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
Blair's journey from 45-minute claim to 'qualified apology' over Iraq
Islamic State
Final member of IS 'Beatles' identified: Media
Iraq War
UN warns of 'great risk' to civilians as battle for Fallujah looms
Islamic State
Desperate Mosul residents flee to Kurdish-held Syria as doors shut
Diplomacy
Sykes-Picot: One hundred years on
Basheer Nafi
Inside Iraq
Iraq justice ministry announces execution of 22 convicts
Blink News
BLiNK: Jeremy Corbyn's humane foreign policy
Blink News
BLiNK: UK must accept refugees from crises we caused - Owen Jones
Inside Iraq
Iraq launches offensive to retake Fallujah from IS
Islamic State
Islamic State threatens US, tries to rally support in new audio message
Inside Iraq
Iraqi forces kill 2 protesters in Baghdad as Green Zone stormed
Media
Why location affects our reaction to terrorism
Aldo Zammit Borda