Iraq

Afghanistan

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
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
War on Iran
Why are Kurdish groups in Iraq being attacked amid the US-Iran flare-up?
Iraq War
Baghdad car bomb kills at least 18, reports say
Iraq War
Two senior IS military leaders killed in Iraq strike, says US
Iraq War
EXCLUSIVE: Iraqi troops pay heavy price for Fallujah victory
Iraq War
US and Iraqi forces kill hundreds of IS fighters fleeing Fallujah
Iraq War
Iraq's Fallujah 'fully cleared of IS'
Syria War
Hezbollah at odds with Syrian government over 'impossible' Aleppo battle: Report
Islamic State
US-backed rebels in Syria seize huge cache of IS documents
Inside Iran
Clashes in Iran kill 11 Kurdish rebels, three Revolutionary Guards
Inside Iraq
Iraq court deals blow to PM's cabinet reform efforts
Diplomacy
Turkey-Israel deal: Palestinians should remember Erdogan’s abandonment of Iraq
Tallha Abdulrazaq
Jeremy Corbyn
Tony Blair accuses Jeremy Corbyn of standing by as Syria is bombed
Sport
Kings of drift: The fast and furious stunt drivers of Iraq