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WorldJuly 3

Killer of German teen raped another girl: Prosecutor

An Iraqi man suspected of the rape and killing of a 14-year-old German girl is also under investigation for raping an 11-year-old German girl in a refugee shelter in the town of Wiesbaden.
Killer of German teen raped another girl: Prosecutor
Killer of German teen raped another girl: Prosecutor
WorldDecember 9

Iraq declares final victory over IS

Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared final victory over Islamic State after Iraqi forces drove its last remnants from the country, three years after the militant group captured about a third of Iraq's territory.
Iraq declares final victory over IS
Iraq declares final victory over IS
WorldNovember 12

Death toll climbs after Mid-East quake

More than 120 people have been killed in Iran and at least several others in Iraq after a powerful 7.3 quake.
Death toll climbs after Mid-East quake
Death toll climbs after Mid-East quake
NationalJuly 9

NZ congratulates Iraq on Mosul 'milestone'

New Zealand has congratulated Iraq and pledged more funding after Isis forces were defeated in the city of Mosul, Iraq.
NZ congratulates Iraq on Mosul 'milestone'
NZ congratulates Iraq on Mosul 'milestone'
WorldJune 26

Mosul battle to end in days: Iraqi general

The battle to wrest full control of the Iraqi city of Mosul from IS will be over in a few days, the Iraqi military said.
Mosul battle to end in days: Iraqi general
Mosul battle to end in days: Iraqi general
WorldJune 24

Iraqi forces free hundreds of civilians in Mosul Old City

Iraqi forces opened exit routes for hundreds of civilians to flee the Old City of Mosul as they battled to retake the quarter from Islamic State militants mounting a last stand in what was the de facto capital of their self-declared caliphate.
Iraqi forces free hundreds of civilians in Mosul Old City
Iraqi forces free hundreds of civilians in Mosul Old City
WorldApril 30

US-led fight on IS has killed 352 civilians: Pentagon

At least 352 civilians have been killed in US-led strikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria since the operation began in 2014, the US military said in a statement.
US-led fight on IS has killed 352 civilians: Pentagon
US-led fight on IS has killed 352 civilians: Pentagon
WorldApril 17

Iraqi police accuse IS of chemical weapons attack

Iraqi police accused Islamic State of using chemical weapons against their forces in Mosul, but said that had not stopped them making new ground towards the militants' last stronghold in the city.
Iraqi police accuse IS of chemical weapons attack
Iraqi police accuse IS of chemical weapons attack
WorldDecember 10

Dozens die in Baghdad bomb blast

A suicide bomber driving a minibus has blown himself up outside a cafe in a mainly Shi'ite Muslim district of the Iraqi capital, killing at least 38 people, police and medics said.
Dozens die in Baghdad bomb blast
Dozens die in Baghdad bomb blast
OpinionOctober 13

Meanwhile, back in Baghdad...

The media spotlight on the Arab world shifts focus almost every month: counterrevolution in Egypt, civil war in Syria, an American raid in Libya ... It rarely stays on Iraq for long, because the violence there has been going on so long that it has become part of the scenery. But just be patient a little longer.
WorldOctober 7

Dozens die in Baghdad blasts

Bombs have exploded across the Iraqi capital, killing at least 38 people, police say, as suspected Sunni Islamist militants pursue a campaign to provoke intercommunal conflict.
Dozens die in Baghdad blasts
Dozens die in Baghdad blasts
EditorialJune 16

Does seeing help believing?

New Zealanders and other Western countries have during the past few years increasingly questioned their military role in Afghanistan.
WorldJune 11

Dozens killed in Baghdad bombings

More than 70 people have been killed in a wave of bombings in markets in Shi'ite neighbourhoods across Baghdad in worsening sectarian violence in Iraq.
Dozens killed in Baghdad bombings
Dozens killed in Baghdad bombings
WorldJune 10

Dozens dead in Iraq violence

Insurgents have struck cities across Iraq with car bombs, suicide attacks and gun battles, killing more than 70 people in worsening sectarian violence.
Dozens dead in Iraq violence
Dozens dead in Iraq violence
WorldMay 20

Scores killed in Iraq bomb attacks

More than 70 people have been killed in a series of car bombings and suicide attacks targeting Shi'ite Muslims across Iraq, police and medics say, extending the worst sectarian violence since US troops withdrew in December 2011.
Scores killed in Iraq bomb attacks
Scores killed in Iraq bomb attacks
WorldFebruary 28

Bombs kill at least 22 in Baghdad

At least 22 people were killed in a series of blasts in Shi'ite neighbourhoods of Baghdad on Thursday, police sources said, as Iraq's precarious sectarian balance comes under growing strain.
WorldFebruary 8

34 dead in Iraq bombings

Five car bombs killed at least 34 people in Shi'ite areas of Iraq, police and medics said, as sectarian and ethnic tensions intensify ahead of provincial elections in April.
34 dead in Iraq bombings
34 dead in Iraq bombings
WorldJanuary 3

Suicide bomber kills 27 in Iraq

A suicide bomber driving a car has killed at least 27 Shi'ite Muslims at a bus station in the Iraqi town of Mussayab, police and medics say, as they were gathering to return home from a religious rite.
WorldNovember 9

More than 30 die in Iraq blasts

Coordinated bomb attacks have killed more than 30 people across Iraq, the latest violence in an insurgency the government has failed to quell more than nine months after the last U.S. troops withdrew.
More than 30 die in Iraq blasts
More than 30 die in Iraq blasts
WorldAugust 16

Scores die in Iraq violence

A series of bombings and shootings has killed more than 70 people across Iraq in a bloody day of attacks underscoring the country's struggle with a stubborn insurgency more than half a year after the US military withdrew.
Scores die in Iraq violence
Scores die in Iraq violence
WorldJuly 22

Bombs kill 20, injure scores across Iraq

Car bombs in two towns south of Baghdad and in the Iraqi city of Najaf have killed 20 people and wounded 80, police and hospital sources said, in one of the most violent days of the past two weeks.
Bombs kill 20, injure scores across Iraq
Bombs kill 20, injure scores across Iraq
WorldApril 26

10 killed in Iraq bombing

Ten people were killed and 18 others wounded when two explosions struck a popular coffee shop in the restive Iraqi province of Diyala, security sources said.
WorldMarch 20

Bombing spate kills dozens in Iraq

More than 30 bombs struck cities and towns across Iraq on Tuesday, killing at least 52 people and wounding about 250, despite a massive security clampdown ahead of next week's Arab League summit in Baghdad.
Bombing spate kills dozens in Iraq
Bombing spate kills dozens in Iraq
WorldMarch 17

Iraq militia frees US hostage after 9 months

A militia loyal to Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr freed an American former soldier on Saturday after holding him captive in Baghdad for nine months.
WorldMarch 1

Student kills US teacher in Iraq

An Iraqi student has shot dead his American teacher and then killed himself in northern Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region, after what local authorities described as a personal quarrel.
Student kills US teacher in Iraq
Student kills US teacher in Iraq