iraq
In northeast Syria, Islamic State builds a government
World
September 4, 2014
In northeast Syria, Islamic State builds a government
In the cities and towns across the desert plains of northeast Syria, the ultra-hardline al Qaeda offshoot Islamic State has…
UN: 1,420 people killed in Iraq in August
World
September 1, 2014
UN: 1,420 people killed in Iraq in August
Violence in Iraq left at least 1,420 people dead in August as Iraqi forces fought to regain areas overrun by…
Officials: Iraqi forces break two-month siege of Amerli
World
August 31, 2014
Officials: Iraqi forces break two-month siege of Amerli
Iraqi security forces backed by Shia militias on Sunday broke the two-month siege of Amerli by Islamic State militants and…
Iran supplied weapons to Iraqi Kurdish forces; Baghdad bomb kills 12
World
August 26, 2014
Iran supplied weapons to Iraqi Kurdish forces; Baghdad bomb kills 12
Iran has supplied weapons and ammunition to Iraqi Kurdish forces, Kurdistan President Massoud Barzani said Tuesday at a joint press…
Jihadists kill dozens in north Iraq ‘massacre’, officials say
World
August 16, 2014
Jihadists kill dozens in north Iraq ‘massacre’, officials say
Jihadists carried out a "massacre" in the northern Iraq village of Kocho, killing dozens of people, most of them members…
Maliki says Abadi’s appointment as Iraqi PM ‘has no value’
World
August 13, 2014
Maliki says Abadi’s appointment as Iraqi PM ‘has no value’
Nouri al-Maliki said on Wednesday the appointment of Haider al-Abadi to replace him as Iraq's prime minister violated the constitution…
Islamic State seizes more territory in Syria
Egypt
August 13, 2014
Islamic State seizes more territory in Syria
Islamic State insurgents have seized several towns and villages from rival Islamist groups in the Syrian province of Aleppo, opening…
Kerry: US to consider more support for Iraq once new government formed
World
August 12, 2014
Kerry: US to consider more support for Iraq once new government formed
The United States will consider additional military, economic and political assistance to Iraq once a new inclusive government is formed,…
Kerry warns Iraq’s Maliki not to cause trouble
World
August 11, 2014
Kerry warns Iraq’s Maliki not to cause trouble
US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday warned Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki not to cause trouble as he…