The Irish Times

Iraq: Pro-Iran militia dissolves one of armed units after cleric’s call

Popular Defence Brigades ordered to stop all activities and close their headquarters

Mon Nov 22 2021 - 17:35

Iraq government formation efforts stall amid Shia power struggle

Six months after elections, appointment of an interior minister is bone of contention

Fri Dec 07 2018 - 18:27

Basra protests heap pressure on Iraq’s caretaker PM Abadi

Sadr’s call for Abadi to step down will stall government formation and thwart coalition

Mon Sept 10 2018 - 20:26

Alliance of three dominant parties moves to form Iraq government

Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s bond with Hadi al-Amiri could remove Tehran’s obstruction

Tue Jun 26 2018 - 20:42

Corruption the main issue as Iraqis prepare to elect new parliament

Election campaign dominated by sectarian forces that emerged after US war

Fri May 11 2018 - 14:43

Isis spokesman urges fighters to target Arab leaders

Isis focus on Arab world may starve western intelligence as affiliate groups go dormant

Tue Apr 24 2018 - 17:20

Kurds offer to suspend independence vote and hold talks with Baghdad

Iraq says military campaign to continue after ‘illegal’ Kurdish independence referendum

Wed Oct 25 2017 - 09:21

Iraq rejects talks on secession of Kurdish region

Baghdad believes talks would prompt Sunni areas to renew demand for autonomy

Tue Sept 26 2017 - 17:46

Iraqi Kurds to vote for independence in controversial referendum

Baghdad issues threats and international powers condemn the ballot ahead of the vote

Fri Sept 22 2017 - 16:19

A complex web of conflicting agendas in the fight against Isis

Confusion and uncertainty reign as political, ethnic and hidden agendas play out

Fri Sept 01 2017 - 20:25

Tale of two Islamic State cities: Mosul and Raqqa

Mosul fears Iraq’s government while Raqqa dreads anarchy once Isis is defeated

Wed Jan 18 2017 - 01:00

Iraqi forces enter Mosul from north for first time

US troops in more visible support role in new phase of operation to recapture city from Isis

Fri Jan 06 2017 - 18:55

Mosul offensive: Amnesty accuses Iraqi forces of war crimes

Amnesty report claims displaced Sunni Arabs subjected to human rights violations

Wed Oct 19 2016 - 09:16

Isis expected to lose Mosul battle, but the war still up for grabs

Even if the Islamists are defeated militarily, what comes next has coalition jittery

Mon Oct 17 2016 - 22:00

A lot at stake in the battle to retake Mosul from Islamic State

The city is Baghdad’s chief strategic, political and economic objective in the struggle for Iraq

Mon Oct 17 2016 - 16:12

Forces in Iraq unite ahead of battle to retake Mosul

Operation to wrest control of Islamic State stronghold marked by careful planning

Thu Aug 18 2016 - 01:00

Michael Jansen: Iraq war has had disastrous results for region and world

Thirteen years after the US-British invasion, we are still reaping a whirlwind of violence

Wed Jul 06 2016 - 18:09

Baghdad death toll rises as new security measures ordered

149 people dead and 192 injured after Islamic State bombers targeted Karrada district

Mon Jul 04 2016 - 11:47

UN warns Iraqis fleeing Isis in Falluja lack humanitarian aid

UNHCR says €15m urgently needed to provide relief supplies to 85,000 in desert camps

Thu Jun 23 2016 - 16:51

Battle for Falluja will test Shia-dominated government

Iraq’s post-US occupation army is sectarian with Sunnis excluded as officers and soldiers

Thu Jun 02 2016 - 19:05

Protests expose Iraq’s flawed system of governance

Analysis: The country needs to move away from politics based on religion and ethnicity

Sun May 01 2016 - 19:52

Assad joins Arab leaders condemning Paris attacks

Kuwaiti sheikh: attacks ‘counter to all teachings of holy faith and humanitarian values’

Sun Nov 15 2015 - 20:11

IS stretched by Russian-backed offensives and air war

Saudi-Turkish policy shifting in face of battlefield setbacks for extremists

Wed Oct 21 2015 - 17:54

Iraqi PM to end sectarian power-sharing system

Haidar al-Abadi takes anti-corruption measures in face of mounting unrest

Sun Aug 09 2015 - 18:30

John Kerry ‘stable’ after breaking leg in Alps cycling accident

US secretary of state fell while cycling a portion of the Tour de France route

Sun May 31 2015 - 17:22

Iraqi forces attack Islamic State in Sunni Muslim heartland

Shia militia play leading role in bid to reverse ultra-radical insurgents’ advances

Wed Apr 08 2015 - 17:22

Uneasy alliance between US and Iran must hold after battle of Tikrit

Shia militias ignore preconditions for US air strikes, as tiny IS force holds on to city

Mon Mar 30 2015 - 01:00

Analysis: Islamic State halts Iraqi advance in battle for Tikrit

US and Iran have joined soldiers, militiamen and tribesmen in crucial campaign for strategic city

Thu Mar 05 2015 - 16:19

Iraqi leader accepts US demand to arm Sunni tribesmen fighting Islamic State

Washington to give anti-IS tribesmen $18-$24m worth of arms

Mon Nov 24 2014 - 01:00

Tide ‘starting to turn’ against Islamic State as Iraq signals policy shift

Iraq’s new prime minister taking cautious steps to build a more united front

Mon Nov 17 2014 - 01:00

More air strikes on IS as Britain prepares to join coalition

House of Commons recalled to vote on involvement in effort to combat militants in Iraq

Fri Sept 26 2014 - 09:41

Group of 26 countries vows to support fight against Islamic State

Military aid promised to Iraq at Paris conference for conflict with jihadists

Tue Sept 16 2014 - 01:00

Arab League chief urges international support for Iraqi coalition

US and Iranian co-ordinated attacks on IS have blessing of Obama and Ayatollah

Wed Sept 10 2014 - 01:00

Kurdish forces ‘take control’ of Iraq’s Mosul dam

US expands reach of air strikes to help wrest control of areas seized by Islamic State fighters

Mon Aug 18 2014 - 06:33