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?

Baghdad becomes military camp for opposing Shia factions

The Islamic State is not in retreat: Libya is just one front in this war

Paul Rogers

Vast majority of Britons would welcome refugees: Amnesty poll

As long as Iraq's corrupt political circus continues, there is no solution to IS

Tallha Abdulrazaq

Four large blasts rock Baghdad in just a few hours, at least 75 killed

IS has lost half of its territory in Iraq: Pentagon

On 100-year anniversary of Sykes-Picot, Kurds remain divided

100 years in 100 seconds: Centenary of the Sykes-Picot Agreement

Iraq launches operation to retake Anbar town from IS

US says bid to retake Iraq's Mosul from IS making progress

Iraqi forces find 'underground city' abandoned by IS

Turkey Politics

Resentment over Sykes-Picot deal still drives Turkey foreign policy