Islam in Iraq

Sunnis 'distrust Baghdad' says Iraq's deputy president

Sunnis in Iraq do not trust the central government in Baghdad, the country?s deputy president has claimed.

Usama al-Nujayfi - a prominent Sunni - made the claim on June 9, which coincided with the first anniversary of the fall of the northern province of Mosul to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) jihadists.

Car bombings kill at least 6 civilians in, around Baghdad

Iraqi officials say car bombings in and around Baghdad have killed at least six civilians.
                   
A police officer said the deadliest in attacks on April 26 was in the nearby town of Mahmoudiya, about 30 kilometers (20 miles) south of Baghdad, where a car bomb exploded, killing at least four civilians and wounding nine.
                   

Turkey condemns Iraq blasts

Turkey has condemned two separate blasts that rocked the Iraqi capital of Baghdad Turkey has condemned two separate blasts that rocked the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Jan. 30.

At least 47 people were killed and 99 others wounded in several  explosions in Baghdad and in the central province of Samarra in Iraq.

Turkey condemns Iraq blasts that claimed 47 lives

Turkey has condemned two separate blasts that rocked the Iraqi capital of Baghdad Turkey has condemned two separate blasts that rocked the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Jan. 30.

At least 47 people were killed and 99 others wounded in several  explosions in Baghdad and in the central province of Samarra in Iraq.

Ankara’s IS Report

As all eyes were on the presidential race and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s candidacy announcement this week, a group of experts gathered at the offices of the International Strategic Research Organization (USAK) in Ankara to discuss several strategy options in Iraq and what the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’s (ISIL), now known as the Islamic State (IS), next step may be.