Iraq planning to build giant "wall" around Baghdad

Spokesman for Iraq's prime minister says that the wall is "not politically motivated" or aimed at "achieving demographic change"

• Feb 7, 2016

2 groups eyed in kidnapping of Americans in Baghdad

Officials tell Associated Press they're confident 1 of 2 Shiite militias that control part of southern Baghdad is holding U.S. nationals

• Jan 21, 2016

Kidnapping of Americans in Iraq raises fears about security

Witnesses said men in uniform carried out the kidnapping in broad daylight, 100 yards from a police station in Baghdad

• Jan 18, 2016

Official: Americans kidnapped from Iraq interpreter's home

Iraqi source says 3 U.S. nationals were last heard from in Shiite enclave of Iraqi capital as report claims they were siezed in well-known brothel

• Jan 18, 2016

Embassy confirms "several" Americans missing in Baghdad

Local media reported three Americans kidnapped by militias in Iraqi capital; ISIS has claimed string of recent attacks in city

• Jan 17, 2016

ISIS claims responsibility for deadly Baghdad mall attack

Gunmen storm mall after setting off a car bomb and launching a suicide attack at its entrance, killing at least 18 people

• Jan 11, 2016

McCain: Trump is "turning Muslims" against the U.S.

Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham talked to "Face the Nation" from Baghdad about their proposals to fight ISIS

• Nov 29, 2015

​Rockets near Baghdad airport kill soldiers, Iranian refugees

At least 23 reported killed, dozens wounded when rocket barrage hits former U.S. military base housing exiled Iranian opposition group

• Oct 29, 2015

Attacks in Iraq kill 56 people; ISIS claims responsibility

One suicide bomber hit a commercial area, killing at least 32 people; militants also detonated a car bomb in Baghdad killing 14 people

• Oct 6, 2015

Iraqi PM opens Green Zone to public for first time

The four square mile, heavily fortified region of Baghdad had been off-limits since the U.S.-led occupation began in 2003

• Oct 4, 2015

Dozens dead in food market truck bombing in Baghdad

Blast injures scores more in mainly Shiite area; ISIS, which is Sunni, claims responsibility for attack

• Aug 13, 2015

Suicide attacks in Anbar kill at least 18 Iraqi troops

Attacks came as the government pressed on with efforts to reclaim territory under the extremists' control in the embattled western Anbar province

• Jul 29, 2015

Car bomb blasts kill 26 in crowded Baghdad markets

The explosions targeted largely Shiite neighborhoods, but no one has claimed responsibility for the attacks yet

• Jul 22, 2015

Series of bombings across Baghdad kill 29

At least 81 others were wounded in the various suicide and car blasts around the Iraqi capital

• Jul 12, 2015

Deadly car bombs hit 2 hotels in Baghdad

More than a dozen people killed, many more wounded in Iraqi capital as ISIS responds to offensive in Anbar province

• May 29, 2015

What ISIS in Ramadi means for U.S. strategy

The latest loss for the Iraqi army raises fresh questions about how the U.S. can help with the fight

• May 21, 2015

Thousands fleeing ISIS fight allowed into Baghdad

Central government had blocked Sunnis fleeing Ramadi from entering capital, now thousands are pouring in

• May 20, 2015

Battle for Ramadi is only likely to get worse

In the wake of ISIS militants' bloody capture of a key Iraqi city, there are fears that an effort to retake it could make matters worse

• May 19, 2015

Dozens escape during deadly Iraq prison break

ISIS claims responsibility for attack on prison near Baghdad which freed at least 30 prisoners; deadly car bomb targets Shiite pilgrimage

• May 9, 2015

Iraq officials blame bombs on residents fleeing war

Sectarian tension mounts in Baghdad amid wave of bombings as Sunnis displaced by fight with ISIS head for capital

• May 1, 2015

Gen. Martin Dempsey urges patience in fight against ISIS

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff visited Baghdad a day after voicing frustration with Iraqi forces

• Mar 9, 2015