Sunni anger at the government’s crushing of a protest movement has worsened Iraq’s already deep rooted sectarian tensions. A sit-in dismantled on Monday in Anbar has been seen as an thorn in ...

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US forces are supporting an Iraqi offensive in Nineveh province (AA) BAGHDAD - Hundreds of US troops have established a base in Iraq's western Anbar province to fight the Islamic State (IS ...

In Iraq, twenty two Islamic State militants, including some leaders were killed in an operation by government forces in Anbar province. Head of the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service, Lieutenant General ...