Iraq

Israel's genocide in Gaza

Why the Mecca Agreement has given the UAE-Israel alliance the jitters

With their destructive wars, Netanyahu and Trump have brought the Gulf to the brink of destruction - the Mecca pact represents rightful pushback for their recklessness
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?
Kurds
Turkey urges Iran to halt attacks on Kurdish groups
Inside Iraq
Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr condemns attacks by pro-Iranian factions on Saudi Arabia
Islamic State
IS calls on supporters to kill Americans and Europeans
Islamic State
Black prevails: life in Islamic State's Syria stronghold
Islamic State
Blair: boots on the ground needed in anti-IS fight
Islamic State
Islamic State advance halted by Syrian Kurdish fighters
Islamic State
The fight against IS - a war with too many unknowns
Bryan R Gibson
Iraq War
Iraq claims IS militants used chlorine gas
Islamic State
Yemen, North Africa al-Qaeda branches urge action against anti-IS coalition
Iraq War
Iraqi parliament rejects Abadi's nominations for top ministerial posts
Islamic State
Hagel: we are at war with Islamic State as we are with al-Qaeda
Islamic State
Top US general suggests combat troops may go to Iraq
Islamic State
Obama huddles with generals on IS assault plans
Iraq War
Iraqi PM: Foreign ground troops not wanted or necessary