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
Iraq forces battle militants north of Baghdad
Iraq War
Iraqi FM says ISIL militants 'on the run'
Iraq War
Kuwait warns that ISIL targets whole Mideast
Iraq War
Top Shiite cleric Sistani calls on Iraqis to take up arms
Iraq War
Obama's impossible Iraq quandary
Chris McGreal
Iraq War
Social media blows up over ISIL offensive
Iraq War
The wreckage of US Middle East policy
Thomas W Lippman
Iraq War
In Iraq response, Iran and US could find rapprochement opportunity
Iraq War
As Obama vetoes troops and Shiite cleric calls for arms, Iraq battle rages on
Iraq War
Iraq's Maliki granted 'unlimited powers' as army hits back
Iraq War
Iraq trouble gives Kurdistan its big chance
Gwynne Dyer
Iraq War
Iraq's Kurdish troops vow to keep ISIL onslaught at bay