Iraqi government says Islamic State group has moved men from Syria to reinforce Tikrit and other areas, which Iraqi forces have been trying to retake for a week.
Analysis: As Kurdish militias in Iraq and Syria unite to fight the Islamic State group, rivalries between the Marxist PKK and centrist KDP are coming to the surface.
Analysis: Questions remain over who was responsible for shooting at a FlyDubai plane landing in Iraq, after Iraqi security officials blame different armed groups.
As Iraqi forces prepare for a winter offensive to regain territory lost to the Islamic State group, the group has reportedly planted crude explosive devices across oil installations in Mosul.
