The region will cast a long shadow on the rest of the world
Shia Muslim militias, known collective as the Hashid Shaabi, deny having sectarian aims or committing...
The western half of the city remains under the full control of Islamic State, which is fighting to hold...
According to UNAMI figures, at least 12,388 civilians were wounded in 2016
The coalition has been waging a fierce air campaign against the rebels since March 2015, trying unsuccessfully...
Many of the victims were daily labourers waiting for jobs at an intersection in Sadr City
Here a three key questions on the fifth anniversary of US troops leaving Iraq
Some 1.4 million people have headed to Europe in the last two years, triggering disputes between countries...
In the show, clerics take on the role as an ‘Agony Uncle’ where they answer questions submitted by militants...
Nearly half a million civilians, already struggling to feed themselves day to day, are now without access...
Western countries have seen an unprecedented wave of attacks perpetrated or inspired by IS and the new...
The Iraqi military and security forces are predominantly Shia, but Sunnis have a significant presence...
The truck bomb ripped through a petrol station where buses packed with Shia pilgrims returning from the...
UNESCO has said that the destruction of Nimrud by Islamic States amounts to a war crime
According to the United Nations Children's Fund, 4.7 million children have been directly affected by...
The battle to retake Mosul is now in its fourth week, and while troops have entered the built-up area,...
The elite Counter-Terrorism Service has been spearheading the attack on the eastern front of the three-week-old...
CTS forces made their first real push into the streets of Mosul on Friday but were met by a deluge of...
CTS forces remained inside the city however and there were at least five regiments involved in the operation...
The materials spell out beard requirements and guidelines for taking women as sex slaves
The battle that started on October 17 with air and ground support from a US-led coalition is shaping...