Voting begins in controversial Kurdish referendum

Voting begins in controversial Kurdish referendum

(VOVWORLD) - Iraqi Kurds began casting their ballots in a controversial independence referendum on Monday as tensions between Iraq's largest ethnic minority and the Iraqi government in Baghdad intensified
Iraq frees Tal Afar from Islamic State

Iraq frees Tal Afar from Islamic State

(VOVWORLD) - The Iraqi government announced on Thursday that its military, after 2 weeks of combat, reclaimed north Tal Afar and the rest of Nineveh province, one of ISIS’s last...
US judge halts deportation of Iraqi nationals

US judge halts deportation of Iraqi nationals

(VOVWORLD) - US federal judge in Michigan Mark Goldsmith has halted the deportation of more than 1,400 Iraqi nationals from the United States, the latest legal victory for those facing...
Iraqi PM declares victory over Islamic State

Iraqi PM declares victory over Islamic State

(VOVWORLD) - Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared victory over the Islamic State in Mosul on Monday, marking the biggest defeat of the terrorist state since its establishment three...
Mosul battle against ISIS to end in days

Mosul battle against ISIS to end in days

(VOVWORLD) -The battle to take full control of Mosul from the Islamic State will be over in a few days and an attempted fight-back by the militants failed, an...