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Russian senator said the suspects face sentences that could amount to the death penalty (AFP/File Photo)

April 29th, 2018 - 02:00 GMT

60 Russian Women Wait Trial in Iraq over ISIS Membership

At least 60 Russian women are awaiting trial in Iraq over illegal entry, membership in the ISIS Takfiri terrorist group and involvement in acts of terror across the war-ravaged Arab country.

Displaced Iraqi families from Hawijah rest some 25 kilometres from the northern city of Kirkuk after fleeing their homes due to ongoing fighting between government forces and Islamic State (IS) group jihadists on September 27, 2016. (AFP/Marwan Ibrahim)

September 30th, 2016 - 02:00 GMT

UN estimates 700,000 Iraqis will need humanitarian aid once Mosul operation begins

Iraqi protesters climb over a concrete wall surrounding the parliament after breaking into Baghdad's heavily fortified "Green Zone" on April 30, 2016. (AFP/Haidar Mohammed Ali)

September 17th, 2016 - 08:00 GMT

Thousands rally in Iraq against corruption

Jacket belonging to an Iraqi Army uniform lies on the ground in some 10km of east of Mosul (AFP/File)

August 14th, 2016 - 11:16 GMT

Peshmerga forces retake 6 villages east of Mosul

A member of the Iraqi pro-governement forces fires his weapon on a front line in the Albu Huwa area, south of Fallujah near the Euphrates river, on June 1, 2016, during an operation aimed at retaking areas from the Islamic State group. (AFP/Moadh al-Dulaimi)

June 2nd, 2016 - 06:00 GMT

Militant attacks, violence kill 867 Iraqis in May: UN

Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani declared in a press conference in Erbil, on Feb. 3, 2016, that the "time has come" to hold a referendum on Kurdish statehood. (AFP/Safin Hamed)

February 3rd, 2016 - 12:30 GMT

Iraqi Kurdish leader calls for referendum on Kurdish statehood

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September 28th, 2015 - 11:00 GMT

Iraq, Russia, Iran and Syria to share intelligence on Daesh

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September 7th, 2015 - 10:30 GMT

Iraqi army repels Daesh in Tikrit, five militants killed

The US and Iran have led parallel fights against the extremists in Iraq. (AFP/File)

July 16th, 2015 - 12:54 GMT

Why the nuclear deal may lead to a US-Iranian joint effort against Daesh

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June 3rd, 2015 - 07:33 GMT

Washington cannot hold together a sectarian Iraq

Reports of Daesh losing territory may be more wishful thinking than fact. (AFP/File)

May 4th, 2015 - 07:35 GMT

Is Daesh on the run or is the US claiming a premature victory?

Daesh's attack on Ramadi is widely considered a counteroffensive in response to their loss in Tikrit earlier this month. (Albawaba.com/File)

April 17th, 2015 - 01:29 GMT

Thousands flee Ramadi as Daesh intensifies offensive

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April 15th, 2015 - 10:35 GMT

Obama pledges $200 million in aid to Iraq