A surge in violence from al Qaeda militants sweeps the country
Iraq
Al Qaeda-linked Militants Overtake Key Iraqi Region
Shiite-Sunni sectarian violence worst since 2011
U.S. Reportedly Sending Arms To Iraq Amid Worst Violence in Years
The weaponry, including 75 Hellfire missiles, and surveillance drones will help Iraq combat a growing al-Qaeda-backed insurgency.
Iraqi Policeman Throws Himself on Suicide Bomber to Save Others
Ayyub Khalaf loses his own life so that Shi‘ite pilgrims can live
Iraq’s Prime Minister Visits U.S. as Sectarian Violence Rocks His Nation
In the late fall of 2006, 10 or so months into my first Iraq tour, I went on a series of patrols in the neighborhoods just east of Baghdad airport. Packed with squat tan houses and narrow trash-strewn streets, the area was a …
Iraq is ‘Run by al-Qaeda’: Appalling Carnage Shows Terror Group’s Resurgence
With authorities unable to take control, monthly death toll climbs to four-year high
33 Dead in Iraq Suicide Bombings; Attack at School
An attack on a school playground killed 14 children
Iraq’s Months of Sectarian Violence May Lead to a Civil War
Early Monday morning, more than a dozen car bombs ripped through mostly Shi‘ite neighborhoods in Baghdad, killing at least 50 people and leaving dozens lying bloodied in the streets. The worst attack that day was in heavily …
Bombs Kill 15 in Iraq Mosque
Two bombs concealed in air conditioning units exploded in the Sunni facility during Friday prayers.
Before the Abu Ghraib Jailbreak: Militant Escapes in Iraq and Afghanistan
Iraq’s Sectarian Violence: Bombings Plunge Country Into Deadly Spiral
In early January 2006, less than a month after I arrived in Iraq as a young U.S. Army lieutenant, I witnessed my first act of violence committed against Iraqi civilians. While on a patrol on a highway 20 km south of Baghdad, a …
Syria’s Lurking Terror: A History of Sarin Gas
Reports of chemical-weapons attacks have hovered like a cloud over the bloody conflict in Syria for at least half a year, with both the Syrian opposition and the embattled regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad accusing the …
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A new World Bank report is released on sub-Saharan Africa’s economic growth, Sunni candidates in Iraq are being assassinated ahead of the country’s elections, and a senior Syrian government minister has alleged that Britain and …