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Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi (Twitter)

September 9th, 2018 - 07:27 GMT

Iraqi Factions Demand Premier Abadi Resigns in Wake of Basra Protests, Killings

The tables turned on Saturday against Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi as two main blocs that were victorious in the May parliamentary elections demanded his resignation in wake of the protests in the southern city of Basra.

Iraqi Air Force carried out several airstrikes against ISIS positions in Syria. (AFP/ File Photo)

May 6th, 2018 - 12:00 GMT

Iraqi Air Force Carry out Airstrikes Targeting ISIS Positions in Syria

A campaign poster for Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi for the May 12 parliamentary elections. (AFP/ File Photo)

May 2nd, 2018 - 12:06 GMT

Iraqi Minister Warns Educational Institutes Not to be Used for Electoral Campaigns

Iraqi Air Force jets are increasingly chasing ISIS terrorists beyond the border. (AFP/ File Photo)

April 22nd, 2018 - 02:00 GMT

Al Abadi Says Iraqi Jets Chase 'Terrorists Beyond Border'

Members of Iran's Armed Forces attend President Hassan Rouhani's swearing in ceremony (AFP/File Photo)

April 18th, 2018 - 11:38 GMT

Iran's Defence Minister in Baghdad on a "not publicized" Visit, Meets Top Iraqi Officials

Iraqi protestors burn a US flag during a demonstration in Baghdad on April 15, 2018, opposing the joint Western air strikes against Syria's regime. The United States, Britain and France took military action in response to an alleged chemical attack in the rebel-held town of Douma a week ago that killed at least 40 people. Iraq warned that Western air strikes on Syria is a "very dangerous" development that could fuel a jihadist resurgence in the region
Ahmad al-Rubaye / AFP

April 17th, 2018

Iraqis in Baghdad Protest Against U.S. Strikes on Syria

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said that its really difficult to combat corruption. (AFP/ File Photo)

April 16th, 2018 - 12:00 GMT

Iraqi PM Says His Government is Facing Uphill Struggle in Fighting Corruption

The capture and extradition of a top ISIS leader from Iraq to Turkey has revealed a new level of intelligence cooperation between Ankara, Baghdad and Washington (AFP)

February 19th, 2018 - 10:54 GMT

A New Cooperation Between Turkey, Iraq and US After Extradition of a Top ISIS Leader

The operation was launched on Tuesday in southern Mosul to clear the area from remaining ISIS militants (AFP/File)

January 24th, 2018 - 12:45 GMT

Iraqi Forces Kill 21 in Mosul Operation to Eliminate ISIS

An Iraqi receives the Eucharist during a Christmas mass at the Saint Paul’s church on December 24, 2017 in the country’s second city Mosul. (Ahmad MUWAFAQ / AFP)

December 25th, 2017 - 06:00 GMT

Iraqi Christians Celebrate 1st Mass in Mosul Since ISIS

ISIS has recently suffered a string of defeats in Iraq and Syria after overrunning much of both countries in mid-2014 (AFP/File)

December 12th, 2017 - 11:06 GMT

ISIS Attack Kills 13 Iraqi Fighters in Mosul

Iraqi forces have regained full control of the country’s border with Syria, Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi said Saturday (Ludovic Marin/Pool/AFP)

December 9th, 2017 - 12:09 GMT

Iraq ‘Totally Liberated’ From ISIS, Says Prime Minister Abadi

A mass grave discovered south of Mosul in Nov. 2016 (AFP/File)

November 21st, 2017 - 01:32 GMT

Mass Grave of 73 Civilians Discovered in Northern Iraq