The Iraqi government is reported to be sending Iran-backed Shia militias to Ramadi to recapture the city seized by Islamic State (IS) militants.

Islamic State (IS) has lost more than a quarter of its territory in Iraq since US-led coalition air strikes began in August, the Pentagon has said.

The suspected mass graves of up to 1,700 captured Iraqi soldiers killed by IS militants have been found in the city of Tikrit.

The Iraqi government declares a "magnificent victory" over Islamic State militants in the city of Tikrit.

The tomb of ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein is almost completely levelled in fighting near Tikrit; Footage filmed by the Associated Press shows all that remains of the once-lavish mausoleum in the village of al-Awja are pillars that held up the roof

Iraqi forces pushes Islamic State (IS) fighters out of the western town of al-Baghdadi

Iraq has launched a military operation to recapture Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit from Islamic State (IS)