In Pictures: Iraq’s displaced seek safe haven
Tens of thousands of families are stuck at checkpoints and refugee camps outside Iraq’s Kurdish region.
![A Kurdish Peshmerga fighter uses binoculars as he holds a position on the front line in the Gwer district, 40 kilometres south of Arbil [Getty]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/e351c27c9fea42b2813b9f43c27570c7_18.jpeg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![Turkish soldiers stand guard as Syrian Kurds wait behind the border fence to cross into Turkey [Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/201410371118874734_20.jpeg?resize=570%2C380&quality=80)
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From: Inside Story
Are air strikes on ISIL working?
Is US any closer to its objective to “degrade and ultimately destroy” the armed group in Syria and Iraq?
Published On 23 Nov 2014
From: Inside Story
Who can stop Islamic State?
Concern as the Islamic State continues expanding its territories under its control in Iraq.
Published On 4 Aug 2014
REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK
Iraq: Who will control Hawija after ISIL?
As operation to retake town from ISIL begins, debate on who will govern after the armed group’s defeat heats up.
REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK
Iraqi Kurdistan: Everything is all right – everyone is ISIL
Beneath the calm in the Kurdish region is a deep well of suspicion as the looming battle for Iraq’s Mosul fast approaches.
Kurds slam Abadi’s Peshmerga snub in ISIL speech
KRG condemns Iraqi prime minister for ‘failing to act as the prime minister’ and ‘sidelining’ Kurdish forces.
Iraqi forces in full control of Kirkuk province
Iraqi forces and allied Shia militias claim control of Kirkuk province after intense battle against Kurdish forces.
Iraq’s military declares mission accomplished in Kirkuk
The 48-hour offensive saw Kurdish forces entirely confined to their long-standing three-province autonomous region.
ISIL capitalises on Peshmerga retreat in northern Iraq
ISIL’s gains come as the Iraqi military continues its major operation to retake the oil-rich province of Kirkuk.
Battle for Mosul: Peshmerga push into ISIL-held Bashiqa
Kurdish Peshmerga forces claim to be in control of nearly three-quarters of Bashiqa, a town 13km east of Mosul city.
‘Booby-trapped’ ISIL drone in deadly Iraq attack
Kurdish fighters killed and French soldiers wounded after ISIL flies explosives-packed drone into forces near Mosul.
