Thursday, 26 October, 2017 , 08:36 AFP — Iraqi troops attacked the Islamic State group's last bastion in the country on Thursday as the retreating jihadists battled to save their self-styled "caliphate" from total collapse.

Thursday, 26 October, 2017 , 07:28 AFP — Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi held talks with key ally Iran on Thursday as his forces launched an offensive against the Islamic State group's last bastion in the country.

Thursday, 26 October, 2017 , 07:10 AFP — Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Thursday that he would accept only the annulment of a Kurdish vote for independence, not the freeze that Kurdish leaders have offered.

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Thursday, 26 October, 2017 , 06:49 AFP — Baghdad on Thursday dismissed an offer from Iraqi Kurdish leaders to freeze the outcome of a vote for independence last month in a bid to pave the way for dialogue.

Thursday, 26 October, 2017 , 06:16 AFP — Iraqi troops launched an assault on the last Islamic State group bastion in the country on Thursday even as the Kurds said Baghdad's forces had attacked their fighters near the border with Turkey.

Thursday, 26 October, 2017 , 05:20 AFP — Iraqi troops launched an assault on the last Islamic State group bastion in the country on Thursday even as the Kurds said Baghdad's forces had attacked their fighters near the border with Turkey.

Thursday, 26 October, 2017 , 04:13 AFP — Kurdish authorities Thursday accused Iraqi forces of launching an offensive against their fighters near the border with Turkey.

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Wednesday, 25 October, 2017 , 16:50 AFP — Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan promised on Wednesday to strengthen cooperation as ties between their two countries warm amid shared opposition to the Kurdish independence vote.