Republican candidate critical of Clinton’s role ahead of 2011 withdrawal of US forces

Vote leads to biggest shakeup in governing system since US military occupation

Haidar al-Abadi takes anti-corruption measures in face of mounting unrest

Washington to give anti-IS tribesmen $18-$24m worth of arms

Iraq’s new prime minister taking cautious steps to build a more united front

US and Iranian co-ordinated attacks on IS have blessing of Obama and Ayatollah

More than 100 US marines and special forces to organise an escape route for 30,000 trapped Yazidis

Shia militia and army commanders long loyal to Maliki also back change in leadership

Abadi calls for for political unity but no sign of action by Maliki to oppose change

Supporters declare move to replace prime minister illegal as militias deployed on streets

Some victims buried alive and 300 women kidnapped as slaves as US airstrikes continue

Members of Congress support air strikes but Republicans question Obama’s long-term strategy

Capture of dam gives Sunni militants ability to flood major Iraqi cities

Heavily armed militants seize government buildings in Dhuluiya

US generals believe Baghdad can be defended but unsure how much ground can be reclaimed

Forces to have security role at Baghdad airport, three years after US military withdrawal

Comments by Iranian general suggest Tehran offering to take a larger role in battling Sunni militants

Maliki claims Syria carried out airstrikes inside Iraqi territory this week

United Nations says more than 1,000 have been killed in less than three weeks of fighting

US secretary of state says Maliki committed to bringing in new government by July 1st

Iran’s supreme leader condemns Obama’s decision to send in 300 ‘military advisers’

Supreme Leader says Iraqis themselves could end sectarian violence

Isis seeking to create Islamic Caliphate from the Mediterranean Sea to Iran

Secretary of state John Kerry due to visit Middle East for talks aimed at stabilising region

President will take targeted military action ‘if necessary’ but rules out combat troops

Signs from US indicate administration is hesitant about being drawn into new war

Secretary of State John Kerry says advance of Islamist insurgents is an ‘existential threat’

Fierce fighting spreads to northwestern Iraq as insurgents release photos of executions

US president could find himself in the unusual position of being on the same side as Iran in the conflict

Kurds take advantage of chaos to take control of oil city of Kirkuk

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

Iraqis head to polls in first national election since US withdrawal of troops

Report says legacy of abuse inherited from Saddam Hussein lives on

Deaths occurred near Ramadi, where anti-government tensions are running high

Move seen as attempt to reassert authority over fragmented fighters in Syria’s civil war

Atttack comes day after prime minister pledged to eradicate al-Qaeda

Appeal to Falluja as Sunni tribesmen fight to retake areas of nearby Ramadi

Al Maliki urges residents to drive out al Qaeda-linked insurgents

Al-Qaeda hideouts hit as ‘concerned’ Kerry says US will not send in troops

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