Iraq

Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi immediately opened an investigation into the incident

Baghdad last month restricted poultry imports from France, where an outbreak of avian flu has been reported

Washington said last month it was deploying a new force to Iraq to carry out strikes against Islamic State

Jaafari was making efforts to "advance dialogue and have a diplomatic role in preventing efforts to create discord"

For decades, Iraq’s landscape was dotted with heroic portraits of Saddam Hussein

Groups of men wearing military uniforms bombed two Sunni mosques overnight in the Hilla region

Two of the bombers detonated their vehicle-borne explosives at the western gate of Camp Speicher

Inquiry has heard evidence of at least 1,514 possible victims, 280 of whom are alleged to have been unlawfully killed

Turkey had deployed a force protection unit earlier this month in northern Iraq

It is far too early to talk of a tide being turned,but military success in Ramadi has eroded the myth of invincibility

'2016 will be the year of the big and final victory' Haider al Abadi

'This is the latest in a series of significant losses for Daesh' Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond

Pockets of militants may remain in parts of the city but the army said it had faced no resistance

The soldiers are within 300 meters (330 yards) of the provincial government compound

Recapturing Ramadi, would be one of the most important victories achieved by Iraq's armed forces

The oil export pipeline through Saudi Arabia was shut in 1990

New beauty queen says she is very happy to see Iraq going forward

Incident occurred when coalition strikes allowed Iraqi forces advance rapidly towards positions held by IS fighters

Sometimes a crisis opens a window of opportunity and we believe that this is one such chance, Ferid Belhaj said

Turkey deployed troops and tanks to a base in Iraq's north last week without permission sparking a diplomatic uproar

Ira has demanded that Ankara remove the newly-deployed forces, which were sent to a base near the city of Mosul

Carter's remarks were the latest sign of US preparations to intensify its military campaign against IS

Seven others were wounded in the attack, which took place in the mainly Shia Ubaidi neighborhood of eastern Baghdad

Warplanes from the US-led coalition carried out more than 45 air strikes in the area during past week

Amnesty International report says internationally manufactured weapons were seized by Islamic State when it took Mosul

Iraq asks Turkey to leave or face all available options including recourse to the UN Security Council

Turkish troops were sent to Nineveh, in an area currently controlled by Kurdish forces but also claimed by Baghdad

Many devotees swarming the shrine walked days to reach Karbala

Defence secretary does not specify how many troops will be deployed

Tens of thousands of people attempting to cross had not obtained visas, causing confusion, crowding and a stampede

Abadi's remarks came a day after American senators advocated an increase in US forces in Iraq to around 10,000

The bombing follows deadly fighting between Iraqi Shia and Kurdish forces that began as a dispute on November 12

Iraq's 328-member parliament is riven by divisions within its Shia majority, Sunni Arab and Kurdish lawmakers

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack

Ben Swann explains that it was also direct US action, and not only inaction, that led to creation of IS

Sinjar was recaptured from IS on Friday in a major operation led by forces from Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region

He did not make clear who the prospective attacker was

Ultra-hardline militants of Islamic State frequently set off bombs in capital and further afield

Iraqi forces appear better positioned than ever this week to launch offensive on Ramadi

The operation has already succeeded in cutting a key militant supply line running past the town to neighbouring Syria

Kurds are trying to retake Sinjar where IS carried out brutal campaign of killings, enslavement, rape against Yazidis

It is not clear when Iraqi forces will be ready to attack the northern city

The sewer system was overwhelmed by several days of downpour, leading to flooding in Baghdad and other parts

The lawmaker died this morning of a heart attack, a statement of the Iraqi parliament said

The inquiry aims to shed light on every aspect of Britain's involvement with Iraq from 2001 to 2009

Residents of Baghdad neighbourhoods spend nights bailing rain mixed with sewage water from ground floor of their homes

Gathered under the golden dome of Imam Hussein's mausoleum, devotees clutching tissues wailed and wiped their tears

Canada last year deployed CF-18 fighter jets to the region until March 2016

Revelations focus on a memo allegedly written by Colin Powell to then US president George Bush

Iraq's security forces say Iraqi warplanes had struck Baghdadi's convoy as it was heading to an IS leadership meeting