As Iraqis head to the polls, here is everything you need to know about the parliamentary elections.
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![Iraq's military was blighted by perceived corruption and misconduct, even before recent defeats [Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/2014111312147725580_20.jpeg?resize=570%2C380&quality=80)
Key ministers appointment will facilitate the flow of much needed military assistance for Iraqi troops fighting ISIL.
Abbadi forcibly retired two of his army generals and revoked the office of the armed forces’ commander-in-chief.
The geopolitics of the US war on ISIL means everyone could benefit except for those living in areas
Sunnis believed to have helped the Islamic State group are reportedly subject to revenge.
Long term viability of Obama’s strategy depends on the people of Mosul and their relationship with t
A narrow focus on the Islamic State group and northern Iraq may lead to disaster – again.
The Islamic State group and the wholesale violence in Iraq and Syria.
The latest developments in Iraq have proven Turkey’s foreign policy strategy effective.
What is Western intervention in Iraq risking?
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has agreed to step down at a time of national crisis and deep division.
![The appointments of key security ministers will boost Abbadi government's war efforts against ISIL. [Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/201499175346327734_20.jpeg?resize=570%2C380&quality=80)
![Iraq's new premier faces more pressures as ISIL fighters claim territorial gains in Anbar [AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/201492719813234734_20.jpeg?resize=570%2C380&quality=80)
![The ISIL crisis is an opportunity for Obama to bolster his foreign policy credentials, writes Denselow [Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20149236175463734_20.jpeg?resize=570%2C380&quality=80)
![Mosul is known as the 'city of officers' for the number of its citizens who served in the Iraqi military [EPA]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/201491461741426734_20.jpeg?resize=570%2C380&quality=80)
![Maryam Rajavi, president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, shows a banner with pictures of Iranian dissidents killed in Camp Ashraf in Iraq [Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/201491072036435734_20.jpeg?resize=570%2C380&quality=80)
![Members of an Iraqi Shiite militia celebrate after they retook 35 towns from the Islamic State group [EPA]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20149863943965734_20.jpeg?resize=570%2C380&quality=80)
![Turkey's former foreign minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, has maintained good relations with various groups in Iraq, writes Kardas [AFP/Getty Images]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2014939452442734_20.jpeg?resize=570%2C380&quality=80)
![Maliki's resignation might be one of the driving changes in Iraqi government and the Iraqi people's sentiments that could lead to the demise of ISIL. [Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/201481710257930734_20.jpeg?resize=570%2C380&quality=80)