On May 29, 2003, a group of American peacemakers left Baghdad for Amman, Jordan. In the middle of the desert, they blew a tire and flipped into the ditch, injuring several of the passengers. Weldon ...

The Iraqi army said Tuesday it has fully seized control of the Rutba city in western Iraq from Daesh militants. On Monday, scores of Daesh militants mounted a daring attack on Rutba, 310 kilometers ...

BAGHDAD – U.S. military officials say Iraqi forces have retaken the southwestern town of Rutba after Islamic State fighters who had occupied the town fled or put up only light resistance. The top U.S.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Isis militants have stormed the town of Rutba in the west of Iraq, just two days after the jihadi force shocked ...

Iraqi security forces fire artillery during clashes with Sunni militant group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) on the outskirts of the town of Udaim in Diyala province, on June 22, 2014.

Islamic State (Isis) militants have launched a second counter-offensive on an Iraqi town in western Anbar province hoping to divert attention and resources away from Mosul. Since the operation by the ...

BAGHDAD - Bolstered by U.S. airstrikes, Iraqi ground forces have recaptured the southwestern town of Rutba after Islamic State fighters who had occupied the town for nearly two years fled or put up ...