Mr Talabani led one of Iraq's main Kurdish factions and went on to become the country's president after the 2003 US-led invasion toppled Saddam Hussein... READ MORE›
Both President Obama and President-elect Donald Trump believe the United States never should have invaded Iraq in 2o03 or, at least, Trump claims he now does ... READ MORE›
Anti-Assad insurgents say they have never heard of a group called the Syrian Arab Coalition, though they welcome the prospect of increased support... READ MORE›
The operation to control Al-Bab, which is being besieged under the Euphrates Shield Operation, is ongoing, the army said in a statement... READ MORE›
The same sources say the Russian air strikes will soon be accompanied by Syrian army and allied ground advances... READ MORE›
More than 10 years after being executed, Saddam Hussein remains a huge presence in the life of one man... READ MORE›
Iraqi officials said the raid involved American helicopters, Kurdish and American Special Operations forces, and airstrikes... READ MORE›
But in 2012, battle-hardened Islamist fighters returned from combat in Libya to rout the military, including units trained by United States Special Forces... READ MORE›
The Bush administration's patent favoritism toward Shiite religious parties and marginalization of the Sunni Arabs had created a powerful constituency for the Islamic State in Iraq... READ MORE›
The Islamic State depends on the sale of oil and electricity inside Syria to pay for its military operations... READ MORE›
Hundreds of loyalist troops and unknown number of ISIL fighters killed as pro-government forces seize coastal city... READ MORE›
The amnesty may be one small step towards easing tensions that run deep in Raqqa after three years of ruthless ISIL occupation, followed by war... READ MORE›
Before going to Libya, Zubaidi was a senior Islamic State operative in Iraq... READ MORE›
The worlds determination to defeat Isil is a myth... READ MORE›
The Kurdish homeland includes parts of Syria, Iraq, Turkey and Iran... READ MORE›
LONDON Britain's former Prime Minister Tony Blair has apologized for mistakes made in the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003... READ MORE›
Should we focus on overthrowing Bashar al-Assad, or defeating Isil?... READ MORE›
Laurent Fabius, France's foreign minister, derided Russian claims to be leading the anti-terrorist campaign in Syria, as media strikes rather than real strikes ... READ MORE›
Five Islamic State militants were captured, officials said, and at least 10 were killed... READ MORE›
Francois Hollande, the French president, said the strikes had completely destroyed an Isil training camp near the eastern Syrian city of Deir Ezzour... READ MORE›
Islamic State supporters said on Twitter that even if Baghdadi had been killed, his self-proclaimed caliphate straddling large areas of Iraq and Syria would survive... READ MORE›
After more than a year of setbacks, Iraqi troops have in recent weeks begun to claw back losses in the centre of the country... READ MORE›
07 Sep 2014 Evidence from one posting on a social networking site last week suggested that as many as 20 British jihadists have been joining Isil forces every day... READ MORE›
Decision to disband Saddam Hussein's army after the invasion created a huge security vacuum exploited by al Qaeda, which was eventually replaced by Islamic State... READ MORE›
Iraqi government must ensure appalling abuses against civilians do not happen in Mosul battle, report says... READ MORE›
On the evidence of the opening morning of a week's worth of speeches at the general assembly, Putin had gathered some momentum... READ MORE›
Child mortality figures provided to the United Nations were deliberately doctored by Saddam Hussein's government to discredit the international community, a new report finds... READ MORE›
3pm, Piraeus I have met an Iraqi family who are pretending to be Syrian... READ MORE›
Syrian government troops and allied forces have taken the last major ISIL-held town in Homs province, according to a monitor... READ MORE›
The Syrian presidency issued a rare condemnation of the destruction, describing it as Isil's revenge against a pluralistic history that threatens the extremist group's grand project... READ MORE›
He said Mr Kassig was a selfless humanitarian worker who had gone to the region to help care for those fleeing the Syrian conflict... READ MORE›
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