Iraq executes 12 after PM calls for speedy executions
Iraq put to death 12 people convicted of terrorism hours after Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi called for speedy executions in response to the kidnapping and killing...
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi
Iraq parliament bars Abadi government from passing reforms unilaterally (Update 1)
By Ahmed Rasheed Iraq’s parliament voted unanimously on Monday to bar the government from passing important reforms without its approval in an effort to...
Iraqi parliament approves Abadi’s reform package
Iraq’s parliament voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s reform package, Speaker Saleem al-Jabouri said during a session broadcast live on state...
US defense chief makes surprise trip to Iraq
By Phil Stewart US Defense Secretary Ash Carter made a surprise visit to Baghdad on Thursday to get a first-hand assessment of the campaign against...
Iraq PM says allies not doing enough to counter Islamic State
By John Irish Iraq’s prime minister on Tuesday accused the international coalition fighting Islamic State of not doing enough to tackle the group, and said...
Despite Obama endorsement, US concerns grow over Iraqi premier
By Matt Spetalnick and Phil Stewart The Obama administration is publicly voicing confidence in Iraq’s prime minister in the fight against surging Islamic State militants,...
Iraq deploys tanks as Islamic State tightens grip on Ramadi (Updated)
By Giles Elgood Iraqi security forces on Tuesday deployed tanks and artillery around Ramadi to confront Islamic State fighters who have captured the city in...
Iraqi forces try to seal off Islamic State around Tikrit
By Ahmed Rasheed and Dominic Evans Thousands of Iraqi soldiers and Shi’ite militiamen sought to seal off Islamic State fighters in Tikrit and nearby towns...
Iraq launches attack to retake Tikrit from Islamic State (Update 1)
By Dominic Evans Iraq’s armed forces, backed by Shi’ite militia, attacked Islamic State strongholds north of Baghdad on Monday as they launched an offensive to...
Iraq says to track down antiquities after Islamic State museum rampage
By Dominic Evans Islamic State militants who destroyed priceless antiquities from the northern Iraqi city of Mosul have kept some artefacts to sell, Prime Minister...
Baghdad’s decade-old curfew to end on Saturday, Iraq’s PM says
By Stephen Kalin Baghdad’s decade-old curfew will end on Saturday and four neighbourhoods will be “demilitarised”, Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Thursday, as...
Iraqi security forces enter Baiji refinery – state TV
By Raheem Salman Security forces entered Iraq’s largest refinery for the first time on Tuesday after months of battling Islamic State militants who had surrounded...
Islamic State fighters kill 220 Iraqis from tribe that opposed them
By Raheem Salman Islamic State militants executed at least 220 Iraqis in retaliation against a tribe’s opposition to their takeover of territory west of Baghdad,...
Kerry in Iraq backs government, says Baghdad a partner against Islamic State
By Jason Szep US Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday endorsed Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s plans to mend Baghdad’s relations with Sunnis and...