Iraq aware bomb detectors fake

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki says the government took the necessary steps "a long time ago" on fake bomb detectors.

• Bomb detector may be useless
• UK man guilty of selling fake devices
• UK man jailed for selling fake devices

Iraq PM warns of sectarian war

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has warned of a return to "sectarian civil war" after 176 people were killed in three days, and gunmen were given 48 hours to vacate a town they seized.

• Bush 'comfortable' with Iraq decision
• 'Iraq, Afghanistan war inspired bombers'
• Iraqi death tolls rises to 110 in 2 days

Iraqi forces hunt Saddam's former deputy

Iraqi special forces are closing in on the most senior member of Saddam Hussein's inner circle still on the run since the 2003 invasion, security sources say.

• Iraq marks a decade since fall of Baghdad
• Saddam's nephew seeks asylum
• Iraq to reform Saddam law

Iraq to reform Saddam law

Iraq's cabinet has unveiled sweeping reforms to a law barring members of Saddam Hussein's Baath party from public life as to placate the angry Sunni Arab minority.

• Iraq detains ex-Baathists
• Iraq officials meet over polls
• Iraq keeps Saddam officers

Suicide bomber kills 23 near Baghdad

A suicide bomber has blown himself up near a group of anti-al-Qaeda fighters receiving salaries north of Baghdad, killing 23 people, the second bloody attack to hit Iraq in as many days.

• Bombers kill more than 35 across Iraq
• Car bomb kills 23 in Baghdad
• Blast near Baghdad Green Zone kills 7

Blast kills 20 inside Iraqi mosque

A suicide bomber has killed at least 20 people inside a Shi'ite mosque in northern Iraq after detonating his explosives in the middle of a crowded funeral ceremony.

• Blast near Baghdad Green Zone kills 7
• 22 killed in Baghdad suicide attack
• Iraqi police academy blast - 20 dead

12 killed in wave of Iraq attacks

A wave of bombings and shootings have killed 12 people as Iraq grappled with anti-government protests and simmering political crises ahead of major Shi’ite Muslim commemoration rituals.

• 2 hurt in Iraq protest
• Shi'ites under attack in Iraq
• Iraq bombs - 4 killed

Iraqi VP condemns 'unjust' death sentence

Iraq's fugitive vice president has declared his "absolute innocence" and has rejected the terror trial that has sentenced him to death on murder charges as a politically motivated sham.

• Iraq VP gets death sentence amid violence
• Fugitive Iraq VP up for killing 6 judges
• Fugitive Iraq VP says staff jailed

Iraq PM: Turkey becoming hostile state

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki says that Turkey is becoming a "hostile state" in the region, accusing its premier of interfering in internal Iraqi affairs and of sectarianism.

• Turkey launches incursion into Iraq

Attacks on Iraq Shi'ites leave 61 dead

A spate of attacks against Shi'ite pilgrims and neighbourhoods in Iraq killed at least 61 people as the country grapples with a weeks-long political row that has stoked sectarian tensions.

• Iraq crisis talks cancelled
• Iraq VP barred from overseas travel
• Baghdad explosions kill 23

Iraq crisis talks cancelled

Planned crisis talks set between Iraqi political leaders after deadly attacks in Baghdad have been cancelled after the two main parliamentary blocs refused to meet.

• Wave of bombings in Baghdad kills 65
• Sunni, Shi'ite conflict grows in Iraq
• Scores dead after Baghdad blasts

Lawmakers warn of crisis at Iranian camp

European parliamentarians have issued a fresh warning of a looming "humanitarian catastrophe" at an Iranian exiles' camp in Iraq and urged the UN to provide protection.

• 34 killed at Iran opposition camp in Iraq

Iran and Iraq put past behind them

Baghdad and Tehran have pledged to strengthen ties and put the past behind them, even as Washington accuses Iran of supplying new and more lethal weapons to militias.

Iraq protesters gather for demonstration

Protesters have streamed into central Baghdad on foot after authorities imposed vehicle bans on major cities ahead of rallies over corruption, unemployment and poor public services.

• Tens of thousands march across Arab world
• As Arabs revolt, Iraqis demand electricity
• Iraqis protest in 'Day of Rage'

Arab protests inspire Iraq demonstrators

Hundreds of demonstrators have taken to the streets of Iraqi cities, inspired by popular protests around the Arab world, to demand jobs better electricity supplies.

• Arab leaders summit for Baghdad
• Iraq delays purchase of US fighter jets
• Iraq not immune from Arab anger - clerics

Kuwait PM in first Iraq visit since war

Iraq and Kuwait have agreed to step up efforts to resolve issues dating from Iraq's 1990 invasion of the emirate.

• Kuwait, Russia sign nuke deal
• Kuwait set to buy US missiles
• Kuwait busts Iran 'spy cell'

Iraq OKs new govt; Maliki is PM

Iraq's parliament has approved Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and his new government, nine months after an inconclusive election and delayed investments to rebuild the country.

• Allawi threatens to quit Iraq govt
• Maliki gets second term as Iraq PM
• Maliki muscles into a 2nd term in Iraq

Maliki gets second term as Iraq PM

Nuri al-Maliki has been awarded a second term as Iraq's prime minister, signalling an end may be in sight to the country's eight month impasse following a general election in March.

• Maliki muscles into a 2nd term in Iraq
• Clinton hails Iraq power-sharing deal
• Iraq PM slams UN over election

Bombs stir panic in Baghdad Christians

A string of anti-Christian bombings has cost six more lives in the wake of the Baghdad church bloodbath, sowing panic in Iraq's 2 000-year-old minority, many of whom now want to flee.

• Christians urged to quit Iraq
• 3 dead, 26 hurt as Iraqi Christians attacked
• Iraqi Christians: Mass in attack church

Car bombings in Iraq kill 18

Twin bombings in Shi'ite holy cities targeting Iranians have killed at least 18 people, 10 of them pilgrims from Iran, as wrangling over a new government continues.

• Car bomb kills pilgrims in Iraq
• Iraqi Qaeda predicts more bloodshed
• Iraqi cafe bombing kills 30

Maliki confident of Iraq govt 'soon'

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, in Cairo on a regional tour to rally support for his candidacy, said his country would "soon" have a new government.

• Iraqi PM seeks support
• Cleric: Political impasse must end

Iraqi forces blamed for bombings

Iraqi security forces face charges of negligence after a devastating series of attacks blamed on al-Qaeda killed 110 people in the bloodiest violence this year.

• Iraq on alert after bloody day
• Ability of Iraq forces questioned

Iraq recounts votes

Iraq has begun a manual recount of millions of votes cast in a parliamentary election held nearly two months ago, a tally that has stalled negotiations to form a new government.

• 52 Iraqi candidates rejected
• Iraq: Allawi fears recount fraud
• 750 000 Iraqi votes in question

Iraq urged to probe torture

Amnesty International has urged Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to probe allegations that security forces tortured hundreds of detainees at a secret prison.

• 28 die as 6 bombs rock Baghdad
• Iraq: Open war with Qaeda