Hundreds of furious migrants who have been stuck in Budapest for days have started marching out of the city, vowing to make it to Austria on foot.

The UN has criticized the European Union (EU) for failing to find a response to the spiraling refugee influx, urging the bloc to accept and distribute up to 200,000 asylum-seekers across the continent as part of a binding program for relocation of refugees.

A least 11 people have lost their lives and more than two dozen sustained injuries after a series of bomb explosions ripped through commercial districts in and around Baghdad.

Low oil prices took a toll on Iraq's revenue, which saw a decrease of nearly $1 billion compared with the previous month.

Washington's top diplomat acknowledged for the first time a need for acting forces on the ground in Syria to combat Daesh, but reiterated Obama's stance that American troops would not be deployed in the war-torn country.

Turkey's parliament will discuss a motion to extend military operations in Iraq and Syria.

Over 18 Turkish workers were kidnapped Wednesday by masked men in military uniforms during a raid in Baghdad.

Over 12 Iraqi soldiers were killed after being hit by mortar shells during clashes with Daesh militants in Anbar province.

Violence in Iraq killed 1,325 people during the month August, according to the UN.

The new strategy will address the recent bombings across Iraq’s violence-wracked capital.