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People gather at the site of a bomb attack in eastern Baghdad, Iraq. (AFP/ File Photo)

March 25th, 2018 - 08:05 GMT

At Least 7 People Killed in Attacks in Iraq

Seven people were killed in attacks across Iraq including in the country's capital city, Baghdad, early Sunday.

A member of the Iraqi forces adjusts a mortar on the edge of western Mosul, 4 April 2017. (AFP/Ahmad Gharabli)

April 5th, 2017 - 02:00 GMT

Daesh attacks Tikrit, killing 31

Daesh have has some success in Syria, following recent losses in neighbouring Iraq. (AFP/File)

February 4th, 2017 - 12:00 GMT

Daesh lashes out in Syria following Iraq set backs

Iraq has been facing insecurity from militant attacks, particularly in the northern and western parts of the country. (AFP/File)

January 25th, 2017 - 01:51 GMT

Ten civilians killed in Baghdad car bomb

Iraq has been facing insecurity, particularly in the northern and western parts. (AFP/File)

January 25th, 2017 - 10:32 GMT

Six dead in Iraq following two attacks

A member of the Iraqi government forces looks at a burnt-out vehicle as they secure the town of Sharqat, around 50 miles south of Mosul, on September 23, 2016, the day after recapturing city from Daesh. (AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)

September 25th, 2016 - 08:00 GMT

Bloodshed in Iraq continues as militants kill 12 in Tikrit bomb attack

Iraqi soldiers rest during a break from fighting Daesh militants on the road toward Fallujah. (AFP/File)

June 4th, 2016 - 12:30 GMT

Iraqi forces retake city north of Fallujah, kill 27 Daesh militants

"I breathe the clear air and think about the wet ground reflecting Aleppo’s image as if it wants the sky to see it," writes Mazen, a Syrian who lived in Aleppo before the war. (Hovic via Flickr Creative Commons)

May 15th, 2016 - 04:43 GMT

'It wants the sky to see it'

If the dam collapses, severe flooding could pose a great danger to those in the affected areas. (AFP/File)

March 1st, 2016 - 12:19 GMT

US warns citizens to flee Iraq if Mosul Dam bursts

Daesh fighters in Iraq. (AFP/Azhar Shallal)

February 28th, 2016 - 11:00 GMT

Daesh group executes 12 of its own fighters for desertion in Iraq

A recently arrived F-16 sits on the tarmac in Iraq on July 20, 2015. (AFP/File)

February 4th, 2016 - 05:20 GMT

Iraq receives two more F-16s from US

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December 30th, 2015 - 01:00 GMT

Iraqi PM tours Ramadi following ‘liberation’ from Daesh

The Syrian civil war also contributed to Daesh's rapid rise to power. (AFP/File)

December 30th, 2015 - 05:09 GMT

How the war in Iraq gave birth to Daesh