Iraq recaptures IS-held town

Iraq recaptures IS-held town

(VOVworld) - Iraqi security forces and allied militias on Saturday retook control of a small town east of Ramadi, capital of Anbar province, after heavy clashes with Islamic State (IS) militants
US signals no strategy shift in Iraq

US signals no strategy shift in Iraq

(VOVworld) - The United States signaled no intent to shift its strategy in Iraq's war on Monday, even as the fall of the city of Ramadi to Islamic State. The loss...
IS takes control of key Iraqi city of Ramadi

IS takes control of key Iraqi city of Ramadi

(VOVworld) - The Islamic State (IS) militant group on Sunday took full control of the Iraqi city of Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province, after security forces withdrew from their positions
IS targets US consulate in Iraq

IS targets US consulate in Iraq

(VOVworld)- A car bomb has exploded outside the US Consulate in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil, killing at least one people and wounding five others, but no US citizen...
IS abducts 120 students in Iraq

IS abducts 120 students in Iraq

(VOVworld) – The Islamic State abducted 120 schoolchildren last Saturday in western and southern districts of Mosul, Iraq, according to Vietnam News Agency’s correspondent in the Middle-East
UN chief Ban calls for more aid for displaced Iraqis

UN chief Ban calls for more aid for displaced Iraqis

(VOVworld) - United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called Monday for the international community to increase assistance for the 2.5 million people displaced by violence in Iraq. Ban met Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi,...