Iraq

Baghdad flights disrupted after bullet hits flydubai jet

BAGHDAD: A bullet hit the fuselage of a flydubai airliner on its descent into Baghdad,… Read More

Kurds defeat Islamic State jihadists in Syria's Kobane

BEIRUT: Kurdish militia drove the Islamic State group from the Syrian town of Kobane and… Read More

On Iraq visit, Jolie says world failing to avert disaster

KHANKE: The international community is failing in its duty to protect civilians affected by the… Read More

U.S.-led forces launch 31 air strikes in Iraq, Syria: U.S. military

WASHINGTON: U.S.-led forces attacked Islamic State targets with 21 air strikes in Iraq and 10… Read More

In Iraq, IS kills with hidden bombs even after leaving

SINUNI: A massage belt, a PlayStation controller, a gold ring -- it sounds like a… Read More

Kerry leads anti-IS coalition talks in London

LONDON: Foreign ministers from the international coalition against the Islamic State group gather for talks… Read More

Australia raises terror threat level against police to 'high'

SYDNEY: Australia raised the threat level of a terrorist attack against law enforcement officers to "high"… Read More

Saudi to reopen Iraq embassy after nearly 25 years

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia announced on Saturday it was sending a delegation to Iraq ahead of… Read More

Father asks Islamic State to treat captured pilot son as 'guest'

AMMAN: The father of a Jordanian pilot captured by Islamic State fighters after his plane… Read More

Sex slavery pushes Iraq IS victims to suicide

BAGHDAD: The Islamic State jihadist group has abducted women and children from Iraq's Yazidi minority,… Read More

Germany plans trauma centre for IS rape victims: minister

BERLIN: A German government minister said Monday Berlin aimed to set up a trauma centre… Read More

U.S.-led forces launch 13 air strikes in Iraq, three in Syria

WASHINGTON: U.S.-led forces attacked Islamic State targets on Sunday with 13 air strikes in Iraq… Read More

UN, rights groups call for prosecution of US officials

WASHINGTON: The United Nations and human rights groups called Tuesday for the criminal prosecution of… Read More

UN Report: 15 mln children affected in world conflicts

BRUSSELS: United Nations (UN) has stated in a report that 15 million children across the… Read More

Rivalries resurface in Iraqi town recaptured from Islamic State

JALAWLA: The blood of two militants killed during Islamic State's rout in the Iraqi town… Read More

U.S.-led forces conduct 20 air strikes against Islamic State

WASHINGTON: The United States and partner nations have conducted 20 air strikes against Islamic State… Read More

US believes Iran launched air raids on Islamic State in Iraq

WASHINGTON: The United States has indications that Iran has carried out air strikes on Islamic… Read More

Iraq says woman detained in Lebanon is not Baghdadi wife

BAGHDAD: Iraq's Interior Ministry said on Wednesday that a woman detained by Lebanese authorities was… Read More

Kerry hosts first anti-Islamic State coalition meeting

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday hosts the first high-level meeting of… Read More

Iran jets bombed IS in Iraq: US

WASHINGTON; Iranian fighter jets bombed Islamic State jihadists in eastern Iraq in recent days, but… Read More