News: Iraq

We have started to collect the most important news related to Iraq in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Iraq: news

Iraq militants seize new towns

Friday, June 13th 2014, 10:45
related countries: United States

Islamist-led militants in Iraq seize two new towns, as the US says it is looking at all options to help embattled Prime Minister Nouri Maliki.
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Obama: All options open on Iraq

Friday, June 13th 2014, 3:41
related countries: United States

US President Barack Obama says his government is looking at "all options" to help fight Islamist militants in Iraq, including military action.
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Iraq conflict sparks oil price rise

Friday, June 13th 2014, 2:28

Oil prices rise to a nine-month high, and global stock markets decline, amid concerns that developments in Iraq may hurt global supplies.
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VIDEO: Hillary Clinton: Full interview

Thursday, June 12th 2014, 22:46
related countries: Ukraine, United States

Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton discusses the conflicts in Iraq and Ukraine and whether she will run for the US presidency again in 2016.
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VIDEO: Refugees fearful of Iraq militants

Thursday, June 12th 2014, 22:26
related places: Baghdad, Tikrit

ISIS militants advance on Baghdad after taking control of the cities of Fallujah and Tikrit, forcing hundreds of thousands of people to flee.
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Clinton urges caution over Iraq

Thursday, June 12th 2014, 21:34
related countries: United States

Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tells BBC Newsnight the US should withhold military support for Iraq until certain conditions are met.
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Iraq delays vote on emergency powers

Thursday, June 12th 2014, 15:32
related places: Baghdad

Parliament in Baghdad delays voting on a request to grant the prime minister emergency powers as the north slips out of government control.
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Turks seek release of Mosul hostages

Thursday, June 12th 2014, 11:11
related countries: Turkey
related places: Mosul

The Turkish government tries to secure the release of 80 Turks abducted in northern Iraq, but stops short of asking Nato allies for help.
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Iraqi Kurds 'fully control Kirkuk'

Thursday, June 12th 2014, 10:51
related places: Kirkuk

Iraqi Kurdish forces say they have taken full control of the northern oil city of Kirkuk as the army flees before an Islamist offensive nearby.
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UN condemns Iraqi militant attacks

Thursday, June 12th 2014, 8:05

The UN condemns attacks in Iraq by Islamist militants who have overrun two major cities, and says a "dire" humanitarian situation looms.
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VIDEO: 'Common approach for Iraq and Syria'

Thursday, June 12th 2014, 0:13
related countries: Syria

Former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called for a core group of countries to work together to help Iraq and Syria resolve the conflicts in their countries.
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VIDEO: ISIS: 'A brutally efficient campaign'

Wednesday, June 11th 2014, 22:23

The BBC's Paul Wood reports that ISIS Islamist insurgents are "steadily tightening their grip on the north and west of Iraq".
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Iraqi insurgents 'seize new city'

Wednesday, June 11th 2014, 19:20
related places: Baghdad, Mosul, Tikrit

Islamist militants in Iraq seize Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit, north of Baghdad, after overrunning the second city, Mosul, officials say.
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Half a million flee Iraq's Mosul

Wednesday, June 11th 2014, 13:16
related places: Mosul

As many as 500,000 people are forced to flee Iraq's second city Mosul after Islamist militants effectively take control of it and several other towns.
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Militants seize Iraq's second city

Tuesday, June 10th 2014, 19:18
related places: Mosul

Iraq's prime minister asks parliament to declare a state of emergency after militants take control of the country's second city, Mosul.
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VIDEO: Residents flee Iraq's second city

Tuesday, June 10th 2014, 15:57
related places: Mosul

Iraq's prime minister has called on parliament to declare a state of emergency after militants take control of the city of Mosul.
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Deadly Iraq blasts 'target Kurds'

Monday, June 9th 2014, 15:19

At least 21 people have been killed in a double bombing targeting the offices of two Kurdish political parties in northern Iraq, officials say.
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Dozens killed by Baghdad bombings

Saturday, June 7th 2014, 20:45
related places: Baghdad

A series of bombings across the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, leaves more than 50 people dead hours after militants raid a university in Anbar.
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Iraq students in college raid ordeal

Saturday, June 7th 2014, 18:40

Militants storm a university in the Iraqi city of Ramadi, briefly taking dozens of students and staff hostage before retreating under fire.
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Iraq troops 'repel Samarra attack'

Thursday, June 5th 2014, 18:44
related places: Samarra'

Iraqi security forces have repelled a large-scale attack on the central city of Samarra, killing dozens of militants, officials say.
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Iraq suspicions may 'fester' - Major

Friday, May 30th 2014, 10:03

Sir John Major says it is a "pity" that conversations between Tony Blair and George Bush about Iraq will remain secret.
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Deal over Bush-Blair Iraq documents

Thursday, May 29th 2014, 17:06

After lengthy negotiations, the Chilcot inquiry strikes a deal with the government to publish the "gist" of Iraq war talks between Tony Blair and George Bush - but not full transcripts.
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Bombing hits Baghdad Shia mosque

Tuesday, May 27th 2014, 14:14
related places: Baghdad

At least 17 people were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a Shia mosque in the centre of Baghdad, Iraqi officials say.
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Iraqi Kurdistan makes first oil sale

Friday, May 23rd 2014, 17:51
related places: Baghdad

The government in the Iraqi autonomous region of Kurdistan says it has made its first sale of crude oil despite strong opposition from Baghdad.
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Bombers target Shia pilgrims in Iraq

Thursday, May 22nd 2014, 17:58
related places: Baghdad

At least 24 Shia Muslim pilgrims have been killed and dozens wounded in three bomb attacks in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, officials say.
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US soldier awarded Medal of Honor

Tuesday, May 13th 2014, 21:25
related countries: Afghanistan, United States
related places: Honor

Former US Army Sgt Kyle White has been awarded the Medal of Honor, only the seventh US veteran of Iraq or Afghanistan to be so decorated.
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Court to probe UK Iraq abuse claims

Tuesday, May 13th 2014, 18:33
related countries: United Kingdom

An initial investigation into claims that UK forces abused Iraqi detainees is to be opened by the International Criminal Court.
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Deadly blasts hit Baghdad Shia areas

Tuesday, May 13th 2014, 10:51
related places: Baghdad

A series of car bomb attacks has killed at least 25 people and wounded 80 in predominantly Shia Muslim areas of Iraq's capital Baghdad, officials say.
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Militants 'kill 20 Iraqi soldiers'

Sunday, May 11th 2014, 11:34
related places: Mosul

Militants have killed 20 Iraqi soldiers in an attack on a base near the violent northern city of Mosul, officials say.
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The heroism of everyday life in Baghdad

Saturday, May 3rd 2014, 23:16
related places: Baghdad

Keeping calm and carrying on buying books at Baghdad's market
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Iraq vote count gets under way

Thursday, May 1st 2014, 9:32
related countries: United States
related places: Vote

Vote counting is under way in Iraq as the US and UN hail the country's first parliamentary poll since the withdrawal of US troops three years ago.
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VIDEO: 'Courage' as Iraq goes to polls

Wednesday, April 30th 2014, 16:31

Most provinces of Iraq have been voting in parliamentary elections, described as "an act of courage" by the BBC's Quentin Sommerville.
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Baghdad Frankenstein book wins prize

Wednesday, April 30th 2014, 4:35
related places: Baghdad

Ahmed Saadawi's modern-day Frankenstein novel set in Baghdad has won the Arab world's top prize for fiction.
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Iraq: Bloodshed and strife cast pall over polls

Tuesday, April 29th 2014, 23:02

Iraq riven by violence and strife as country heads to polls
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Iraq suicide bomb at rally kills 30

Monday, April 28th 2014, 20:22

A suicide bomber kills 30 people at a campaign rally in north-eastern Iraq, as militants target polling centres in advance of Wednesday's polls.
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VIDEO: In 60 secs: Iraq elections

Monday, April 28th 2014, 9:12

What you need to know about Iraq's parliamentary polls - in one minute
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VIDEO: Iraqis to vote in Kurdish capital

Monday, April 28th 2014, 8:37

The Kurdish autonomous region of Erbil in northern Iraq has recently enjoyed safety and economic prosperity unlike the rest of the country which suffers from sectarian divisions and frequent bombings.
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Iraq hits 'jihadist convoy' in Syria

Sunday, April 27th 2014, 14:59
related countries: Syria

Iraqi military helicopters destroy a convoy of fuel tankers inside Syria, alleging the lorries were heading into Iraq to supply jihadists.
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Parties vie for spoils of Basra

Sunday, April 27th 2014, 7:41

Why Iraqi parties are vying for the spoils of Basra
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VIDEO: The battle for votes in Iraq

Sunday, April 27th 2014, 7:36

Ahead of parliamentary elections in Iraq, the first since Americans withdrew from the country, all parties have been urging people to vote.
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VIDEO: 31 dead in Baghdad rally blasts

Saturday, April 26th 2014, 3:01
related places: Baghdad

At least 31 people are killed in a series of blasts targeting a Shia election rally in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
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Deadly blasts at Baghdad rally

Friday, April 25th 2014, 21:00
related places: Baghdad

At least 31 people are killed in a series of blasts targeting a Shia election rally in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
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Maliki attacks Saudi 'interference'

Friday, April 25th 2014, 16:21
related countries: Saudi Arabia, Syria

Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki tells the BBC that Saudi Arabia has "clearly interfered" in Syria and in Iraq's internal affairs.
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Iraqi murder claims a 'conspiracy'

Wednesday, April 16th 2014, 15:54
related countries: United Kingdom

Allegations that 20 Iraqis were murdered by British troops in 2004 were the result of a "conspiracy" to pervert the course of justice, the UK claims.
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Iraq shuts notorious Abu Ghraib jail

Tuesday, April 15th 2014, 17:58

Iraq's government closes the notorious Abu Ghraib prison because of what it says are security concerns.
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Iraqi deputy PM in clash with troops

Friday, April 11th 2014, 19:46
related places: Baghdad

Guards protecting the convoy of Iraq's deputy prime minister have been involved in clashes with soldiers, his office says.
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GlaxoSmithKline in Iraq probe

Monday, April 7th 2014, 15:31
related countries: China

GlaxoSmithKline will investigate allegations about its conduct in Iraq just nine months after a probe against the firm began in China.
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Election campaigning begins in Iraq

Tuesday, April 1st 2014, 13:27

Campaigning has begun for next month's general election in Iraq, with Prime Minister Nouri Maliki seeking a third consecutive term in office.
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Rise in number of global executions

Thursday, March 27th 2014, 6:46
related countries: Iran

A sharp rise in the number of people put to death in Iraq and Iran caused a global spike in executions in 2013, Amnesty International says.
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Iraq's election commissioners resign

Tuesday, March 25th 2014, 16:44

The board of Iraq's election commission resigns in protest at what it says is political and judicial interference ahead of next month's elections.
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Iraq unlawful killing claims dropped

Thursday, March 20th 2014, 17:28
related countries: United Kingdom

A public inquiry into whether UK soldiers unlawfully killed Iraqi civilians in 2004 hears their relatives no longer believe there is enough evidence to back the claims.
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Between Iraq and a hard place

Monday, March 17th 2014, 1:07
related countries: Syria
related places: Damascus

Two Iraqi women who travelled to Syria for safety - and got trapped
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How bad are Iraq's sectarian tensions?

Thursday, March 13th 2014, 1:20

Mark Urban examines the state of sectarian tensions
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Dozens killed in Iraq suicide blast

Sunday, March 9th 2014, 17:35
related places: Baghdad

A suspected suicide bomber in Iraq kills at least 32 people at a security checkpoint in the mainly Shia city of Hilla, south of Baghdad.
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Saudis and Qatar 'destabilise Iraq'

Saturday, March 8th 2014, 21:53
related countries: Qatar, Saudi Arabia

Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri Maliki accuses Saudi Arabia and Qatar of seeking to destabilise his country by supporting insurgent groups.
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Iraq passenger plane turnaround row

Thursday, March 6th 2014, 16:42
related countries: Lebanon

A passenger flight from Lebanon to Iraq is forced to turn around because a government minister's son was angry about missing it, officials say.
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Isis 'retreating' in northern Syria

Friday, February 28th 2014, 16:49
related countries: Syria

Reports from northern Syria say the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isis) is pulling back following an ultimatum from the Nusra Front.
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Dozens dead in Baghdad blasts

Thursday, February 27th 2014, 19:57
related places: Baghdad

At least 30 people are killed in bombings around the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, according to officials.
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US presses Iraq on Iran 'arms deal'

Tuesday, February 25th 2014, 17:00
related countries: Iran, United States

The US says it is "seeking clarification" over a report that Iraq has signed a deal with Iran to buy arms in violation of a UN embargo.
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Sharing a name with Saddam Hussein

Sunday, February 23rd 2014, 0:55

The perils of sharing a name with Iraq's former dictator
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Iraq offers reward for jihadists

Thursday, February 20th 2014, 15:40

Iraq's government offers a reward of $17,200 (£10,300) for each al-Qaeda-linked militant killed, amid a surge in sectarian violence.
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US Iraq war criminal 'killed self'

Wednesday, February 19th 2014, 18:53
related countries: United States

The ringleader of a group of US soldiers who raped an Iraqi girl and murdered her and her family is found dead in prison in an apparent suicide.
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Almost 50 killed in Iraq blasts

Tuesday, February 18th 2014, 16:06
related places: Baghdad

A series of car bomb explosions in and around the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, has killed at least 49 people, officials say.
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Radical Iraqi cleric Sadr 'retires'

Sunday, February 16th 2014, 5:15
related countries: United States

Iraq's radical Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr, who gained influence after the US-led invasion in 2003, announces his retirement from political life.
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Ex-Iraq VP blames Maliki for crisis

Saturday, February 15th 2014, 23:24

The former Iraqi Vice-President Tariq al-Hashemi blames Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki for the country's crisis in an interview with the BBC.
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The big Iraqi dinar conspiracy

Saturday, February 15th 2014, 2:36

The millions of tweets about a 'fraudulent' currency ruse
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Anbar violence 'displaces 300,000'

Wednesday, February 12th 2014, 21:26

Up to 300,000 people have been displaced by the fighting between Sunni militants and security forces in Iraq's western province of Anbar, the UN says.
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Soldiers killed in north Iraq attack

Tuesday, February 11th 2014, 13:14

Militants have killed 15 soldiers guarding an oil pipeline in a pre-dawn raid on their camp in northern Iraq and kidnapped another, officials say.
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Iraq militants 'killed by own bomb'

Monday, February 10th 2014, 15:00

At least 21 insurgents are killed in central Iraq after a car bomb was detonated accidentally, officials say.
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VIDEO: Iraq launches first ski resort

Saturday, February 8th 2014, 17:44

Iraq is hoping to attract tourists to a new $95m ski resort in Kurdistan - but will security concerns scare them off?
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Iraq forces 'abuse' women in prisons

Thursday, February 6th 2014, 10:53

The Iraqi authorities are detaining thousands of women illegally and subjecting them to torture and abuse, a new report by Human Rights Watch says.
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Baghdad bombings leave 33 dead

Wednesday, February 5th 2014, 17:08
related places: Baghdad

At least 33 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a series of bombings in Iraq's capital, Baghdad, officials say.
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US Army in recruitment fraud scandal

Tuesday, February 4th 2014, 23:20
related countries: United States

Two generals and dozens of colonels are among hundreds implicated in a US military fraud involving recruitment fees during the Iraq war, officials say.
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