In 1990, US Secretary of State James Baker told Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz that if Iraq did not comply with US demands, "we will reduce you to the pre-industrial age”. Nine years on, that ...

The flag is black with the words La ‘ilaha ‘illa-llah – “There is no God but God” – emblazoned across the top in white in a somewhat coarse, handwritten Arabic script.

The White House made public its strategy for securing victory in Iraq ahead of a keynote speech by President George W Bush on Wednesday, pointing towards a phased retrenchment of US troops.

June 19, 2014— -- The flag of ISIS was pictured flying above Iraq's biggest oil refinery today, an image that suggested the Sunni militant group had taken control of the refinery in their ...

The old flag – red, white and black with three green stars, representing pan-Arab nationalism – had flown for more than 40 years, preceding Saddam, who was ousted by US-led occupation forces ...

The old flag - red, white and black with three green stars, representing pan-Arab nationalism - had flown for more than 40 years, preceding Saddam. Saddam was ousted by US-led forces just over a ...

Whether fluttering over the ruins of a captured city in Iraq or Syria, or in the background of gruesome execution videos, the black flag used by the Islamic State group has become an instantly ...

IRAQ is seeking to replace its national anthem and flag in a move aimed at providing unifying symbols and putting decades of conflict and hardship in the country behind it.

In a continuation of security operations in the governorate of Kirkuk, a security meeting was held on Saturday headed by Deputy Commander of Joint ...