Obama's fury at Baghdad bloodbath
US President Barack Obama condemns the "outrageous attacks" that left more than 130 people dead in Iraq's capital.

Twin Baghdad blasts kill scores
Suicide bomb blasts near central Baghdad's Green Zone kill at least 132 people in the deadliest attack in Iraq since 2007.

Europe criticised on Iraqi asylum
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees criticises European countries for sending asylum seekers back to central Iraq.

Iraq cabinet ratifies oil deals
Iraq's cabinet ratifies a deal with a British and a Chinese energy company to develop the giant southern oilfield in Rumaila.

Iraq election reform troubles UN
The UN special representative in Iraq expresses concern at the failure of the Iraqi parliament to approve a revised election law.

Iraq releases Iranian dissidents
Iranian opposition members, from the People's Mujahideen of Iran, are freed after three months in custody in Iraq.

Iraqi bomb disposal soldiers die
Fifteen Iraqi soldiers were killed as they prepared to detonate roadside bombs in the north of the country, officials say.

Iraq and Syria at talks in Turkey
The foreign ministers of Iraq and Syria meet for talks in Turkey to defuse tensions following a diplomatic row.

Attack on Baghdad as Biden visits
Several mortars or rockets are fired into the fortified Green Zone in Baghdad as US Vice-President was visiting, police say.

Iraq shoe thrower 'was tortured'
The Iraqi man who was jailed after throwing shoes at George W Bush says he was tortured by senior government officials.

US warns against forgetting Iraq
The US commander in Iraq tells the BBC that he is concerned that it will be forgotten, amid the current focus on Afghanistan.

Shoe thrower welcomed home
The BBC's Hughe Sykes in Baghdad describes the unfolding events as the journalist who threw a shoe at George Bush was released from jail.

Challenges after Kurdish vote
For the first time, the new regional parliament that emerges from the 25 July poll in Iraqi Kurdistan will have a substantial and vocal opposition, led by the new reformist movement Change.

Iraqis celebrate US withdrawals
Withdrawals celebrated in Iraq despite challenges

'Billions lost' to corruption
Iraqi report details government corruption

Iraq's quiet healthcare crisis
Three car bombs kill at least 41 people in the Shia district of Sadr City in Iraq's capital, Baghdad, police say.

'No delay' in US withdrawal
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki tells the BBC's Jim Muir that last week's violence will not delay the US withdrawal from Iraq.

UN tackles Iraq's disputed areas
The United Nations has produced an eagerly-awaited special report on disputed areas in northern Iraq, which it hopes will help head off a confrontation.

Afghan lessons from Iraq
As military deaths mount in Afghanistan, what can be learnt from the US troops surge in Iraq?

Q&A: Iraqi Kurdistan elections
Iraqi Kurds go to the polls on 25 July to elect a regional parliament and a new regional president.

US troops back on patrol in Iraq
US troops back on patrol in Iraqi cities, on Iraqi terms

Iraq: Key facts and figures
As US forces withdraw from Iraqi towns and cities, key facts and figures give background information on the state of the economy and people's lifestyle.

Profile: General Odierno
General Ray Odierno, who is set to become the top US military commander in Iraq, played a pivotal role in implementing the Bush administration's Iraq strategy.

Profile: General Petraeus
General David Petraeus, who is taking over as head of US Central Command, will be defined by his role in delivering the Bush administration's Iraq strategy.

Obama balances foreign team
The BBC's Paul Reynolds looks at the prospects for President-elect Obama's foreign policy team under Hillary Clinton.

Volatile city
US troops remain on the streets of oil-rich Kirkuk

Iraq's oil rush
Locals disappointed as foreign firms vie for contracts

Iraq's future
Clock ticks for Iraqis to move past sectarian divides

After Saddam
How events have unfolded since the fall of Saddam