Haider al-Abadi
Iraqi Protestors Withdraw From Unprecedented Occupation of Baghdad's Green Zone
Shiite protestors aligned with Muqtada al-Sadr overran Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone on Saturday, demanding an end to government corruption.
At Least 15 Dead After Islamic State Suicide Bombers Attack Iraqi Military Base
Five suicide bombers attacked Camp Speicher, a former US military base outside the city of Tikrit that includes an area where Iraqi police are being trained.
'These Kinds of Things Happen': A US Airstrike Accidentally Killed Nine Iraqi Soldiers
Defense Secretary Ash Carter said a US aircraft was responsible for an airstrike that mistakenly killed nine Iraqi soldiers during an operation against the Islamic State near Fallujah.
Iraqi President Says Deployment of Turkish Troops Near Mosul Violates International Law
President Fouad Massoum called the deployment of several hundred Turkish troops inside Iraq "a violation of international norms and law."
Powerful Iraqi Militias Would Gladly Welcome Russian Airstrikes
The spokesman for Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah, a militia with strong government ties that wields considerable power, told Vice News Wednesday that his group would welcome Russian strikes.
Iraqis Line Up to Drive Through Baghdad's Green Zone for the First Time in 12 Years
The area in central Baghdad has been largely off-limits for Iraqis since the 2003 American-led invasion, and came to symbolize the isolation of the government from its citizens.
Iraq Is Now Fighting a Cholera Outbreak in Addition to the Islamic State
At least four people have died already, and the Islamic State controls the areas around a dam that supplies fresh water to some of the hardest hit places.
Iraq Is Attempting to Retake Anbar From 'Islamic State Criminals'
The operation against the Islamic State began at dawn and includes troops and police as well as Shia militias and allied Sunni tribes, officials said.
Iraq Pleads for More Help From West as Bombs Continue to Drop on Islamic State
A meeting in Paris brought together the leaders of more than 20 countries battling the surging jihadist group, which took Ramadi and other parts of Iraq’s Anbar province last month.
'Liberating Ramadi Will Not Take Long': Iraq Starts Major Operation to Repel Islamic State
Iraqi forces and allied militias have launched an attempt to retake Anbar from Islamic State militants and partially encircled the provincial capital of Ramadi, an official said on Tuesday.
Beheaded Corpses Said to be Lining Streets of Ancient City Seized by Islamic State
Meanwhile, the Iraqi Prime Minister has rejected accusations his army showed "no will to fight" in Ramadi, which IS also seized last week, and said the city would be retaken "in days."
The Only Thing Iraq’s Sunnis and Shias Hate More Than Each Other Is the Islamic State
Iraq’s Sunni tribes and Shia militias are trying to put aside their history of bloodletting and find ways to support each other in the fight against the Islamic State.