Amnesty urges Iraq to investigate unknown attackers as drone bombing also takes place

Adel Abdel Mahdi steps down after months of protests that have left 420 dead

Violence grows as mass movement targets corruption and US-backed Shia government

Premier says Iraq does not have the option of distancing itself from volatile situation

Baghdad condemns US president’s plans to expand military in Iraq to ‘watch’ Iran

Six months after elections, appointment of an interior minister is bone of contention

Sadr’s call for Abadi to step down will stall government formation and thwart coalition

Southern Shias to take to the streets to demand water, jobs, and an end to corruption

Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s bond with Hadi al-Amiri could remove Tehran’s obstruction

Once hated by the US and tied to Iran, the Shia cleric’s bloc won the most votes in elections

Election campaign dominated by sectarian forces that emerged after US war

Some 86,000 Iranian pilgrims to attend annual Hajj for the first time in two years

Even if Isis is defeated, the attraction of its ideology is unlikely to disappear

Sunni radicals claim US president’s ‘blessed ban’ will prompt US Muslims to join jihadis

Analysis: The country needs to move away from politics based on religion and ethnicity

US and Iran have joined soldiers, militiamen and tribesmen in crucial campaign for strategic city

Damascus warned not to interfere with air raids

Formerly shunned by the US, Chalabi is seen as a potentially unifying force

Sunni fighters expand military offensive in western province

Blocs commanded by Shia fundamentalist rivals came a distant second and third

Failing conciliation, Anbar uprising could spark full-scale Sunni rebellion