Iraq

Diplomacy

Mecca Agreement: A Muslim Nato or yet another Baghdad Pact?

The Saudi-Turkish-Pakistani pact reinforces the US-run regional order that analysts claim it defies - which explains why Trump was so quick to bless it
Afghanistan
Five years after the fall of Kabul, 'war on terror' ghosts have come home
Moazzam Begg
War on Iran
Iran promises to resist interference by foreign 'enemies' as Trump threatens new sanctions
Israel's genocide in Gaza
Why the Mecca Agreement has given the UAE-Israel alliance the jitters
David Hearst
War on Iran
Iran warns enemies to 'anticipate strategic surprises' as it shifts from a defensive stance
War on Iran
How a pragmatic axis could reshape the Middle East
Marco Carnelos
Kurds
Turkey's cross party Kurdish peace coalition makes history with PKK clemency law
Inside Saudi Arabia
Saudi Aramco reports bumper profits as it bypasses Strait of Hormuz
Inside UAE
Has the UAE's meteoric rise reached its limit?
Ahmed Mawlana
War on Iran
US-Saudi strikes test Iraq's balancing act between Riyadh and Tehran
Inside Iraq
Jack Letts appeals for repatriations from Iraq in 'out of the blue' phone call to parents
Kurds
Iraqi Kurdish leader expelled from Turkey after political 'complication'
Media
Trump’s Afghanistan foray smacks of desperation, but here’s how it might succeed
Martin Jay
Iraq War
Iraqi Christian leader fears rise of 'new Islamic State'
Turkey At War
Iraqi Kurd independence a reason for war, says Turkish MP
Iraq War
Iraqi forces press into heart of IS-controlled Tal Afar
Iraq War
After Islamic State: What future for the Yazidis?
Gareth Browne
Women
Victims of Islamic State group sexual violence must see justice - UN
Iraq War
Pentagon chief in Baghdad to discuss future of US forces in Iraq
Iraq War
Iraqi forces close in on IS-held Tal Afar
Kurds
Erdogan: Turkey and Iran discussing joint action against Kurds
Iraq War
'Surrender or die': Iraq launches offensive to take back IS-held city of Tal Afar
Kurds
Iraq's Kurds consider delay on referendum for deal from Baghdad