Haider Al Abadi

Iraqi lawmakers approve manual ballot recount after allegations of fraud in parliamentary elections

Iraq's parliament voted in favor of a manual ballot recount after allegations of widespread fraud in the country's recently held parliamentary elections

Iraq parliamentary elections: Alliance led by ex-militia chief Moqtada Sadr emerges victorious

An alliance headed by former Shia militia chief Moqtada Sadr who led two uprisings against the US-led invasion of Iraq has won the parliamentary elections.

Iraq holds first polls since victory over Islamic State, analysts say incumbent Haider al-Abadi marginally ahead

Iraqis voted in the first election since defeating Islamic State, but few people expect its new leaders to stabilise a country beset by conflicts, economic hardship and corruption since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003

After 15 years in power and decades fighting Saddam Hussein’s oppression, Iraq's Shi’ites split ahead of crucial vote

United in their fight against Saddam Hussein’s oppression for decades, Iraq’s Shi’ites have become deeply fragmented and disillusioned with their leaders

16 Turkish women get death sentence by Iraq court for joining Islamic State

An Iraqi court has sentenced 16 Turkish women to death for joining the militant group Islamic State, a judicial spokesman said.

Iraq Parliament sets 12 May as date for national elections; refuses calls from Sunnis to delay vote

Iraq's parliament has approved 12 May as the date for holding national elections despite calls from the country's Sunni community to delay the vote until the return of nearly 3 million people displaced by the fight against the Islamic State group

Iraq hangs 38 Islamic State, Al-Qaeda operatives in mass execution; human rights groups express concern

Iraq hanged 38 jihadists belonging to the Islamic State group or Al-Qaeda for terrorism offences on Thursday in the southern city of Nasiriyah

World leaders congratulate Iraq as Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declares victory over Islamic State

World leaders congratulated Iraq on Sunday following the prime minister's declaration of victory over the Islamic State group.

Iraq holds military parade to celebrate victory over Islamic State; Haider al-Abadi declares national holiday on 10 Dec

An Iraqi military parade celebrating final victory over Islamic State is underway in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, an Iraqi military spokesman told Reuters on Sunday.

Iraq's Haider al-Abadi declares final victory over Islamic State, says 'dream of liberation' is now reality

Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared final victory over Islamic State on Saturday after Iraq's forces drove its last remnants from the country