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An Iraqi woman casts her vote at a polling station in the southern city of Basra on 12 May 2018. Picture: AFP.

Iraqi military

Iraq to hold manual recount of May election results

By Reuters

The election was won by a bloc led by nationalist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, a long-time adversary of the United States who also opposes Iran’s sway in Iraq.

  • FILE: Iraqi forces hold a position in the area of al-Shurah, some 45km south of Mosul, as they advance towards the city to retake it from the Islamic State group jihadists. Picture: AFP.

    Iraq used Baghdadi aide's phone to capture Islamic State commanders

    Hashimi described Eithawi as a direct aide to Islamic State leader Baghdadi, responsible for funds transfers to the group’s bank accounts in different countries.

    1475 days ago
  • An Iraqi Kurdish man poses as he carries a child wearing the Kurdish flag on his head during a celebration in the northern city of Kirkuk on 25 September, 2017 as Iraqi Kurds vote in a referendum on independence. Picture: AFP.

    Turnout high as Iraqi Kurds defy threats to hold independence vote

    The vote organised by Kurdish authorities is expected to deliver a comfortable “yes” for independence, but is not binding.

    1702 days ago
  • A picture taken on 29 June 2017 shows the destroyed Al-Nuri Mosque in the Old City of Mosul during the ongoing offensive to retake the area from Islamic State group fighters. Picture: AFP.

    Islamic State stronghold Tal Afar about to fall, says Iraqi military

    The city, which had a pre-war population of about 200,000, lies on the supply route between Syria and Mosul, 80 km to the east.

    1731 days ago
  • Iraqis inspect the damage at the site of a suicide car bombing claimed by the Islamic State group on 3 July, 2016 in Baghdad’s central Karrada district. Picture: AFP.

    Suicide bomber kills 7, wounds 28 in Baghdad - police say

    The explosion happened in Iskan, a mostly Shi’ite district in the west of the Iraqi capital.

    2067 days ago
  • FILE: A Kurdish peshmerga fighter looks at smoke rising in the horizon following US airstrikes targeting Islamic State (IS) militants at Mosul Dam on 18 August 2014. Picture: AFP

    Kurdish forces launch fresh thrust to retake Mosul from Islamic State

    Mosul is the largest urban center under the militants’ control & had a pre-war population of 2 million.

    2109 days ago
  • FILE: Iraqis check the damage after a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-rigged vehicle in northern Baghdad's Sadr City on 17 May 2016 security and medical officials said. Picture: AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye

    35 killed in attack on Shi'ite mausoleum north of Baghdad

    The Shi’ite form a majority in Iraq but Sunnis are predominant in northern and western provinces.

    2147 days ago
  • Picture: Supplied.

    Over 22 killed, 70 wounded, in two bombings in Baghdad

    The attacks come as Iraqi forces are trying to dislodge Islamic State militants from Falluja.

    2175 days ago
  • FILE: Iraqi security forces stand at the site of a car bomb attack that targeted Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad's Nahrawan area on 30 April, 2016. Picture: AFP.

    US falters in campaign to revive Iraqi army

    US officials expressed worry that Special Forces may burn out after nearly 2 years of continuous combat.

    2180 days ago
  • FILE: Iraqi pro-government forces advance towards the city of Falluja on 23 May 2016 as part of a major assault to retake the city from the Islamic State group. Picture: AFP.

    UN warns of peril for civilians in trapped Falluja

    The Iraqi army’s assault on Falluja has begun what is expected to be one of the biggest battles ever fought.

    2183 days ago
  • FILE: Iraqi Shiite fighters from a Popular Mobilisation unit use mobile artillery near the city of Fallujah on 23 May, 2016, as part of a major assault to retake the city from Islamic State group. Picture: AFP.

    Iraqi army storms to edge of Islamic State-held Falluja

    A Reuters TV crew about 1.5 km from the city’s edge said explosions & gunfire were ripping through Naimiya.

    2184 days ago
  • FILE: Iraqi counter-terrorism forces drive a tank past rubble south of the Anbar province's capital Ramadi on 24 December, 2015. Picture: AFP.

    Attack on Iraqi military base kills 15

    Two of the bombers detonated their vehicle-borne explosives at the western gate of Camp Speicher.

    2333 days ago
  • An Islamic State group (IS) flag and banner in Iraq. Picture: AFP.

    Iraqi troops storm into centre of Isis-held Ramadi

    The operation to recapture Ramadi began in early November after a months-long effort to cut off supply lines.

    2344 days ago
  • Fighting against Isis in Iraq. Picture: AFP.

    Iraqis launch offensive against Isis in Anbar

    Iraqi security forces together with Sunni tribal fighters fought to dislodge Isis and secure a supply route.

    2499 days ago
  • FILE: Iraqi soldiers advance through a village towards Isis jihadist positions. Picture: AFP.

    Isis faces tough battle in Ramadi

    Iraqi security forces and Shi'ite paramilitaries are preparing to to retake the Iraqi city.

    2556 days ago
  • FILE: Iraqi army troops chant slogans against the Islamic State as they recruit volunteers to join a major offensive against the terror group. Picture: AFP.

    Iraqi forces launch counter-attack against Islamic State

    Forces are trying to recapture the country's Sunni heartland, Anbar province.

    2597 days ago
  • FILE: Tikrit is the focus of a counter-offensive against IS by more than 20,000 troops and Shi'ite militias. Picture: AFP

    Iraqi troops retake Tikrit from Islamic State

    Tikrit is the focus of a counter-offensive against IS by more than 20,000 troops and Shi'ite militias.

    2631 days ago
  • FILE: Iraqi soldiers advance through a village in 2014. Picture: AFP.

    Iraq army and Shi'ite militias launch attacks in Iraq

    The offensive is the biggest in the province since the Sunni Islamist radicals seized land last June.

    2640 days ago
  • FILE:US Army troops in Adhamiya, Iraq. Picture: US Army Facebook page/Sgt. Jeffrey Alexander

    US troops training Iraqi military at bases in Anbar

    About 320 US Marines are training members of the Iraqi 7th Division at Ain al-Asad air base.

    2695 days ago
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