Sunni militia
Iraq launches attack to retake Tikrit from Islamic State
Iraq's armed forces, backed by Shi'ite militia, attacked Islamic State strongholds north of Baghdad on Monday.
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Iraq: Revenge attacks kill 35
Bombings across Iraq kill 35 in attacks that appeared to be revenge for an assault on a Sunni mosque.
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US bombs Islamic State
Barack Obama authorised the first US air strikes on Iraq since he pulled all troops out in 2011.
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Iraq army regains Saddam’s village
The army said it now held the 50 km stretch of main highway running north from the city of Samarra.
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Iraqi army presses Tikrit assault
Armoured vehicles were sent to try dislodge insurgents from the northern city of Tikrit.
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Iraq militants take Syria border post
Sunni fighters seized a border post on the Iraq-Syria frontier, smashing a line drawn by colonisation.
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Iraq asks US for backing to counter rebels
Baghdad said it wanted US air strikes on insurgents led by fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq.
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Iraq PM Maliki appeals for unity
Nuri al-Maliki has appealed to bitter Sunni critics for national unity.
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Bomb blasts kill 26 in Baghdad
No group has yet claimed responsibility for the seven attacks.
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Suicide truck bomber kills 15 in Iraq
It was not immediately clear who was behind the attack.
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Two bombs kill 30 in Iraq
Sunni Muslim worshippers were leaving the mosque following Friday prayers in the Iraqi city of Baquba.
