Friday, 15 August, 2014 , 19:48 AFP — Iraqis and foreign powers voiced relief Friday after Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki agreed to step down, as the UN targeted Islamist militants and the EU backed the arming of their Kurdish rivals.

Friday, 15 August, 2014 , 18:06 AFP — Two Canadian military transport jumbo jets, along with their crew of 30, were deployed Friday to deliver allies' arms to Iraqi Kurds fighting Islamic State jihadists.

Friday, 15 August, 2014 , 17:32 AFP — EU ministers agreed at an emergency meeting on Friday to back the arming of overwhelmed Iraqi Kurdish fighters in the face of an onslaught by Islamic State militants.

Friday, 15 August, 2014 , 15:32 AFP — EU ministers agreed at an emergency meeting on Friday to back the arming of overwhelmed Iraqi Kurd fighters in the face of an onslaught by Islamic State jihadists.

Friday, 15 August, 2014 , 14:38 AFP — EU ministers agreed Friday to back the arming of beleaguered Iraqi Kurd fighters by key member states, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said after three hours of talks.

Friday, 15 August, 2014 , 14:04 AFP — EU ministers agreed Friday to back the arming of beleaguered Iraqi Kurd fighters by key bloc member states, a diplomat told AFP.

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Friday, 15 August, 2014 , 03:04 AFP — Iraq's divisive premier Nuri al-Maliki dropped his bid to stay in power Thursday, bowing to huge domestic and international pressure as a jihadist-led offensive threatens to tear the country apart.

Friday, 15 August, 2014 , 01:52 AFP — EU ministers convene in Brussels on Friday in a rare summertime meeting to seek unanimous approval for the shipment of arms to Iraqi Kurds fighting Islamic State jihadists.

Thursday, 14 August, 2014 , 21:55 AFP — Britain would "favourably consider" arming Kurdish forces in their battle against Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq, a spokesman for the prime minister's office said on Thursday.