Iraq

War on Iran

How a pragmatic axis could reshape the Middle East

The Mecca agreement could do more to determine the region's trajectory than anything decided in Washington, Tel Aviv or Tehran
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
War on Iran
Iraq calls urgent security meeting after US and Saudi attacks
Inside Iraq
With US troops departing, Iraq looks beyond balancing Washington and Tehran
Saudi Human Rights
Saudi Arabia to build 900km fence along Iraq border
Islamic State
Canada and the IS threat
Bryan R Gibson
Islamic State
Obama 'preparing' anti-IS plan, expands Iraq strikes
Iraq War
The future of Iraq: the plot thickens
Deepak Tripathi
Reviews
Book review: The Jihadis Return: ISIS and the New Sunni Uprising
Islamic State
Obama vows US will not be intimidated by IS' beheading of Steven Sotloff
Syria War
Dismal job prospects for Syrian refugees in northern Iraq
Iraq War
Commanders left Tikrit base before IS massacre, Iraqi parliament hears
Islamic State
Obama calls for anti-Islamic State coalition, as UK and France consider strikes
Islamic State
US upbeat on defeating Islamic State militants
Islamic State
Kerry building 'modern coalition' to fight Islamic State militants
Islamic State
Analysis: Obama's daunting bid to build an anti-IS front