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Shifa al-Nima, considered one of the biggest captures in recent months, was hauled from his Mosul bolthole by Iraqi security forces after he was discovered (Dailymail)

January 18th, 2020 - 07:43 GMT

Obese ISIS 'Mufti' Arrested in Iraq. So Heavy he Was Loaded Onto Back of Truck

An obese ISIS 'mufti' arrested in Iraq is so heavy that he had to be loaded onto the back of a truck to be transported. Shifa al-Nima, considered one of the biggest captures in recent months, was hauled from his Mosul bolthole by Iraqi security forces after he was discovered. Dubbed Jabba the Hutt after the slug-like Star Wars villain, the religious leader issued fatwas, or religious rulings, that led ...

A roadside bomb explosion killed three people Saturday at a checkpoint in Youssifiyah (Courtesy of CNN)

October 5th, 2013 - 04:05 GMT

Journalists killed in Iraq in another day of nationwide violence

Iraqi children inspect a burnt-out car at the site of a car bomb attack that exploded the previous day in a commercial street of Baghdad's eastern neighbourhood of Mashtal on Monday. On Tuesday, a fresh wave of violence across the country killed at least 24 people. (AFP)

September 17th, 2013 - 04:31 GMT

At least 24 dead in fresh wave of Iraq violence

An Iraqi child stands by the wreckage of a burnt car on the site of a car bomb explosion in the city of Suweirah, south of Baghdad, on Sunday. A wave of attacks across Iraq, including more than a dozen car bombs, killed at least 30 people while the head of Baghdad's provincial council escaped assassination. (AFP)

September 15th, 2013 - 05:33 GMT

At least 46 dead in wave of car bombs, shootings across Iraq

Iraqis carry the coffin of one of the victims of the attack on a Shiite mosque. [AFP]

September 14th, 2013 - 02:30 GMT

Suicide bomb kills 24 at Iraqi funeral

An elderly Iraqi man smokes a cigarette by the wreckage of a car bomb in Baghdad in May. (AFP/File)

August 25th, 2013 - 10:40 GMT

Wave of violence kills 11 across Iraq

An Egyptian woman tries to stop a military bulldozer (AFP/MOHAMMED ABDEL MONEIM)

August 19th, 2013 - 11:22 GMT

Will Egypt follow Iraq's descent into chaos?

Iraq builds pipelines and storage terminals in its $1 trillion planned infrastructure program

July 30th, 2013 - 08:17 GMT

A brief history of Iraqi oil- and its future

Iraqi men mourn family members on July 14, after an attack the day before (source: AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE)

July 15th, 2013 - 06:31 GMT

Death toll tops 40 in Iraq attacks

Iraqis inspect the site of a suicide car bomb attack in the Al-Haq square in Samarra, a predominantly Sunni town north of Baghdad, on July 5 (AFP)

July 9th, 2013 - 10:32 GMT

Nearly 200 killed in Iraq in July

Iraqis inspect the site of a suicide car bomb attack in the Al-Haq square in Samarra, a predominantly Sunni town north of Baghdad, on July 5 (AFP)

July 8th, 2013 - 06:44 GMT

At least 21 killed as bombers and gunmen wreak havoc across Iraq

Muslim Shiites women pray during the ceremony commemorating the birth of Imam Mehdi, the 12th holiest figure for Shiite Muslims. in Karbala on Monday. Several bombs targeted Shiites on Monday evening, as sectarian violence grows. (AFP)

June 25th, 2013 - 06:32 GMT

At least 30 killed by wave of Iraq bombings

An Iraqi woman casts her vote at a polling station during provincial elections on June 20, 2013 in the Anbar province. Iraqis in two Sunni-majority provinces voted under heavy security in delayed provincial polls as the country grapples with a surge in nationwide violence and months of angry protests. (AFP/AZHAR SHALLAL)

June 20th, 2013 - 11:18 GMT

Iraqis vote in delayed provincial elections amid surging violence