Iraq's displaced Yazidis and security forces cast ballots in early voting in parliament election
Read full article: Iraq's displaced Yazidis and security forces cast ballots in early voting in parliament electionMembers of the Iraqi security forces and displaced people are casting their ballots in early voting in the country's parliamentary election.
Iraq says some US military advisers will stay due to IS threat in Syria
Read full article: Iraq says some US military advisers will stay due to IS threat in SyriaIraq’s prime minister says a small group of U.S. military advisers will stay in the country to coordinate with U.S. forces in neighboring Syria against the Islamic State group.
Erdogan opposed Netanyahu's attendance at summit, Turkish official confirms
Read full article: Erdogan opposed Netanyahu's attendance at summit, Turkish official confirmsA senior official says Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made it clear he would not accept Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s presence at a high-level summit in Egypt.
US military starts drawing down its mission in Iraq countering the Islamic State group
Read full article: US military starts drawing down its mission in Iraq countering the Islamic State groupThe U.S. military has begun reducing its mission in Iraq under an agreement made with Iraqi officials last year.
Arab leaders promise to work on reconstruction of Gaza and press for a ceasefire
Read full article: Arab leaders promise to work on reconstruction of Gaza and press for a ceasefireArab leaders meeting at an annual summit in Baghdad say called for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
Turkey and Iraq reaffirm commitment to work against Kurdish militants and other security threats
Read full article: Turkey and Iraq reaffirm commitment to work against Kurdish militants and other security threatsTurkey's president and Iraq's prime minister reaffirmed their commitment to cooperate against security threats, including against Kurdish militants based on Iraqi territory.
Head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed, Iraqi prime minister says
Read full article: Head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed, Iraqi prime minister saysIraqi Prime Minister Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has said that the head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria was killed in an operation by members of the Iraqi national intelligence service along with U.S.-led coalition forces Abdallah Maki Mosleh al-Rifai, or “Abu Khadija,” was “one of the most dangerous terrorists in Iraq and the world,” the statement said.
Historic landmarks in Iraq's Mosul are reopening as the city heals from Islamic State devastation
Read full article: Historic landmarks in Iraq's Mosul are reopening as the city heals from Islamic State devastationFor over 850 years, the leaning minaret of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri stood as an iconic landmark in the Iraqi city of Mosul until it was destroyed by the Islamic State group in 2017.
