I once asked a man who had worked in Saddam Hussein’s palace whether he had ever heard him swear. “No, he did not have a habit of swearing. He would fall silent when he became angry, but sparks would ...

Iraq was in crisis before Israel and Iran started trading blows. Now, it’s next door to a conflict. Iraq was already facing a crisis prior to the Israeli airstrikes on Iran and Iran’s ...

Baghdad: Iraq's water reserves are at their lowest in 80 years after a dry rainy season, a government official said Sunday, as its share from the Tigris and Euphrates rivers shrinks.

Energy security is a must for the success of Iraq’s key infrastructure project, the Development Road, a $17 billion rail and motorway from Al-Faw in southern Iraq to Türkiye.

Iraq is the world's sixth largest oil producer, but is second only to Russia in gas flaring, a wasteful process of burning methane gas during oil extraction.

Iraq wants to diversify its economy away from oil and toward tourism. Although Western travelers have made headlines in once-dangerous Iraq of late, it's probably Arab tourists who will boost ...

BAGHDAD — The head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed in Iraq in an operation by members of the Iraqi national intelligence service along with U.S.-led coalition forces, the ...

Flows of crude oil through a pipeline from the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region in northern Iraq to Turkey could restart soon after an almost two-year shutdown.

The Iraq War offers critical lessons in irregular warfare, particularly regarding the use of local forces, and highlights the challenges in recruiting, training, and coordinating with Iraqi police and ...

Iraq Backtracking on US Military Withdrawal After Syria Regime Change U.S. Army soldiers stand outside their armored vehicle on a joint base with the Iraqi army, south of Mosul, Iraq, Feb. 23, 2017.

A Jacobin investigation reveals how Iraq’s southern marshes, the birthplace of early civilization, face ruin from environmental and political mismanagement. As the water disappears, so too does a ...

The planned end of the U.S.-led coalition's mission by September 2025 introduces uncertainty about Iraq's security stability.