Iraq

Conflict

In The Field Podcast: In Iraq's Shia heartlands, Iraqis bear the cost of conflict and corruption

As Iraqi forces push Isis out of Mosul, IBTimesUK looks at the impact on southern Iraq

Jan 18, 2017

By Orlando Crowcroft

Isis Mosul Baghdad In The Field

Isis chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is reportedly back in Mosul in northern Iraq

Conflict

Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi trapped inside Nineveh and 'sleeps in suicide vest'

Iraqi forces claim to have liberated 90% of the eastern part of Mosul as thousands flee the city.

Jan 15, 2017

By Fiona Keating

Isis Islamic State ISIL

Conflict

Mosul hospital left a burnt-out shell after US-coalition planes drop 25 bombs on the building

The US military said there was no indication the hospital had been used as a medical facility for some time.

Jan 11, 2017

By Callum Paton

Mosul Isis Islamic State

Coalition air strike against Islamic State

Conflict

Coalition air strike kills Isis media and finance facilitator in Syria's Raqqa

The US-led coalition said Mahmud al-Isawi was a long-standing member of the Islamic State.

Jan 7, 2017

By Ananya Roy

Islamic State Isis Syria

Conflict

Islamic State beheads elderly man in Syria's Raqqa for allegedly practising magic

Raqqa is at the centre of an ongoing offensive against the Islamist militant group.

Jan 7, 2017

By Ananya Roy

Syria Islamic State Isis

Conflict

Battle for Mosul: Elite Iraqi troops 'take key district' from Isis

Troops captured al-Muthana in the city's east after fighting and at least 19 air strikes.

Jan 6, 2017

By William Watkinson

Isis ISIL Mosul

An Iraqi helicopter flies over military vehicles in Husaybah, in Anbar province

Conflict

Iraqi forces capture Isis-held villages in first stage of western offensive

The area in western Anbar was one of the first captured by the Islamic State in 2014.

Jan 6, 2017

By Callum Paton

Isis Islamic State Syria

Conflict

Islamic State executes Mosul man by drowning him in Dettol to cleanse city of 'infidels'

The execution comes as Iraqi forces intensify their offensive against Daesh fighters to liberate Mosul.

Jan 6, 2017

By Ananya Roy

Islamic State Isis Mosul Syria

Conflict

British and US arms used by Iraq's Shia militias to commit war crimes

The human rights group Amnesty International has said the paramilitary formations must be held to account.

Jan 5, 2017

By Callum Paton

Mosul Iran

Conflict

lslamic State car bomb kills nine in Baghdad in week of suicide attacks in the Iraqi capital

Attack comes two days after dozens were killed in twin suicide bombings in Shia areas of Baghdad.

Jan 5, 2017

By Callum Paton

Isis Baghdad Mosul

Conflict

Battle for Mosul: Thousands of refugees stream out of Isis stronghold as fighting resumes

The UN said an unprecedented number of refugees had fled Mosul since October 2016.

Jan 4, 2017

By Callum Paton

Mosul Isis Islamic State

Conflict

Restaurant owner in Isis-liberated Syrian town names eatery after Donald Trump

Walid Shekhi, 40, opened the restaurant in Kobani, which was liberated by Isis in January 2015.

Jan 4, 2017

By Ananya Roy

Donald Trump Isis Islamic State Mosul Syria

Society

British soldier shot dead in Iraq named as L/Cpl Scott Hetherington

Unanswered questions surround the circumstances of the soldier's death.

Jan 3, 2017

By Mark Piggott

Isis

Conflict

Ministry of Defence confirms death of British soldier in Iraq

It reports that the soldier died in a 'non-combat-related incident'.

Jan 2, 2017

By Mark Piggott

Isis

Human Rights

Arms-smuggling Jerusalem archbishop Hilarion Capucci dies aged 94

He was convicted 40 years ago of using diplomatic status to smuggle arms to Palestinian militants.

Jan 2, 2017

By William Watkinson

Turkey Iran Israel Syria

Conflict

Isis claims responsibility for Baghdad bombings as President Hollande arrives in Iraqi capital

A series of explosions has hit the Iraqi capital in the past three days.

Jan 2, 2017

By Sofia Lotto Persio

Conflict

Baghdad suicide car bomb attack kills at least 35 in predominately Shia district

No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.

Jan 2, 2017

By Nandini Krishnamoorthy

Isis

Society

Iraq: At least 28 people killed as two bombs strike Baghdad market

54 others have also been injured in the attack at a busy market in central Al Sinak neighbourhood.

Dec 31, 2016

By Divya Kishore

Baghdad

Conflict

Barack Obama's war on Isis has failed – the jihadi scourge is stronger than ever

Islamic State has carried out successful attacks across the world despite the Mosul campaign.

Dec 30, 2016

By Rita Katz

Isis Islamic State ISIL Syria

Conflict

Shia families told 'don't weep for our martyrs' as fathers and sons die in holy war against Isis

Thousands rushed to fight jihadis in Mosul, but their friends and families are expected not to mourn.

Dec 29, 2016

By Callum Paton

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