Iraq

Yazidis appeal for help to leave Iraq

Hundreds of Yazidis appeal to the world to help them leave Iraq. [youtube id="nNg_5LWbRZg"]

Fearing Iraq’s downfall, power brokers chose safe bet Abadi

By Michael Georgy BAGHDAD Tue Aug 12, 2014 4:09pm EDT (Reuters) - Pressure on Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to…

Exclusive: Iraq says Islamic State killed 500 Yazidis, buried some victims alive

(Reuters) - Islamic State militants have killed at least 500 members of Iraq's Yazidi ethnic minority during their offensive in…

Iraq accuses Islamic State of Yazidi atrocity, U.S. make new strikes

(Reuters) - Islamic State militants have killed hundreds of Iraq's minority Yazidis, burying some alive and taking women as slaves,…

Air strikes vs. Islamist militants in Iraq, authorized

United States president Barack Obama approved the use of targeted missile strikes against Islamist militants if they threaten Americans stationed…

Asian shares skid as Obama confirms air strikes on Iraq

(Reuters) - Asian shares tumbled on Friday as investors sought out safe-haven assets on growing fears that conflicts in Ukraine…

Iraq parliament delayed for five weeks, general killed near Baghdad

By Isra'a al-Rubei'i and Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD Mon Jul 7, 2014 10:23pm EDT (Reuters) - Iraq's new parliament put off…

Iraq counter-attacks against ISIL with airborne commando assault on Tikrit

(Reuters) - Iraqi forces launched an airborne assault on rebel-held Tikrit on Thursday, landing three helicopters with commandos in a…

Militants take Iraqi gas field town, president calls parliament session

(Reuters) - Militants took a town an hour from Baghdad that is home to four natural gas fields on Thursday, another gain…

Kirkuk blast kills 6

A total of six people died when a suicide bomber attacked an Iraqi city, injuring 23 others. [youtube id="JmEFvteBJDw"]

Iran strongly opposes U.S. intervention in Iraq

Iran's supreme leader rejected possible intervention in Iraq by the United States and others, saying that Iraqis themselves can bring…

Sunni militants seize three towns in Iraq’s Anbar: sources

(Reuters) - Sunni insurgents led by al Qaeda splinter group the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) captured…

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