T wenty years ago, the United States went to war in Iraq to destroy Saddam Hussein’s weapons of mass destruction. Except for an arsenal of chemical-warfare shells and warheads, those weapons weren’t …
What were they thinking when they chose to invade Iraq?
What happened next was a different story. Whether we measure the financial cost, the civilian casualties, or the strategic consequences, the occupation was catastrophic — worse, even, than Putin’s …
Up to 500 IS fighters still active in Iraq: military
The Islamic State group still has up to 500 active fighters in Iraq, a senior military official estimated Sunday in the country where jihadist cells continue to launch sporadic attacks.It said the …
Climate-stressed Iraq says will plant 5 million trees
Iraq’s prime minister on Sunday announced a campaign to combat the severe impacts of climate change on the water-scarce country, including by planting five million palms and trees. Prime Minister …
20 years on, memories of the Iraq war may have faded, but it shaped the diminished UK we know today
That politics is a dark art is a cliche, but the events of 2003 helped to destroy public trust in government, says Guardian columnist John Harris
Visiting Iraq, Germany’s Baerbock pushes for stability
Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock used her recent trip to Iraq to call for greater international support for Baghdad and the region. Without it, she said, the country risks becoming a pawn in geopolitical tensions.
‘Iraq is not an Islamic country’: Minorities protest Baghdad’s alcohol ban as unconstitutional
The Iraqi government’s renewed effort to prohibit alcohol is not only worrisome for Christian and Yazidi minorities, but also raises constitutionality questions.
Wiesenthal Center urges UN’s Guterres to denounce Iraq’s law banning peace with Israel
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is facing criticism for meeting with leaders of Iranian-backed militia groups in Iraq.
US general warns of IS ‘army in detention’ in Syria, Iraq
A US general warned Saturday that the Middle East faces the looming threat of an Islamic State group “army in detention”, after visiting prisons and camps in northeastern Syria holding suspected …
Annalena Baerbock’s ‘feminist foreign policy’ focuses minds in Iraq
German foreign minister’s trip is chance to show how diplomacy can better represent women’s interests – especially those in Yazidi camps …