Iraqi security forces shot dead at least 28 protesters on Thursday after demonstrators stormed and torched an Iranian consulate overnight, in what could mark a turning point in the uprising against the Tehran-backed authorities.

In bloodiest day of Iraqi protests, forces kill 28 protesters

Iraqi PM orders Iran-allied militias to be reined in. Decree aimed at curbing autonomy of shi'ite militants. This is the move to fully integrate militias into Iraqi forces. Local militias have time till 31 July to be integrated. Watch this video to know more.

Iraq Alarmed By Iran Uranium Enrichment

IS seized vast areas north and west of Baghdad in a lightning offensive in 2014.

Iraqi PM declares 'end of war against IS' in Iraq

Government troops and paramilitary units 'liberated the whole of Rawa and raised the Iraqi flag on all of its official buildings,'General Abdelamir Yarallah of Iraq's Joint Operations Command (JOC) said in a statement

Iraq forces retake last IS-held town in country

IS said it used anti-aircraft artillery to down the plane which had been on a bombing run against Hawija on March 16, 2016

Iraqi forces recover bodies of plane crew shot down by IS

The battle is being described as one of the fiercest so far

Iraqi forces locked in intense fighting with Islamic State terrorists in al-Ayadiya

About 2,000 battle-hardened militants remain in the city, according to US and Iraqi military commanders

Iraq launches offensive to take back Tal Afar from Islamic State

The mosque and its famed Al-Hadba (hunchback) leaning minaret were Mosul landmarks and also held major significance in the history of IS rule in Iraq

Iraqi forces capture iconic Mosul mosque where Islamic State declared 'caliphate'

Iraqi forces launched the operation Sunday to retake the district, the last part of Iraq's second city still held by IS after a months-long offensive

Iraqi forces push into Mosul Old City, warn IS 'surrender or die'

'This is the last chapter' in the offensive to take Mosul, said Lieutenant General Abdul Ghani al-Asadi

Iraq forces start storming Mosul's Old City held by IS

The Joint Operations Command said Monday that Iraqi aircraft had dropped leaflets over Mosul urging residents to leave IS-held areas

Iraq presses Mosul assault, UN warns of grave danger to civilians

The close-quarters fighting is focussed on the Old City surrounding the mosque, where Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi proclaimed a caliphate nearly three years ago

Iraqi forces battle to Mosul mosque,17 killed in Baghdad truck blast

An operation began on February 19 to retake Mosul's west, the last major Islamic State group urban bastion

Iraqi Forces advance in Mosul's Old City

'Around more than a third of the right bank (west Mosul) is under the control of our units,' Staff Major General Maan al-Saadi told AFP

Iraqi forces retake over a third of west Mosul: Commander

The counter-terrorism service (CTS) were advancing into the northeastern Sadeeq and 7th Nissan districts, according to a senior commander

Iraqi forces push further into northeast Mosul

The group dismantled existing infrastructure to create their own improvised arms factories that experts say no insurgent group has matched

Iraqi gains reveal huge scale of IS arms industry

In addition to the severe lack of food and electricity, civilians are now running out of drinkable water

Mosul food, water reserves dwindle as fighting cuts off supplies

But fighting has slowed as troops face a mobile enemy hidden among thousands of civilians in the city, a top commander said

1,000 Islamic State fighters killed in Mosul, say Iraqi forces

Army officers showed reporters several drones looking like model aircraft which they said the group had built to scout out targets

Islamic State using drones to attack troops in Mosul: Iraq army

An officer said Elite Iraqi forces were fighting the Islamic State as they tried to fortify positions before advancing further into the city

'Intense' fighting in east Mosul: Officer

Bashiqa, to the east of Mosul, is now 'under complete control' of the Kurdish peshmerga forces

Battle for Mosul: Kurdish forces reclaim Bashiqa from Islamic State

The advance on the southern front comes days after Iraqi special forces fought their way into the eastern side of Mosul

Iraqi forces fighting Islamic State say nearing Mosul airport

Expanding their foothold in Mosul, the Iraqi army said they have recaptured six districts in the east, inflicting heavy losses on militants

Iraqi forces reclaim six Mosul districts from Islamic State

'Baghdadi is there and, if he is killed, it will mean the collapse of the whole [IS] system,' Fuad Hussein chief of staff to Barzani said

Islamic State chief Baghdadi trapped, surrounded in Mosul: Report

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