anbar province
Islamic State Fighters Are Shooting Civilians That Try to Escape Fallujah
Several people — including a number of children — also drowned over the weekend as they attempted to flee the besieged city by crossing the Euphrates River.
Dozens of Iraqi Civilians Returning to Ramadi Are Getting Blown Up By Islamic State Mines
Tens of thousands of displaced residents have returned to the Anbar provincial capital in the past two months, mostly from camps east of the city where they took refuge prior to the army's advance late last year.
Iraqi Airstrike Said to Kill Several Islamic State Leaders — But Not Baghdadi
Eight senior figures from the Islamic State were reportedly killed during a meeting in western Iraq, but Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi did not appear to be among them.
The UN Is Looking Into An Airstrike That Allegedly Killed Up to 40 Civilians in Iraq
The UN issued a statement about the alleged incident on the same day a watchdog group reported that as many as 1,247 civilians have been killed by airstrikes in Iraq and Syria.
Islamic State Seizes Control of Ramadi to Claim Major Victory in Iraq
The militants decisively captured the capital of Iraq’s largest province on Sunday despite a spate of US airstrikes intended to keep the city from falling.
With the Islamic State Closing In on Ramadi, Iraqi Officials Demand Help from the US
Officials in Anbar Province expect that IS fighters will overrun the portion of Ramadi under government control if the US-led coalition does not provide adequate air support.
Fresh Round of US Airstrikes Target Islamic State Around Iraq's Haditha Dam
The strikes move American military operations closer to the Syrian border.
Iraqi Militants Storm Anbar University
Hundreds of students were inside the Anbar University compound, when the attack occurred early this morning.
ISIS Insurgents Have Almost Surrounded Baghdad
Some ten years after it first began, the Iraqi insurgency has been fully reborn, and the conflict is escalating into a bloody new phase.