Iraq

Iraqi army edges closer to Mosul mosque

Iraqi government forces besiege ISIS jihadists around Mosul's Old City.

New immigration ban won't include Iraq

Trump to issue new travel ban to replace ban shot down by courts.

Report: ISIS leader injured in air strike

Reports say Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi injured in an air strike in western Iraq. This is not the first time he is reported injured.

Ex-marine sent home from Iraq after Facebook video goes viral

US contractor in Iraq sent home after FB video supporting Trump travel ban goes viral.

Watch: Iraqi soldiers scatter after drone attack

ISIS run drone attacks Iraqi soldiers in the streets of Mosul.

Iraqi soldiers discover ISIS chemical weapons stash in Mosul

Iraqi forces discover mustard chemical agents, Russian-made rockets at abandoned ISIS warehouse.

Report: Trump to restrict immigration from some Muslim countries

Trump expected to sign several orders restricting immigration from Syria and six other Middle Eastern or African countries, say sources.

Three terrorists, one bullet

Elite British sniper kills three ISIS terrorists with a single shot.

Washington blacklists alleged ISIS backer

Treasury announces sanctions against money exchanges in Iraq and Syria and an individual financier accused of funneling cash to ISIS.

More than 2,000 ISIS fighters killed in Mosul since October

Top U.S. commander in Iraq says more than 2,000 ISIS have been killed or wounded in the battle for Mosul since October.

50,000 ISIS jihadists killed since 2014

The international coalition has killed at least 50,000 ISIS jihadists since it began operations in Iraq and Syria.

New ISIS spokesman urges fighters not to flee

ISIS presents its new spokesman, Abulhassan al-Muhajer, who urges fighters not to flee the battlefield.

Iraqi Foreign Minister: ISIS using human shields in Mosul

Iraqi Foreign Minister says ISIS' use of human shields slowing operation to retake Mosul.

American jihadists fleeing Mosul pose threat to US

As the noose tightens around ISIS stronghold of Mosul, concerns have grown about American Jihadists returning home to the US.

Iraqi forces recapture ancient Assyrian city

Iraqi forces say they recaptured the site of Nimrud, which was blown up by ISIS jihadists.

ISIS leader: Fight the 'enemies of God'

In new recording, ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi expresses confidence his group will win the battle for Mosul.

Obama's ISIS policy uncorks Shiite genie in Iraq

Iraq forces launch operation to cut Mosul off from Syria

Iraqi forces attempt to cut ISIS supply lines, residents flee homes in Mosul.

Pentagon chief urges operation for ISIS 'capital'

U.S. defense chief Ashton Carter says an operation to isolate ISIS in Syria's Raqa should begin in conjunction with assault on Mosul.

ISIS goes on a killing spree

ISIS kills 284 boys and men, then throws their bodies into a huge mass grave.

How an Arab-Israeli couple joined ISIS

A northern district court indicted today an Arab-Israeli couple for taking their 3 children and joining ISIS.

ISIS could use chemical weapons, warn American officials

The United States expects ISIS to use crude chemical weapons against those trying to conquer the city of Mosul.

ISIS: America will run with its tail between its legs

ISIS releases video from Mosul, vowing to defeat the US and force it to retreat.

Pentagon: ISIS is preparing a chemical attack

Pentagon spokesman warns the Islamic State is determined to use chemical arms and likely to try them again in Iraq.

ISIS uses mustard agent in Iraq

American officials say ISIS fired a shell containing mustard agent that landed at a based used by Amercan and Iraqi troops.

CIA chief: ISIS will remain a threat for quite a while

CIA Director John Brennan predicts that that ISIS will remain a threat in Syria and Iraq for quite some time.

Watch: ISIS uses 12-year old suicide bomber in Iraq

Days after teenage suicide bomber killed 53 in Turkey, 12-year old would-be ISIS suicide bomber captured in Iraq.

The Jewish woman who was nearly sold to ISIS

Iraqi Jewish woman reunited with family in Israel after husband threatened to sell her to Islamic terror group.

Iraqi intellectuals decry destruction of Jewish statesman's home

Iraqi intellectuals decry the demolition of a historical building in Baghdad that once housed a Jewish finance minister as a "catastrophe".

45,000 ISIS jihadists killed in past two years

Top American general says about 45,000 jihadists have been killed in Iraq and Syria since U.S.-led operation began two years ago.

Tragedy in Baghdad

11 babies die in Baghdad hospital electrical fire

An electrical malfunction in a Baghdad hospital sparked a fire which caused the death of 11 infants

Black Lives Matter movement declares war on 'Israeli Apartheid'

Radical organization releases 6-point platform, demands Israeli aid be diverted to reparations to Iraq and Libya.

Historic Jewish site near Mosul at risk of collapsing

Nahum's tomb, an ancient Jewish site located just 30 miles from ISIS-controlled Mosul, at risk of collapsing.

'I was trying to flee the hell in which I was living'

A woman who fled ISIS with her two children was interviewed on Kurdistan24.

ISIS confirms its top commander was killed

Jihadist-linked news agency confirms ISIS's so-called "defense minister" was killed in Iraq.

ISIS loses 12 percent of its territory in 6 months

As ISIS loses ground, the 'caliphate' warriors become more desperate

US-backed Syrian rebels launch bid to cut key ISIS route

New Syrian Army launches offensive to sever vital ISIS supply route from Syria to Iraq, as jihadists come under increasing pressure.

After Fallujah, what's next in the battle against ISIS?

The Islamic State's 'caliphate' is looking increasingly fragmented in Iraq, and threatened in Syria - but a long battle lies ahead.

Report: ISIS burns 19 Yazidi girls alive

Kurdish media reports the girls were publicly executed after refusing to become sex slaves.

Iraqi forces struggle to breach ISIS-held Fallujah

Fight for Iraqi city held by jihadists proving tougher than predicted for pro-government, Shia forces.

Iraq forces push into streets of ISIS-held Fallujah

Iraqi special forces prepare for toughest battle yet - but ISIS looking increasingly weakened.

Church Patriarch tells US not to arm Christians against ISIS

Head of Chaldean Catholic Church in Iraq rejects US offer of weapons, then blames America for the appearance of ISIS.

ISIS leader in Fallujah killed in American air strikes

Maher al-Bilawi, the commander of ISIS in Falluajh, killed on May 25, American spokesman confirms.

Anti-ISIS forces slowly advance to Islamic State 'capital'

Kurdish-led Syrian forces and Iraqi government forces face toughest challenge in battles for Raqqa and Fallujah.

Iraqi forces launch offensive to retake Fallujah from ISIS

Fallujah is one of only two Iraqi cities still under ISIS control.

Iraq announces operation to liberate Fallujah from ISIS

Iraqi Prime Minister announces the beginning of military operations to retake the city of Fallujah.

ISIS executes 'Iraqi spies' by dissolving them in acid

Latest macabre execution in Mosul saw 25 people lowered into vats of nitric acid 'until their organs dissolved.'

Top ISIS commander killed in Iraq

Pentagon confirms ISIS leader Abu Wahib killed in coalition airstrike in Iraq.

ISIS kills US Navy SEAL in Iraq

While only 3rd US serviceman death in fight on ISIS, SEAL's killing belies Obama's denial of a 'combat mission.'

US 'Hellfire missile' warning inspired by IDF

US army warned bystanders of an airstrike in Iraq after watching IDF civilian casualty prevention tactics in Gaza.

Italians try to stem impending Iraqi dam calamity

Advance team of Italian engineering firm begins desperate attempts to stop Mosul Dam from collapsing and killing up to 1.5 million people.

'The Beast' gobbling up ISIS fighters in Iraq

US touts success of US-made Iraqi army tank is driving out ISIS forces in a series of setbacks for the jihadists.

Iraqi government in final throes of collapse?

100 MPs stage sit-in demanding that president, PM and speaker be removed, charging that sectarian quota system is being covertly maintained.

Report: 1/3 of Iraqis believe US supports ISIS

Shocking State Department study reveals rampant anti-US sentiment in Iraq, belief the US 'created' ISIS to plunder oil.

ISIS rocket expert killed in Iraq

ISIS jihadist believed to have been involved in an attack that killed an American Marine dies in a drone strike in Iraq.

Iraqi forces free 1,500 ISIS prisoners from underground dungeon

In capturing city of Heet, security forces stumble on massive underground jail and free prisoners, most of them civilians.

Drone strike kills another top ISIS commander

Abu al-Hija, jihadist commander originally from Tunisia, killed just hours after being sent to Syria by ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

ISIS kills US marine in Iraq

ISIS kills one US marine, wounds 'small number' more. Victim is second US combat death in fight against ISIS.

British captive appears in new ISIS video

ISIS releases new video from Iraq showing British journalist John Cantlie, who was kidnapped in 2014.

Watch: American ISIS fighter captured by Kurds in Iraq

Islamic State fighter from Virginia, identified as 27-year-old Muhammad Jamal Amin caught near Sinjar.