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Iraq mourns Baghdad bomb victims
The Iraqi government has declared three days of national mourning after a huge bomb in the capital Baghdad killed at least 125 people and wounded about 150. A lorry packed with explosives was detonated in the Karrada district while families were shopping for the holiday marking the end of Ramadan. Rescuers said whole families...
Iraqi Officials: 91 People Killed in 2 Bombings in Baghdad
At least 91 people were killed Sunday in two bombings in the Iraqi capital, including a large-scale attack claimed by the Islamic State group that killed 86 people — among them 15 children — in a central shopping district, officials said. The bombings demonstrated the extremists' ability to mount significant...
Iraq takes ‘last IS bastion in Falluja’
The Iraqi army says it has seized the last strongholds of the so-called Islamic State (IS) group in the city of Falluja. The head of the counterterrorism forces in the operation, Lt Gen Abdul-Wahad al-Saadi, said his troops had entered the northwestern Golan neighbourhood, the last area still under IS control. The city was...
Hollywood star Tim Roth slams Tony Blair and orders him to be JAILED over Iraq War debacle
DIVISIVE ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair should have been jailed for his part in the Iraq War, according to Hollywood legend Tim Roth. The Reservoir Dogs actor – who stars as an anti-war campaigner in a BBC drama airing next month – claimed he had “nothing but contempt” and “very low...
Concerns Over Civilian Suffering as Iraqi Forces Surround Fallujah
Iraqi security forces began an operation Monday to retake the city of Fallujah from Islamic State extremists, storming the stronghold from various points, military leaders said. "We started early this morning our operations to break into Fallujah," Sabah al-Norman, a spokesman for Iraq's elite counterterrorism...
Falluja assault: Iraq PM announces beginning of military operation
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has announced the start of a military operation to retake Falluja from so-called Islamic State (IS). "Zero hour for the liberation of Falluja has arrived. The moment of great victory has drawn near," he said, adding IS had "no choice but to flee." Iraq's military has...
Military Drones Flood War Skies Over Syria, Iraq
When an Iraqi solider heard a buzzing sound overhead last month in Iraq’s Anbar province, he took aim and shot down what looked like a bird-sized model plane. After studying the device, Iraq’s Ministry of Defense said it was a surveillance drone available for purchase on the Internet for less than a $1,000...
IRAQ INQUIRY: Tony Blair should be IMPEACHED by report into conflict, Alex Salmond says
THE long-awaited inquiry into the Iraq War should "impeach" Tony Blair, Alex Salmond has said. Sir John Chilcot's report on the conflict is due to be published this summer, seven years after it was commissioned. And former SNP leader Salmond last night alleged that Blair took the UK to war to honour a commitment...
‘More than 50’ IS mass graves found in Iraq, says UN envoy
A UN envoy has said more than 50 mass graves have so far been found in parts of Iraq that were previously controlled by so-called Islamic State (IS). Jan Kubis told the UN Security Council that it was "evidence of the heinous crimes" IS had committed. The graves have been discovered in recent months as territory has...
IRAQ PROBE FARCE: Chilcot inquiry to be published ‘after EU referendum’, PM says
THE long-awaited probe over the Iraq war could finally be published shortly after the European Union referendum, David Cameron has said. The Prime Minister suggested that the Chilcot inquiry could be published "not too much longer" after the historic vote in June. He told MPs yesterday Mr Cameron said: " a...
Iraq protests: PM Haider al-Abadi orders arrest of parliament protesters
Iraq's Prime Minister has ordered the arrest of Shia Muslim activists who stormed parliament in Baghdad on Saturday. Haider al-Abadi said those who caused damage and attacked police should be brought to justice. The demonstrators, supporters of Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr, were angered by delays in approving a new cabinet....
Iraq Shia protesters camp out in Green Zone after storming
Supporters of a powerful Shia Muslim cleric have set up camp outside parliament in Baghdad, after thousands stormed the Green Zone secure area. For the first time in weeks of protests they broke into the area, home to embassies and government buildings. A state of emergency has been declared. Security forces used tear gas and...
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