Haider al-Abadi

U.S commando killed in raid to free hostages of ISIS in Iraq

One member of a U.S. special operations force was killed during an overnight mission to rescue hosta...

Oct 22, 2015 09:09 PM EDT

Iraq using info from new intelligence center to bomb Islamic State: official

Iraq has begun bombing Islamic State insurgents with help from a new intelligence center with staff ...

Oct 14, 2015 01:24 AM EDT

Iraq's Abadi says Baiji battle 'crucial' to ousting Islamic State

Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said the battle over the northern town of Baiji and its refinery - Ir...

Aug 26, 2015 01:21 AM EDT

Iraq's Maliki rejects blame for fall of Mosul

Iraq's former prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki, on Tuesday denounced as worthless a parliamentary repo...

Aug 18, 2015 09:47 PM EDT

Iraq PM sacks cabinet officials, says reform drive under threat

Iraq's prime minister dismissed his cabinet secretary on Wednesday as part of an ambitious reform dr...

Aug 13, 2015 03:57 AM EDT

Iraqi militia leader says U.S. not serious about fighting Islamic State

The head of one of Iraq's fiercest Shi'ite militias called the U.S.-led coalition's campaign against...

Jul 28, 2015 05:54 PM EDT

U.S. defense chief makes surprise trip to Iraq

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter made a surprise visit to Baghdad on Thursday to get a first-hand a...

Jul 23, 2015 08:04 AM EDT

Allies back Iraq plan against ISIS, Baghdad seeks more help

Western and Arab states carrying out air strikes on Islamic State fighters backed on Tuesday Iraq's ...

Jun 02, 2015 06:05 PM EDT

Iraq Shi'ite militia take lead in campaign to reverse Islamic State gains

Iraq's Shi'ite paramilitaries said on Tuesday they had taken charge of the campaign to drive Islamic...

May 26, 2015 11:02 AM EDT

Shi'ite militias advance on Islamic State insurgents near Iraq's Ramadi

Shi'ite Muslim militiamen and Iraqi army forces launched a counter-offensive against Islamic State i...

May 23, 2015 06:43 PM EDT

Islamic State tightens grip on captured Iraqi city

Islamic State fighters who overran Ramadi in a major defeat for the Iraqi government and its Western...

May 19, 2015 10:06 AM EDT

Islamic State raises flag over local government building in Iraq's Ramadi

Islamic State militants raised their black flag over the local government compound in the Iraqi city...

May 15, 2015 09:29 AM EDT

Iraqi forces try to seal off Islamic State around Tikrit

Thousands of Iraqi soldiers and Shi'ite militiamen sought to seal off Islamic State fighters in Tikr...

Mar 03, 2015 08:49 AM EST

Iraq army and Shi'ite militias launch attacks north of Baghdad

Iraq's armed forces, backed by Shi'ite militia, attacked Islamic State strongholds north of Baghdad ...

Mar 02, 2015 07:50 AM EST

Baghdad's decade-old curfew to end on Saturday, Iraq's PM says

Baghdad's decade-old curfew will end on Saturday and four neighborhoods will be "demilitarized", Ira...

Feb 05, 2015 08:20 AM EST

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