Iraq Militants

• As Iraqi Body Count Grows, Shi'ites Start to Demand Answers

  As an undertaker in Iraq's Shi'ite holy city of Kerbala, Faris al-Kaa'bi has had an unusually busy summer. His niche is burying the bodies of the unclaimed and the unidentified from all over Iraq, which in the last few months has meant hundreds of victims of the fight against Sunni Islamist militants.

• For Traumatised Iraqi Refugees, 'Psychological First Aid'

  Fourteen-year-old Yusra wipes away a tear before laying her head on the shoulder of aid worker Parzhin, after facing up to her fears and telling her story.

• Barack Obama Outlining Mission to Fight Islamic Militants

  President Barack Obama will outline to Americans Wednesday an expanded military and political effort to combat militants in Syria and Iraq, and urge Congress to quickly give him authority to arm Syrian opposition forces.

• Iraq Militants Kill 46 in Attack on Sunni Mosque

  Militants targeted a Sunni mosque in a province next to the Iraqi capital during weekly prayers on Friday, killing at least 46 people and wounding over 50 as members of the Islamic State group continue to push through the area, officials said.

• UN Security Council to Target Iraq, Syria Militants on Friday

  The United Nations Security Council is set to try and weaken Islamist militants in Iraq and Syria on Friday by blacklisting six people and threatening sanctions against those who finance, recruit or supply weapons to the insurgents, diplomats said.

• Barack Obama Authorizes Limited Air Strikes Against Militants in Iraq

  President Barack Obama said on Thursday he had authorized US air strikes to blunt the onslaught of Islamist militants in northern Iraq and began airdrops of supplies to besieged religious minorities to prevent a "potential act of genocide."

• USD 10 Million for Information on Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: US

  The US has offered a USD 10 million reward for information leading to the conviction and arrest of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the self-proclaimed leader of the "caliphate" on Iraq and Syrian territory.

• Gunmen Kill Three Iran Policemen Near Iraq Frontier: Report

  Unidentified gunmen have killed three Iranian police on patrol in the northwest of the country near the border with Iraq, the Mehr news agency reported on Wednesday.

• Bombs Kills Five Iraqi Kurdish Fighters

  Two roadside bombs struck a patrol in Iraq's northern province of Nineveh on Monday, killing five Kurdish security forces members, a spokesman said.

• Australia Cuts Embassy Staff in Iraq

  Australia is following the United States and evacuating embassy staff from strife-torn Iraq, officials said today.

• 6 Killed as Iraq Civilian Volunteer Centre Shelled

  Mortar shells on Sunday smashed into a central Iraq recruitment centre for civilians volunteering to fight a militant offensive, killing six people, police and a doctor said.

• Iran Warns Against Military Intervention in Iraq

  Iran warned on Sunday that "any foreign military intervention in Iraq" would only complicate the crisis, after the US said it was deploying a warship in the Gulf.

• Thousands of Iraqis Volunteer to Battle Militants

  Hisham Issa Kamel slipped out of his home in Baghdad early Friday and headed to a recruitment centre, joining thousands of others signing up to fight an offensive by Sunni Arab militants.

• Eight Iraq Soldiers Killed in Gun Attack: Official

  Militants killed eight Iraqi soldiers travelling on a bus in a restive area of north Iraq on Tuesday, a town official said a day after officials announced parliamentary election results.

• Violence kills seven in Iraq

  A senior army officer died when his helicopter crashed due to a malfunction, the defence ministry said, as violence in Iraq killed seven people today.