Sunday, 15 June, 2014 , 07:15 AFP — An Iraqi air strike targeting a Kurdish security forces convoy northeast of Baghdad killed six fighters, officers and a doctor said on Sunday.

Sunday, 15 June, 2014 , 07:09 AFP —

Friday, 13 June, 2014 , 08:16 AFP — Jihadists pushed towards Baghdad Friday as President Barack Obama said he was exploring all options to save Iraq's security forces from collapse and US companies evacuated hundreds from a major air base.

Friday, 13 June, 2014 , 07:45 AFP — Iraqi forces clashed with militants advancing on the city of Baquba, just 60 kilometres (40 miles) north of Baghdad, on Friday as an offensive spearheaded by jihadists drew closer to the capital.

Thursday, 12 June, 2014 , 17:24 AFP — Kurdish forces took control of the disputed Iraqi oil hub of Kirkuk on Thursday to protect it from jihadists, after which a bomb targeted a Kurdish security minister, officials said.

Thursday, 12 June, 2014 , 15:14 AFP — Jihadists were pushing towards Baghdad Thursday after capturing a town just hours to the north, as the US mulled air strikes in a bid to bolster Iraq's collapsing security forces.

Thursday, 12 June, 2014 , 14:50 AFP — A major offensive by jihadists is allowing Iraqi Kurds to take control of disputed territory that Baghdad has long opposed them adding to their autonomous northern region.

Thursday, 12 June, 2014 , 13:46 AFP — A jihadist offensive driving toward Iraq's capital is allowing the country's Kurds to reinforce their claims to territory Baghdad has long opposed them adding to their autonomous northern region.

Thursday, 12 June, 2014 , 11:54 AFP — Kurdish forces took control of the disputed Iraqi oil hub of Kirkuk on Thursday to protect it from jihadists, after which a bomb targeted a Kurdish security minister, officials said.

Thursday, 12 June, 2014 , 11:34 AFP — The Kurdish minister responsible for the peshmerga security forces survived a bomb blast in Kirkuk province Thursday that killed a fighter, a senior officer said, as jihadists press an offensive.