Iraq

Iraq's parliament ammended a law protecting girls against child marriage, now allowing brides as young as 9 years old.

Almost ten years since the Islamic State launched a genocidal campaign against the Yazidis, women and children continue to be enslaved by the terror group.

UK, US, and French UN reps praise Iraq's progress in stability, citing successful elections as a milestone amid corruption challenges, as Iraqi government intensifies service delivery efforts.

International relations expert warns of intensified conflict and reveals all about the alliances between the Iran-backed groups in Iraq, Lebanon, Yemen and Gaza.

India-manufactured cough syrup has yet again been flagged by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Telegram messaging app is widely used in Iraq for messaging, as well as a source for sharing content and news.

Project bids that protect freedom of expression and human rights in Iraq are being welcomed by the British Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq.

A 17-year-old girl was publicly attacked by 16 men in Iraq for dressing "immodestly" at a motorcycle race.

Some think the negligent parents were at fault while others think the inadequate safety measures are to blame

British geologist, Jim Fitton, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison by a court in Iraq for trying to smuggle artefacts out of the country.

British citizen Aiden James has been given a jail sentence for training with the Kurdish YKK before fighting against the ISIS in Syria.

The US-led raid resulting in the death of the ISIS leader was aided by an SAS team.

A 29-year-old woman had posted on Twitter that she wanted to know the name of the man who gifted her a bike when she was five years old.

Sally Jones, a former punk rocker, from Kent, who married fellow jihadist Junaid Hussain, was thought to have died in a drone strike in Syria, along with her son JoJo, 12.

A former Miss England, Katrina Hodge, who was dubbed 'Combat Barbie' when she joined the Army has revealed how she quit after years of sexist abuse.

Around 138,000 houses and flats have been damaged or completely destroyed by the bitter conflict, say experts.

Nato is considering a renewed commitment to a long-term training mission in Iraq as the US puts pressure on its European allies to help hold the country against Isis militants.

A jihadist bride arrested at Heathrow with her son is understood to be the first to return to Britain with a child born under Islamic State in Syria.

A top leader in the US military refused to mince his words when he issued a violent threat to terrorist group Isis.

The UK has lost track of hundreds of British jihadist fighters who travelled to the Middle East to join radical Islamic groups, the security minister admitted.

Iraqi courts are sending alleged Islamic State fighters to death in rapid-fire trials lasting less than 20 minutes, according to reports.

Isis fighters fleeing Iraq and Syria are thought to have headed towards Turkey, the route many British travelled to join the group.

Mosul's gravediggers, its morgue workers and the volunteers who retrieve bodies from the city's rubble are keeping count.

IBTimes UK looks back at how the fight to rid Iraq and Syria of the jihadists played out across the year, in 100 powerful photos.

A senior Iraqi military commander says his country's war against the Islamic State (Isis) group is over.

Russia's participation is less than certain after Kremlin expresses concern about length of the proposed extension.

A group of Iraqi hackers have created fake Isis propaganda sites to disrupt the communication network used be the terrorist organisation.

Remains of more than 340 Yazidi Kurds were found in a mass grave outside Mosul. They are believed to have been executed by Isis terrorists.

"Sarah is trying her best despite the difficult circumstances," said a representative in an exclusive interview with IBTimes UK.

Iraqi forces, aided by the US and local tribal fighters, have liberated the town of Rawah in western Anbar.