Ramadi

Iraqi PM vows to drive IS from country

Iraqi PM Haider al-Abadi says so-called Islamic State (IS) will be ousted from the country, after government forces recaptured Ramadi.

Kurdish forces enter IS-held Sinjar

Kurdish fighters enter Sinjar in northern Iraq, a day after launching an offensive to retake it from Islamic State (IS) militants.

Iraq will take back Ramadi from IS 'in days'

Iraqi PM Haider al-Abadi says that the city of Ramadi could be taken back from Islamic State militants "in days".

Iran-backed militias 'ordered to recapture Iraq's IS-held Ramadi'

The Iraqi government is reported to be sending Iran-backed Shia militias to Ramadi to recapture the city seized by Islamic State (IS) militants.

Islamic State attacks Iraqi provincial capital

Islamic State militants attacked the capital of Iraq's vast Anbar province on multiple fronts on Friday, seizing two areas on the city outskirts.

December 29, 2015
December 29, 2015

Iraqi PM vows to drive IS from country

Iraqi PM Haider al-Abadi says so-called Islamic State (IS) will be ousted from the country, after government forces recaptured Ramadi.

November 13, 2015
November 13, 2015

Kurdish forces enter IS-held Sinjar

Kurdish fighters enter Sinjar in northern Iraq, a day after launching an offensive to retake it from Islamic State (IS) militants.

May 25, 2015
May 25, 2015

Iraq will take back Ramadi from IS 'in days'

Iraqi PM Haider al-Abadi says that the city of Ramadi could be taken back from Islamic State militants "in days".

May 18, 2015
May 18, 2015

Iran-backed militias 'ordered to recapture Iraq's IS-held Ramadi'

The Iraqi government is reported to be sending Iran-backed Shia militias to Ramadi to recapture the city seized by Islamic State (IS) militants.

April 11, 2015
April 11, 2015

Islamic State attacks Iraqi provincial capital

Islamic State militants attacked the capital of Iraq's vast Anbar province on multiple fronts on Friday, seizing two areas on the city outskirts.

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