Iraq

A U.S army soldier stands with his weapon at a military base in the Makhmour area near Mosul during an operation to attack Islamic State militants in Mosul, Iraq, October 18, 2016. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani/File Photo
Middle East

US-led coalition mission in Iraq to end by September 2025

The US has approximately 2,500 troops in Iraq and 900 in neighbouring Syria as part of the coalition formed in 2014 to combat Islamic State as it rampaged through the two countries

Iraq's oil minister Hayan Abdel-Ghani speaks during a press conference at Iraq's Majnoon oil field near Basra, Iraq, May 12, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Essam Al-Sudani/File Photo
USA

Iraqi oil minister stable after surgery in US: official

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Middle East

US carries out strike in Iraq as regional tensions worsen

Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein looks at ancient artifacts, that were stolen from Iraq and returned after they were seized by the US government, as they are displayed at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Baghdad, Iraq July 8, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Ahmed Saad
Middle East

Iraq exhibits ancient artefacts returned by US and other countries

A general view of the Grand al-Nuri mosque as rebuilding work continues in Mosul, Iraq June 5, 2024, 10 years after Islamic State militants seized control of the city and ruled for three years before being ousted by Iraqi forces and their allies. Photo: REUTERS/Khalid Al-Mousily
Middle East

Five IS bombs found hidden in iconic Iraq mosque: UN agency

This picture taken on 18 January 2022 shows renovations at the al-Nuri mosque in the old town of Iraq’s northern city Mosul. Photo: AFP
World+Biz

Five IS bombs found hidden in iconic Iraq mosque: UN agency

FILE PHOTO: Sunni worshippers exchange greetings after Eid al-Fitr prayers to mark the end of the fasting month of Ramadan in Mosul, Iraq April 10, 2024. REUTERS/Khalid Al-Mousily/File Photo
Middle East

Iraq's Mosul springs back to life 10 years after it fell to ISIS

Protesters and militia fighters throw back a tear gas canister used by US Embassy security men during a protest to condemn air strikes on bases belonging to Hashd al-Shaabi (paramilitary forces), outside the embassy in Baghdad, Iraq January 1, 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani /File Photo
Middle East

Iran's allies in Iraq are firing at Israel. What if they draw blood?

A Federal police vehicle is parked near a KFC fast food restaurant following an attack in Baghdad,Iraq May 27, 2024. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
Middle East

Two KFC outlets attacked in Baghdad over Gaza war, police sources say

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Middle East

Iraq calls for UN mission's departure by 2025

A general view of the Iraqi parliament in Baghdad, Iraq, January 9, 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Abdullah Dhiaa Al-Deen/File Photo
Middle East

Iraq criminalises same-sex relationships with maximum 15 years in prison

Om Fahad had become known for light-hearted TikTok videos of herself dancing to Iraqi music wearing tight-fitting clothes. Photo: Om Fahad/Facebook pic
Middle East

Iraqi female TikTok star shot dead: officials

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of parliament as he attends the reopening of the Turkish parliament after the summer recess in Ankara, Turkey, October 1, 2023. Murat Cetinmuhurdar/PPO/Handout via REUTERS
Middle East

Turkey's Erdogan in rare Iraq visit to discuss water, oil, security