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
Iraq War
The caliphate returns - or does it?
Gwynne Dyer
Iraq War
'Caliph' calls for holy war, urges professionals to join Islamic State
Syria War
IS seizes key Syria town on Iraq border
Iraq War
Kerry: Syrian opposition 'very important' in settling Iraq unrest
Iraq War
Iraq army, Shiite militias 'extrajudicially executed' Sunni detainees
Inside Jordan
In Jordan, views are mixed on ISIL
Iraq War
US drones circle Baghdad as Maliki's forces battle for Tikrit
Iraq War
Unprecedented Kurdish peshmerga deployment in Iraq
Iraq War
Iraq: the false hope of a national unity government
Mahan Abedin
Iraq War
US weighs threats from ISIL, Iran in dealing with Mideast
Iraq War
Iraq Kurds cling to Kirkuk as they eye independence
Syria War
Syria's Assad seeks to benefit from rise of Iraq militants