Iraq

Five years after the fall of Kabul, 'war on terror' ghosts have come home

From Bagram to Camp Bucca, the West's brutal carceral laboratories inadvertently forged the leaderships that would ultimately dismantle its imperial presence

Iran warns enemies to 'anticipate strategic surprises' as it shifts from a defensive stance

How a pragmatic axis could reshape the Middle East

Marco Carnelos

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

Has the UAE's meteoric rise reached its limit?

Ahmed Mawlana

US-Saudi strikes test Iraq's balancing act between Riyadh and Tehran

Jack Letts appeals for repatriations from Iraq in 'out of the blue' phone call to parents

Why are Kurdish groups in Iraq being attacked amid the US-Iran flare-up?

Mosul residents feel relief and anxiety as 'liberation' nears

The Khans - and what makes a good American Muslim

Farhad Mirza

IS begins executions after capturing 3,000 Iraqi civilians: UN

Instead of a place of safety, empty graves await refugees in Europe

Chris Doyle

REVEALED: Baghdad bomb detectors left unused as ministers squabbled

IS 'running out of gas' in Europe, says ex-MI6 counter-terrorism chief

Hope and dismay as Iraq's Yazidis mark their New Year

RAF jets bomb Islamic State training base in Saddam's former palace

A fine balance: Clinton, Trump and the view beyond the US

Graham Liddell

Why you can’t explain the Iraq war without mentioning oil

Bulent Gokay

Normandy, Nice, Bavaria, Dallas: The war on terror has come home - and here's why

Joe Gill

Iraq minister says IS leaders, families flee Mosul