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BRENDAN ONEILL THE WEST IS BETRAYING THE KURDS AND ALLOWING THEM TO BE MASSACRED
The PKK has close links with the YPG, the Kurdish People's Protection Units in Syria, who have been among the bravest battlers against Isil... READ MORE›
IRAQI FORCES LAUNCH 'MAJOR' KIRKUK OPERATION
Al Jazeera's Charles Stratford, reporting from Erbil, said Kurdish forces in and around Kirkuk have vowed to defend it to the last man ... READ MORE›
BAGHDAD TO PAY HEAVY PRICE FOR DECLARING WAR
Kurdish forces call Iraqi forces' campaign in Kirkuk 'a declaration of war', as PM Abadi tells them to cooperate... READ MORE›
IRAQI ARMY MISTAKENLY BOMBS CIVILIANS IN ISIL-HELD CITY
Iraqi air force kills at least 52 civilians waiting for salaries in western city of al-Qaim with dozens of others hurt... READ MORE›
OBAMA LOOKS AT ADDING BASES AND TROOPS IN IRAQ TO FIGHT ISIS
Obama would consider establishing a series of outposts where American advisers would work with Iraqi troops and local tribesmen... READ MORE›
ADVANCE INTO HEART OF MOSUL SLOWS AS ISIL FIGHTS BACK
The longer the battle to retake Mosul goes on, the more difficult it will become for the Iraqi forces... READ MORE›
SUCCESS OF KURDISH FORCES IS A BRIGHT SPOT FOR US
Coalition airstrikes have been essential in destroying Islamic State positions and paving the way for Kurdish advances... READ MORE›
FIERCE ISIL RESISTANCE AS IRAQI TROOPS MOVE ON MOSUL
Tens of thousands of troops are involved, while there are thought to be nearly 6,000 ISIL fighters in and around Mosul... READ MORE›
KIRKUK OFFENSIVE: THOUSANDS FLEE AS IRAQI ARMY ADVANCES
Thousands of people are leaving the Iraqi city of Kirkuk as the Iraqi army advances on Kurdish military positions around the city... READ MORE›
FIRST AMERICAN SOLDIER KILLED IN IRAQ SINCE OFFICIAL END OF COMBAT IN 2011
Five Islamic State militants were captured, officials said, and at least 10 were killed... READ MORE›
YAZIDIS LEFT TO THEIR FATE IN IRAQ
When the Yazidis do come back from Isil they have nothing... READ MORE›
DEFENSE SECRETARY ASHTON CARTER MAKES UNANNOUNCED VISIT TO IRAQ
He plans to discuss the looming assault with Iraqi officials and with Americans involved in training the Iraqi Army... READ MORE›
BARZANI: US KNEW IRAQI FORCES PLANNED KIRKUK TAKEOVER
But last month's operation by the Iraqi army resulted in Baghdad retaking five oil fields from the Kurdish forces... READ MORE›
IRAQI KURDS WARN PKK AMID TURKEY AIR STRIKES
Iraq's Kurdistan region has urged Turkish Kurd separatist forces of the PKK to leave civilian areas amid continuing Turkish air strikes... READ MORE›
EVIDENCE OF A 'DIFFICULT FIGHT' AHEAD AS FORCES MOVE TOWARD ISIS-HELD MOSUL
Oct. 18, 2016 Smoke rises as people flee their homes during clashes between Iraqi security forces and members of the Islamic State terrorist group fleeing Mosul, Iraq... READ MORE›
IRAQI KURDISH PESHMERGA FORCES 'CROSS INTO KOBANE'
Syria is iraqi kurdish peshmerga forces cross into kobane... READ MORE›
SWEDISH SCHOOL WORKER KILLED TRYING TO PROTECT STUDENTS IN RACIAL ATTACK HAILED AS HERO
At least three buildings being used to house refugees have been damaged in arson attacks recently... READ MORE›
IRAQI FORCES OPEN A FRONT IN WEST MOSUL TRYING TO SQUEEZE ISIS
The Iraqi Army, which the American-led coalition has worked to rebuild after the loss of Mosul to the Islamic State in 2014, reports to the Defense Ministry... READ MORE›
IRAQI ARMY RETAKES CONTROL OF OIL REFINERY TOWN AS KURDS STAND FIRM AGAINST OVERSTRETCHED ISLAMIC STATE
A shattered 120mm artillery piece, captured by Isis from the Iraqi army but later destroyed by US bombers, lies abandoned near the town's main grain silo... READ MORE›
A U.S. MARINE IS KILLED IN IRAQ, THE SECOND COMBAT CASUALTY OF THE ISIS WAR
She has spent more than 15 years covering the Middle East, including the Iraq war... READ MORE›
ISIS SUICIDE ATTACKNEAR RAMADI KILLS 2IRAQI GENERALS
Noman al-Zawbawy an Iraqi Army commander stationed in Anbar... READ MORE›
THIRD U.S. COMBAT DEATH COMES AS AMERICAN TROOPS EDGE CLOSER TO THE FRONT LINES IN IRAQ
An Iraqi army soldier stands by the decomposing body of an Islamic State militant killed in battle days before in Kharbadan last month... READ MORE›
PESHMERGAS BLUNT, DON'T BREAK, ISLAMIC STATE SIEGE OF SYRIA'S KOBANI
Peshmergas blunt don't break islamic state siege of syria's kobani... READ MORE›
EXPERTS PROBE IS MASS GRAVE AT HAMAM AL-ALIL
The Iraqi military has said the grave, in the grounds of an agricultural college in the town of Hamam al-Alil, contains about 100 decapitated bodies... READ MORE›
FOREIGN FIGHTERS ARE HEADING TO IRAQ TO JOIN THE BATTLE
War with Isis The 'international brigade' of foreign fighters joining up to help Kurdish Peshmerga tackle Islamists... READ MORE›
AIRSTRIKES BLUNT ISLAMIC STATE MOMENTUM
Iraqi security forces and Kurdish fighters aren't capable of coordinating with airstrikes to make a major push to retake territory... READ MORE›
U.S. MILITARY CHIEF: IRAQ DOESN'T WANT RUSSIAN HELP
The Kurdish fighters have proven more successful in battling Islamic State militants than the national Iraqi forces... READ MORE›
AFTER MORE THAN $1.6 BILLION IN U.S. AID, IRAQ'S ARMY STILL STRUGGLES
An Iraqi army soldier drives a Humvee in the outskirts of the town of Kabrouk, Iraq, in May ... READ MORE›
EXCLUSIVE: U.S. FALTERS IN CAMPAIGN TO REVIVE IRAQI ARMY, OFFICIALS SAY
Garver said the regular Iraqi army continues to struggle with increasing its ranks... READ MORE›
IRAQI ARMED FORCES SEE CHANCE FOR REDEMPTION AS THEY CLOSE IN ON RAMADI
This had to be a battle using purely the Iraqi military, in order to return the prestige of the Iraqi army, said Maj... READ MORE›