homes for weeks as fierce fighting raged around them.
Fears for thousands of residents trapped with Isis fighters in shrinking area of Mosul's Old City
Harrowing photos show terrified families escaping across piles of rubble, and Iraqi forces rescuing a little boy whose family had been killed in the fighting.
Muslims tweet hilarious photos of their 'dangerous' grandparents amid Trump's travel ban
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Latest photos: Iraqi forces are 'days away' from ousting Isis from Mosul's Old City
Iraqi forces battling Isis in Mosul say they are days away from ousting militants completely from the Old City.
Isis tricked starving Yazidi sex slave into eating her one-year-old child, claims Iraqi MP
Iraqi MP Vian Dakhill also shared the harrowing story of a 10-year-old girl raped to death.
Mosul celebrates Eid with football, cigarettes and a fair after liberation from Isis
End of Ramadan in liberated Mosul was joyous after three years of Isis rule.
Journalist covering battle against Isis in Mosul dies after mine blast
Swiss national Veronique Robert died of injuries sustained earlier this week.
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