In the summer of 2003, there was a senseless debate about whether or not a guerilla war or an insurgency was beginning in Iraq. Today, we argue over whether or not there is a civil war.

A military contractor accused of contributing to the abuse of detainees at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison two decades ago is again ...

It paid Iraqi journalists to write positive accounts of the U.S. war effort. It invited U.S. journalists to "embed" with military units but required them to submit their stories to the military for ...

Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah and other armed groups have said they should be readying for an escalation — أحمد الربيعي The Iraqi government is struggling to rein in powerful pro-Iran factions that risk ...

suggesting what might happen if Trump manages to replace thousands of civil servants with political appointees. Read More: How Far Trump Would Go In the run up to the Iraq War, George W.

The reckless behavior of the armed factions has sparked a debate in Iraq over who holds the authority to declare war. In a recent interview with Iraqi media, Ali al-Assadi, a senior leader of ...

Tal Afar, about 55km (35 miles) to the west of Mosul, was always going to be next on the "to do" list for Iraqi forces. Just as the fighting for Mosul moved from east to west over the course of ...

The loudest voices and chief architects of the Iraq War are lining up behind Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign. Once again, they pooh-pooh any nuanced thinking and demean those dragging ...

Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein on Sunday said Baghdad was against a regional war spreading to Iran, ahead of Israel’s expected retaliation for the Islamic Republic’s recent missile attack.

(File) Iran-Israel war: In a major move ahead which is likely to strengthen Iran’s influence in neigbouring Iraq, Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, a prominent Sunni leader with close ties to Iran ...

Syrian authorities said on Thursday that security forces seized 600,000 Captagon pills that were to be smuggled into Iraq, in a rare raid on the narcotics trade dominated by Iran-backed groups, as ...

"Essential listening..." Why the US and UK went to war in Iraq and its legacy. The BBC's Security correspondent Gordon Corera speaks to those at the heart of the decision-making. Show more ...