It is tuk-tuk vs. Land Cruiser at the heart of Iraqs uprising — and the scrappy tuk-tuk, for now, is winning.
detailsUnrest is seemingly everywhere. We look at the some of the reasons for and responses to it in Hong Kong, Lebanon, Chile, Catalonia and Iraq
detailsMilitary commander in Idlib and others living nearby describe eight helicopters swooping in at low altitude, multiple explosions and three-hour battle
detailsthe protests launched in most of south and middle cities of Iraq. A protestations continued six days
detailsTehran may be good at winning influence, but it is bad at ruling after that.
detailsRussia has steadily inserted itself into Iraqs military, energy, and educational sectors, and these relationships could turn Baghdad further away from the United States now that the Trump administration has ceded Syria to Moscow.
detailsPolitical parties behind Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi pressure him to not resign.
detailsMuddled governance, harsh crackdowns, and outside interference threaten to overturn the fragile freedom that Iraqis have won at great cost.
detailsBaghdad has forged a 20-year deal to supply Beijing with oil in exchange for Chinese investments in projects to repair Iraqs war-damaged infrastructure.
detailsSpot analysis from Carnegie scholars on events relating to the Middle East and North Africa
detailsThousands of Iraqis demonstrating against unemployment, government corruption and poor services
detailsSome Iraq journalists are forming a list that includes all officials who attack them to prepare the ground for legal action against them.
detailsAlbukamal and Qaim lie on a Syrian-Iraqi boundary that has had regional implications for decades.
detailsThe Islamic Dawa Party could on the verge of division after the reelection of Nouri al Maliki as its secretary-general
detailsAn improved security situation and the recovery in oil prices have improved near-term vulnerabilities
detailsAmmar al-Hakims National Wisdom Movement, which once supported Adel Abdul Mahdi for the premiership, has turned against the prime minister, organizing protests against his government.
detailsThe United States is now designating politicians who place personal or Iranian interests above the needs of the Iraqi people, but these efforts could go awry if locals don’t understand the justification or consequences.
detailsIraq plans to diversify its oil exports via new pipelines through Jordan and Syria
detailsAfter the defeat of the Islamic State, the balance of power in Iraqs Nineveh Governorate is changing.
detailsPolicy makers and political parties in Iraq have their own perception about the conflict and the nature of opposing positions between its parties, but they do not realize of the regional and international equation that governing the relations among the co
detailsIranian President Hassan Rouhani visited Baghdad March 11 to endorse the two countries’ renewed commitment to the 1975 Algiers Agreement regarding the shared border of the Shatt al-Arab River.
detailsPro-Iran factions are pushing for the move just as the Islamic State is starting to hit back.
detailsThe British prime minister must choose between politics and principle when it comes to pulling her country out of the European Union. Tony Blair’s experience offers a lesson.
detailsIn his first hundred days on the job, Adel Abdul Mahdi has hit entrenched political roadblocks to choosing cabinet ministers and changing a system of political patronage.
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