Militants from the Islamic State (formerly ISIS) have vowed to wipe the United States “off the map”, denying that the air strikes has affected its military power.
Iraq’s deputy speaker Haider al-Abadi has been nominated to replace Nouri Maliki as prime minister by President Fuad Masum.
France has announced that it will supply arms to the Iraqi Kurds, after a request from authorities in Kurdistan was approved by Baghdad.
Prime Minister David Cameron has cut his holiday short by a day in order to chair a COBRA meeting on…
Iraq is facing political turmoil after security forces loyal to Nouri Maliki took up strategic positions around Baghdad after he criticised President Fuad Masum in a press conferences and demanded to be appointed as prime minister for a third term.