#Iraq

U.S. presidents have promised short, decisive wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran. All have proved much more difficult than advertised and fallen far short of the political goals set at the beginning.

Members of the diaspora in Iraq, from Sunni Muslim Kurds in the north to Shiite Persians in the south, are as divided over the war as Iranians back home.

Polis III Nona has assumed his duties as the new patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church.

Iraq's parliament has approved the government program and part of the Cabinet lineup of Prime Minister-designate Ali al-Zaidi

PM sworn in and 14 ministers approved ⁠in new government though parliament fails to reach consensus on several posts.

Saudi and Kuwaiti retaliation against Iraqi militias reportedly signals growing distrust in US protection

It took 40 years for Iraq to return to the world stage after its debut in 1986, but can Graham Arnold’s men deliver a performance the country has been waiting for?

The strikes are part of a broader pattern of military responses around the Persian Gulf that stayed mostly hidden during a conflict that began with U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran.

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Israeli troops reportedly used this base to launch attacks against Iran during the war.

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Delta Force and the 22 SAS share an unbreakable bond, says former 22 SAS commando Duncan Baillie, describing the trust between the elite units in combat zones worldwide.

Major American cloud companies with data centers in the Persian Gulf "are channeling data out of the war zone through fiber-optic cables that an Iraqi telecom has strung alongside crude-oil pipelines," reports RestofWorld.org: The data centers serve…

The IDF reportedly attacked and killed Iraqi troops who discovered its clandestine military outpost in the Iraqi desert

Rising water levels are beginning to revive the country's wetlands, drawing buffalo herders and fishermen back to areas once abandoned.

US sanctions target Iraq’s deputy oil minister for allegedly aiding Iran in bypassing restrictions on oil exports.

The US accuses Ali Maarij al-Bahadly of helping Iran avoid sanctions and export its oil through Iraq.

The marshes have been inhabited for thousands of years by the Marsh Arabs, whose livelihoods and traditions are closely tied to the water

Iraq is offering its term buyers huge discounts for crude loaded this month, but tankers will have to transit the Strait of Hormuz to collect the barrels deep inside the Persian Gulf just as hostilities flare in the region.

An investment banker-turned-farmer and philanthropist, Barry Hoffner has visited 192 of the world’s 193 countries, including every “banned” country.