Australia to deploy forces in Iraq

Australia to deploy forces in Iraq

(VOVworld)- Australia has reached a deal with Baghdad for the deployment of about 200 of its special forces to assist Iraqi troops in their fight against Islamic State (IS) militants
Series of bombing in Iraq

Series of bombing in Iraq

(VOVworld) - Four car bomb attacks and a mortar strike on Shiite Muslim parts of Baghdad killed at least 36 people and wounded 100 within a span of two hours on Thursday...
IS advances toward Baghdad

IS advances toward Baghdad

(VOVworld) – Islamic State militants reached Amriyat al-Fallujah, the last town under the control of the Iraqi government in western Anbar province, said the town sheriff Aref al-Janabi
IS confirms bomb attacks in Iraq

IS confirms bomb attacks in Iraq

(VOVworld) – The self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) admitted having conducted a triple suicide bombing on Sunday targeting a compound housing Kurdish security and intelligence forces in the northeast Iraq province...
Bomb attacks in Iraq kill and injure more than 90

Bomb attacks in Iraq kill and injure more than 90

(VOVworld) – At least 38 people were killed and 54 injured in 3 car bomb attacks in Islamic Shiite areas in Baghdad. Police said a car bomb exploded at a police checkpoint in Kadhimiyah, west of Baghdad...
IS ally abducts French citizen in Algeria

IS ally abducts French citizen in Algeria

(VOVworld) – The Jund al-Khilafah, an Algerian group, has kidnapped and threatened to kill a Frenchman unless Paris halts air attacks in Iraq against its ally, the Islamic State (IS)
NATO considers support for Iraq

NATO considers support for Iraq

(VOVworld) – NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Thursday that the organization would consider any requests for help from Iraq in its battle with the Islamic State
ISIS leader’s top aide killed in Iraq

ISIS leader’s top aide killed in Iraq

(VOVworld) – The top aid of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in a strike in the ISIS-held city of Mosul, in...
Iraqi PM optimistic about a new government

Iraqi PM optimistic about a new government

(VOVworld) - Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Haider al-Abadi said Monday that the establishment of a unified government might be finalized within the next one or two days because talks concerning...