Iraq PM vows to defeat IS in 2016 after army’s first major victory
By Stephen Kalin and Maher Chmaytelli A triumphant Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared on Monday that the coming year would see his forces defeat...
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Iraqi forces raise flag above government complex in Ramadi (Update 3)
By Stephen Kalin and Saif Hameed Iraq flew its flag above the main government complex in the western city of Ramadi on Monday, marking its...
Skirting booby traps, Iraqi troops close in on Islamic State redoubt in Ramadi
By Ahmed Rasheed Iraqi troops have pushed deeper into the heart of the last remaining district held by Islamic State in the city of Ramadi,...
Iraqi troops expected to drive IS from Ramadi in days – State TV (Update 2)
By Maher Chmaytelli Iraq’s army chief was quoted on Wednesday as saying he needed only days to drive Islamic State from the city of Ramadi,...
Two senior Iraqi commanders killed in Ramadi attack claimed by IS
Two senior Iraqi military commanders were killed on Thursday in suicide car bomb attacks claimed by Islamic State in Anbar province where pro-government forces are...
US lacks ‘complete strategy’ to help Iraq fight IS – Obama
By Jeff Mason President Barack Obama, reprising a phrase that caused uproar in Washington last year, said on Monday the United States does not yet...
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...
Iraqi Shi’ite militia claim leadership of Anbar campaign against Islamic State
By Peter Graff Iraq’s Shi’ite paramilitaries announced on Tuesday they had taken charge of the campaign to drive Islamic State from the western province of...
Shi’ite militias deploy to take on Islamic State insurgents near Iraq’s Ramadi
By Stephen Kalin A convoy of Shi’ite Muslim militia and Iraqi army forces set out from a base near Ramadi on Saturday to advance on...
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...
Shi’ite forces move in on Iraqi city taken by Islamic State (Update 5)
By Giles Elgood A column of Shi’ite militia fighters arrived at a military base near Ramadi on Monday as Baghdad moved to retake the western...
