Iraq and Turkey summon ambassadors after Iraqi MPs demand removal of hostile occupying forces in north of country
detailsIn Kirkuk, the extremist group's defeat risks rekindling old ethnic and religious conflicts unless cooler heads prevail
detailsNadia Murad tells leaders at U.N. refugee summit: "You decide whether it is to be war or peace."
detailsA rise in divorces is blamed on Islamism, poverty and Turkish soap operas
detailsIraqi pilgrims face restriction and unexpected search in addition to humiliation and verbal abuse in public
detailsSafe from Islamic State, Yazidis now face a struggle with the Kurds
detailsThe plain purpose of the 2003 invasion was regime change
detailsMore than war even, climate change is making the region uninhabitable
detailsa series of three suicide bombers attacked the Mausoleum of Sayid Mohammed bin Ali al-Hadi
detailsThe jihadists are losing their caliphate, but they remain deadly
detailsThe group has killed more than 500 people in its attacks since the beginning of the Islamic holy month
detailsA central theme of the Report is that the Iraq War did not have to happen, and certainly not when it did
detailsOfficials increase death toll in what is the worst extremist attack in Iraq for a year
detailsThe Islamic State group said a suicide car bombing in the capital Baghdad specifically targeted members of the country's Shia Muslim majority
detailsHaider al-Abadi says Iraqi forces will soon raise the flag in Islamic State-controlled Mosul
detailsIraqi special forces recaptured the city’s main hospital, which had been used as a base by the enemy, storming it in the afternoon, but the fight here is not over
detailsSinjar in northern Iraq was home to more than 88,000 civilians in 2013. Today, there are none left living here
detailsThe government launched a large-scale offensive to dislodge IS militants from Fallujah
detailsSecuring the Iraqi capital won’t be easy, but keeping Baghdad safe from the Islamic State is the only way to ensure it doesn’t fall to Shiite militias
detailsThe Iraqi government is desperate to retake the city, but Isis is giving orders to kill anyone who tries to flee or surrender
details"We are beginning the operation to liberate Fallujah,"
detailsOn May 16, 1916, in the middle of World War I, Great Britain and France signed a secret pact in London. Officially known as the Asia Minor Agreement, the deal, negotiated by the diplomats Mark Sykes and François Georges-Picot
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