Iraq

Iraq to track down antiquities after Islamic State museum rampage

BAGHDAD: Islamic State militants who destroyed priceless antiquities from the northern Iraqi city of Mosul… Read More

Iraq statue-smashing video sparks outrage, heritage fears

BAGHDAD: A video of jihadists in Iraq gleefully smashing ancient statues to pieces with sledgehammers… Read More

Wave of bombings in Baghdad kills 37 people

BAGHDAD: A wave of bomb attacks around Baghdad killed 37 people and wounded dozens more… Read More

Special Report: How Iran's military chiefs operate in Iraq

BAGHDAD: The face stares out from multiple billboards in central Baghdad, a grey-haired general casting… Read More

French aircraft carrier begins Iraq operations: French sources

PARIS: France's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier has started military operations against Islamic State in… Read More

U.S., allies stage 25 air strikes on Islamic State

WASHINGTON: The United States and its allies staged 25 air strikes on Islamic State fighters… Read More

Islamic State hit with 15 air strikes by U.S.-led coalition: U.S. military

WASHINGTON: The U.S.-led coalition staged 15 air strikes on Islamic State forces in Iraq and… Read More

Islamic State militants burn alive 45 Iraqis

BAGHDAD: Islamic State (IS) militants reportedly burned to death 45 Iraqis in Iraq’s western city… Read More

Westerners join Iraqi Christian militia to fight Islamic State

BAGHDAD: Saint Michael, the archangel of battle, is tattooed across the back of a U.S.… Read More

IS jihadists attack Iraq base housing US forces

BAGHDAD: Iraqi soldiers backed by US-led coalition aircraft repelled an attack Friday by the Islamic… Read More

Islamic State fighters seize parts of western Iraqi town: officials

BAGHDAD: Islamic State insurgents took control on Thursday of large parts of the western Iraqi… Read More

IS commander killed in Afghanistan drone attack

WASHINGTON: Pentagon has said that an Islamic State (IS) commander named Mulla Abdul Rauf Khadim… Read More

Burning of pilot galvanized anti-Islamic State coalition: U.S. official

WASHINGTON: Islamic State's execution of a captured Jordanian pilot by burning him alive has backfired… Read More

U.S.-led forces launch 26 air strikes in Syria, Iraq: U.S. military

WASHINGTON: U.S.-led forces launched 15 air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and 11 in… Read More

At least 34 killed in three bombings in Baghdad

BAGHDAD: At least 34 people were killed in three bombings around Baghdad on Saturday, police… Read More

Suicide bomber kills 12 at Baghdad restaurant: officials

BAGHDAD: A suicide bomber struck a restaurant in Baghdad on Saturday, killing 12 people hours… Read More

UN Security Council demands Islamic State hostages freed

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council demanded the immediate release of all hostages held by… Read More

Air strike kills IS 'chemical weapons expert': US

WASHINGTON: A US-led coalition air strike killed a chemical weapons specialist with the Islamic State… Read More

Top Iraq Kurd officer among six killed in IS attack

KIRKUK: The Islamic State jihadist group killed a senior Kurdish commander and five fighters Friday… Read More

U.S.-led air strikes hit Islamic State targets in Syria and Iraq

WASHINGTON: The United States and coalition partners launched six air strikes against Islamic State targets… Read More