GLOBAL BACKLASH GROWS AGAINST TRUMP'S IMMIGRATION ORDER

But some members of its parliament said Baghdad should retaliate with similar measures against the United States... READ MORE›

KURDISH FAMILY HEADED TO NASHVILLE SENT BACK TO IRAQ

President Trump signed the controversial executive order that halted refugees and residents from predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States... READ MORE›

GLOBAL BACKLASH GROWS AGAINST DONALD TRUMP'S IMMIGRATION ORDER

Part of the president's order gives preferential treatment to Christians who try to enter the United States from majority-Muslim countries... READ MORE›

THEY WORKED FOR AMERICA AND NOW THEY CAN'T GET INTO THE USA

As Iraq's ambassador to the United States, Lukman Faily worked for years to establish ties with America... READ MORE›

AWKWARD MOMENTS IN THE UK-US SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP IN 90 SECONDS

Margaret Thatcher was adored in America despite once embarrassingly telling George HW Bush not to go wobbly against Saddam Hussein... READ MORE›

NEW VIDEO SURFACES OF FLORIDA AIRPORT MASSACRE; FBI'S HUSSEIN INTERROGATOR TO HANDLE CASE

Bryan Santiago said Saturday that his brother had requested psychological help but received little assistance... READ MORE›

IRAQ MOUNTS NEW BID TO RETAKE CITIES UNDER ISLAMIC STATE MILITANT CONTROL

Iraqi forces have launched a fresh offensive to retake cities controlled by the so-called Islamic State group... READ MORE›

IRAQI JOURNALIST KIDNAPPED IN BAGHDAD HAS BEEN RELEASED

BAGHDAD AP -- The family of an Iraqi female journalist kidnapped in Baghdad last week says she has been released... READ MORE›

ELITE IRAQI FORCES ADVANCE IN MOSUL, FIGHTING STREET-TO-STREET AGAINST ISIL

Forces seen fighting street-to-street on Tuesday were from the elite Counter Terrorism Service... READ MORE›

REWARD FOR INFORMATION ON ISIS LEADER INCREASED TO $25 MILLION

The last confirmed sighting of him was in the Iraqi city of Mosul in the summer of 2014, shortly after Islamic State militants occupied the city... READ MORE›

SADDAM HUSSEIN SHOULD HAVE BEEN LEFT TO RUN IRAQ, SAYS CIA OFFICER WHO INTERROGATED HIM

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›

RUSSIA 'TRIED TO HELP' DONALD TRUMP WIN THE ELECTION, CIA CONCLUDES

Cybersecurity experts, as well as Intelligence officials, had found evidence that linked the hacks to Russia... READ MORE›

FAKE NEWS? NOBODY DOES IT BETTER THAN THE WEST

Her testimony was passed out in a media kit prepared by Citizens for a Free Kuwait... READ MORE›

LUCKY FOR US, TRUMP HAS MATTIS ALL WRONG

Mattis in the first of four tours of duty in the Marines... READ MORE›

LIBYAN TROOPS CLEARING SIRTE OF REMAINING ISIL FIGHTERS

Even in Tripoli, the unity government's rule is far from secure, with a third rival administration backed by hardline armed groups recently attempting a comeback... READ MORE›

LIBYAN FORCES CLAIM CONTROL OF ISIL STRONGHOLD OF SIRTE

Hundreds of loyalist troops and unknown number of ISIL fighters killed as pro-government forces seize coastal city... READ MORE›

CAN DONALD TRUMP SOLVE THE MIDDLE EAST'S MANY CRISES?

Can trump end the suffering of millions of syrians after five years of civil war?... READ MORE›

ISLAMIC STATE BRUTALITY COMES TO LIGHT AFTER MILITARY ADVANCE

Islamic State had used the town's agricultural college as a killing field for hundreds of people in the days before the Iraqi government advance, Ahmed said... READ MORE›

IRAQI FORCES SAY DEFENSES, CIVILIANS HAMPER MOSUL ADVANCE

In April 2015, Iraqi security forces drove out IS militants from Tikrit, about 80 miles 130 kilometers north of Baghdad... READ MORE›

MOSUL TODAY: HEAVIEST FIGHTING YET IN CAMPAIGN TO EXPEL IS

The area was once named after former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein... READ MORE›

ASH CARTER: MOSUL SUPPORT PLAN NEEDED AFTER ISIL OUSTED

We are gravely worried by reports that ISIL is using civilians in and around Mosul as human shields as the Iraqi forces advance ..... READ MORE›

ISIS LEADER TAKES STEPS TO ENSURE GROUPS SURVIVAL

United States officials said gathering more insight on the Islamic State's shadowy leadership structure was a top priority... READ MORE›

HOW THE UNITED STATES HELPED CREATE THE ISLAMIC STATE

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›

ISLAMIC TERRORIST SHOT DEAD AFTER BERLIN ATTACK ON POLICEWOMAN

Man identified as rafik y who had been convicted in 2008 plot to murder iraqi pm stabbed a policewoman in western berlin before being shot dead... READ MORE›

AYATOLLAH KHAMENEI BACKING IRAN NEGOTIATORS DOESNT FAULT NUCLEAR DEAL

Khamenei said referring to the United States and its five negotiating partners... READ MORE›

BODYGUARD OF SYRIAN REBEL WHO DEFECTED TO ISIL REVEALS SECRETS OF THE JIHADIST LEADERSHIP

Bodyguard of Syrian rebel who defected to Isil reveals secrets of the jihadist leadership... READ MORE›

IRAQ MOVES AGAINST IS IN TIKRIT

It was seized in June 2014 by IS militants backed by anti-government Sunni allies loyal to Saddam Hussein's banned Baath party... READ MORE›

CHIEF OF ISLAMIC STATE IN LIBYA THOUGHT TO BE KILLED IN AIRSTRIKE

Before going to Libya, Zubaidi was a senior Islamic State operative in Iraq... READ MORE›

AMERICAN KILLED AFTER ENEMY BROKE THROUGH PESHMERGA LINES

An American service member was killed in Iraq about thirty kilometers north of Mosul, according to a U.S. official... READ MORE›

IRAQ 'COULD TAKE TIKRIT IN A WEEK'

The head of one of the Shia militia brigades fighting alongside government forces said that IS militants still held about 70 of Tikrit's town centre... READ MORE›

LOOTED IRAQ MUSEUM OPENS 12 YEARS ON

Abc online iraq's looted national museum reopens in baghdad after being closed for nearly 12 years 15 hrs ago... READ MORE›

MPS' ANGER AS CHILCOT INQUIRY DELAYED UNTIL AFTER GENERAL ELECTION

That the official inquiry into the 2003 Iraq War will not report until after the general election... READ MORE›

IRAQI DRIVE AGAINST ISIS REVEALS TENSIONS WITH US

On Monday, Iraq launched a politically sensitive operation to oust Islamic State militants from Tikrit, the birthplace of Saddam Hussein, without seeking American approval, officials said... READ MORE›

MOTHER KNEW EMWAZI'S VOICE ON VIDEO

Kuwaiti officials have described Mohammed Emwazi as being an illegal resident when he lived in Kuwait... READ MORE›

IRAQIS PROTEST ELECTRICITY SHORTAGE DURING HEAT WAVE

Iraqis in Baghdad had been used to a fairly reliable supply of electricity... READ MORE›

Further, the fight against the Islamic State has brought the United States and Iran into an awkward alliance in Iraq... READ MORE›

AHMED CHALABI, IRAQI EXILE WHO HELPED SPUR U.S. INVASION, DIES OF HEART ATTACK

Mr. Chalabi and other exiles founded the Iraqi National Congress in London in the early 1990s... READ MORE›

BRITAIN'S BLAIR SAYS 2003 IRAQ INVASION PLAYED ROLE IN ISLAMIC STATE RISE

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›

THOUSANDS FLEE IRAQI ADVANCE ON TIKRIT

Islamic state crisis thousands flee iraqi advance on tikrit... READ MORE›

LONG-AWAITED BRITISH INQUIRY INTO IRAQ WAR FINDS FAILURE AT MULTIPLE LEVELS

Scathing report on Blair's Iraq War role prompts contrition, defiance and a reckoning... READ MORE›

ISLAMIC EXTREMIST SHOT DEAD IN BERLIN AFTER STABBING POLICE OFFICER

The 41-year-old Iraqi citizen identified only as Rafik Y was shot dead by police after they responded to calls of a man wielding a knife... READ MORE›

CHILCOT REPORT: THE MIND-BOGGLING INCOMPETENCE OF BUSH, BLAIR AND HOWARD LAID BARE

File image of Tony Blair and John Howard, key allies in the Iraq invasion, in London... READ MORE›

HOW EXXON HELPED MAKE IRAQI KURDISTAN

Exxon had shown Arbil could attract oil majors regardless of what Baghdad thought... READ MORE›

BAGHDAD BOMB BLASTS KILL MORE THAN 30

In the first attack, a suicide bomber blew himself up in restaurant in the predominantly Shia New Baghdad area, killing 22 and wounding at least 50... READ MORE›

'NOT FAIR' TO SAY WE DON'T UNDERSTAND POOR, SAYS RICH TORY MP

Nadhim Zahawi explained to the Grimsby crowd how his father "lost everything" before going to university, and his family lived on income support and "hand-outs from friends"... READ MORE›

HOW DO YOU PRESERVE YOUR CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS AS A STATELESS NATION?

In summer 2016, an extraordinary tournament took place football's 'rebel world cup for stateless nations, minority ethnic groups and unrecognised territories... READ MORE›

HOW SADDAM'S FIGHTERS HELP ISLAMIC STATE RULE

Iraqi Finance Minister Zebari said Islamic State in Mosul had responded by extorting more money from the public... READ MORE›

IRAQ SAYS IT SHARED INFORMATION THAT FRANCE, U.S., IRAN WERE TARGETS

He did not elaborate, but the comments came after 129 people were killed in Paris on Friday by gunmen and suicide bombers in attacks claimed by Islamic State... READ MORE›

BRITAIN HAS A MORAL OBLIGATION TO INTERVENE MILITARILY IN SYRIA

After all the mistakes of the past, the Government is to be applauded for taking a more holistic approach to the Syrian crisis... READ MORE›

NXP TO BUY FREESCALE CREATE 40 BILLION COMPANY

Tikrit is one of the largest cities held by the Islamic State group and sits on the road to Mosul... READ MORE›